Visit Monmouthshire ¦ Things to see & do and places to stay in the Wye Valley & Brecon Beacons.

Autumn is officially here and the Wye Valley is one of the best places in the UK for autumn colour as the leaves on the deciduous trees change from green to red, gold and orange. It's one of the most beautiful times of the year to visit the Wye Valley Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty and the Brecon Beacons National Park. See our autumn colour blog for tips on when and where to see the best displays.

To help keep everyone safe, please follow social distancing and government guidance when you visit. Look out for the 'We're Good to Go' tourism and hospitality industry kite mark for reassurance that the businesses you're planning to visit are following government and industry COVID-19 guidelines, ensuring processes are in place to maintain cleanliness and physical distancing.

Please have a look at our Plan Your Visit page before you set off and check that the things you want to see and do are open and where facilities like toilets are available. For many places, advance booking may also be required. Please note that it's now mandatory to wear a mask in shops and inside public spaces and that group sizes for meeting indoors are limited to six people. Please do not travel to Monmouthshire if you live in a local lockdown area of Wales, a Tier 2 (high alert) or Tier 3 (very high alert) area of England or lockdown areas of Scotland and Northern Ireland.

Our MonLife Heritage Museums (click here to book) and Cadw sites have reopened, and many of our attractions are now able to welcome you back.

The coronavirus pandemic, following shortly after February’s severe floods, has hit the county’s tourism, hospitality, service and retail sectors severely so please support our local businesses wherever possible. If you're planning a visit to one of our high streets have a look at the information for shoppers, which includes FAQs and details of changes to town centre layouts to facilitate social distancing. Our local markets in Abergavenny, Caldicot, Chepstow, Monmouth and Usk have also reopened. They offer a wide choice of food, drink, produce and crafts, often from local enterprises. Details of takeaway food and delivery services available locally are also available here.

Please don't visit if you’re showing any of the symptoms of coronavirus, or if you've been in contact with anyone that has the virus in the last 14 days.