Weymouth via Weston 002
Photo taken in August 2007: never change a signpost too quickly !
The Aust Ferry was a ferry service that operated across the River Severn. It ran between the village of Aust in England and the village of Beachley, in Gloucestershire but near Chepstow in Wales.
It was generally known as the Beachley Ferry on the Welsh side, and the Aust Ferry on the Bristol side. Before the Severn Bridge was opened in 1966, it was the only crossing of the estuary for road traffic between the West Country and South Wales below Gloucester, thus allowing cars to avoid a 60 mile road journey.
Weymouth via Weston 002
Photo taken in August 2007: never change a signpost too quickly !
The Aust Ferry was a ferry service that operated across the River Severn. It ran between the village of Aust in England and the village of Beachley, in Gloucestershire but near Chepstow in Wales.
It was generally known as the Beachley Ferry on the Welsh side, and the Aust Ferry on the Bristol side. Before the Severn Bridge was opened in 1966, it was the only crossing of the estuary for road traffic between the West Country and South Wales below Gloucester, thus allowing cars to avoid a 60 mile road journey.