 Regular excursions began to be established from Ross, the boat journey to Chepstow taking two days.Some of the most famous poets, writers and artists of the day made the pilgrimage to the great sights of Goodrich, Tintern and Chepstowamong them Coleridge, Thackeray and Turner.Wordsworth was also captivated by the area, writing "Lines written a few miles above Tintern Abbey" in 1798.