Our green spaces feel a little bit greener today as Keep Wales Tidy has awarded 4 sites within Monmouthshire with a Green Flag for 2022. They are The Old Station Tintern, Caldicot Castle & Country Park, Castle Meadows in Abergavenny & The Monmouthshire & Brecon Canal. 

A Green Flag award recognises places that offer excellent facilities whilst demonstrating an ongoing commitment to delivering great quality green spaces, so it's a fantastic achievement for these sites and their staff.

There were also twelve sites that received 'Community Awards' : Caldicot Community Garden, Garden City Sensory Garden, Rogiet Wildlife Friendly Village, Incredible Edible Usk Garden at Monmouthshire County Council’s County Hall in Usk, as well as Mardy Park and Bailey Park, both in Abergavenny, Crick Woodland and Crick Meadow, Crucorney Allotments, Goytre Community Garden, Laurie Jones Community Orchard and The Cornfield in Portskewett. Congratulations to them all.

Have a look at our four Green Flag award winners below :

The Old Station Tintern (14th year in a row)

Old Station Tintern

Voted the UKs favourite park in 2011, the Old Station Tintern has had a Green Flag since 2009 and is a great place to relax along the River Wye.

See more about the Old Station, Tintern

Caldicot Castle Country Park (10th year in a row)

Caldicot Castle Country Park

The 55-acre country park surrounding Caldicot Castle is a beautiful mix of woodland, meadow, lake and fields. You can walk directly beneath the walls of the castle, or trace the line of the Nedern Brook (which used to be coastline when the castle was first built).

Discover Caldicot Castle & its country park

Castle Meadows, Abergavenny (9th year in a row)

Castle Meadows

20 hectares of beautiful riverside meadow, easily accessible from Abergavenny Town Centre. It offers great views over the River Usk, and up towards the Blorenge mountain.

Find out more about Castle Meadows

Monmouthshire & Brecon Canal (3rd year in a row)

Monmouthshire & Brecon Canal

A Green Flag site since 2020, the 'Mon & Brec' is considered by many to be Britain's most picturesque canal, offering stunning views as well as peace & tranquility along its length.

See more about the Monmouthshire & Brecon Canal

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Caldicot Castle and Country Park
Castle
Caldicot Castle

Visit Caldicot Castle in its beautiful setting of tranquil gardens and a wooded country park. Founded by the Normans, developed in royal hands as a stronghold in the Middle Ages and restored as a Victorian family home.

Old Station Tintern
Heritage Centre
Old Station Tintern

The Old Station nestles beside the River Wye in the heart of the Wye Valley in Tintern. This idyllic 10 – acre site boasts the best of what Monmouthshire has to offer.

Castle Meadows
Park
Castle Meadows

In the centre of Abergavenny, easily accessible from the town centre. Some 20 hectares of riverside meadow, next to the River Usk, with bordering trees, small copses, streams and ponds.

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