▁the ▁route ▁between ▁Aqu ae ▁Sul is ▁( B ath ) ▁and ▁V enta ▁Sil ur um ▁( Ca er w ent ). ▁ ▁New ▁Pass age ▁Fer ry ▁ ▁By ▁the ▁ 1 8 th ▁century , ▁a ▁regular ▁fer ry ▁service ▁crossed ▁the ▁Se vern ▁est u ary ▁from ▁Black ▁Rock ▁to ▁New ▁Pass age ▁on ▁the ▁Br istol ▁side , ▁carrying ▁passengers , ▁cattle ▁and ▁iron ▁ore . ▁The ▁Black ▁Rock ▁Hotel ▁served ▁trav ellers ▁and ▁became ▁a ▁popular ▁local ▁entertain ment ▁ven ue ; ▁it ▁was ▁later ▁destroyed ▁by ▁fire . ▁In ▁ 1 8 6 3 , ▁the ▁Br istol ▁and ▁South ▁Wales ▁Union ▁Railway ▁built ▁a ▁branch ▁from ▁the ▁main ▁line ▁to ▁Black ▁Rock . ▁Tra ins ▁would ▁travel ▁out ▁onto ▁a ▁wooden ▁pier , ▁where ▁the ▁passengers ▁would ▁get ▁off ▁before ▁clim bing ▁ab o ard ▁the ▁fer ries . ▁The ▁pier ▁was ▁sever ely ▁dam aged ▁by ▁fire ▁in ▁ 1 8 8 1 ▁and ▁demol ished ▁after ▁the ▁Se vern ▁T unnel ▁opened ▁in ▁ 1 8 8 6 , ▁but ▁parts ▁can ▁still ▁be ▁seen ▁at ▁low ▁t ide . ▁ ▁La ve ▁net ▁fish ery ▁At ▁Black ▁Rock ▁a ▁traditional ▁method ▁of ▁fish ing ▁for ▁sal mon ▁with ▁la ve ▁n ets ▁is ▁pract ised . ▁The ▁fish erm en , ▁who ▁come ▁from ▁local ▁villages , ▁are ▁the ▁last ▁such ▁in ▁Wales . ▁They ▁act ively ▁promote ▁the ▁fish ery ▁as ▁a ▁tour ist ▁att raction , ▁with ▁the ▁aim ▁of