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Parks & gardens

We're lucky in Monmouthshire to have so many beautiful countryside sites to enjoy including picnic sites, nature reserves, country parks, historical sites, common land, riverside meadows and woodland.

There are also many wonderful gardens to visit, excellent opportunities to indulge ourselves buying plants, and beautiful places to stay. We even have our own Town of Flowers in Usk. Best of all, we have fellow gardeners who share our horticultural passions. People who love gardens, we’ve discovered, are generous with their time, enthusiasm and knowledge.

Four of Wales’ best Arts and Crafts gardens are located in Monmouthshire: High Glanau, Wyndcliffe Court, Mathern Palace and Mounton House. All were designed by Henry Avray Tipping, an architectural historian, writer, garden designer and lover of plants who lived in Monmouthshire for many years.

For lovers of naturalistic and wild planting, there's the prestigious Royal Horticultural Society (RHS) Partner Garden of the Year (2022) at Nant-y-bedd, a ten-acre organic garden at 1,200 feet, hidden deep in the Black Mountains near Abergavenny.

Monmouthshire even has a lost garden at Dewstow, an astonishing Grade 1 listed garden with grottoes, pools and rock gardens extending over two and a half hectares, which were buried for 50 years.

See all Monmouthshire's glorious gardens and parks below.

Glorious parks & gardens of Monmouthshire

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Open gardens & events in Monmouthshire
Usk Open Gardens

Usk Open Gardens is a celebration of flowers & gardening, with around 20 gardens open across Usk on the last weekend in June, plus beautiful public displays.
Garden centres

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Rogiet Countryside Park

Address

Rogiet Countryside Park, Rogiet, Caldicot, Monmouthshire, NP26 3WF

Telephone
01633 644850

countryside@monmouthshire.gov.uk

Caldicot

A free entry countryside park on the Gwent Levels, managed by Monmouthshire Countryside Service.
Lower House Pick-Your-Own Flowers

Address

Lower House Farm, Llanvair Discoed, Chepstow, Monmouthshire, NP16 6LX

Telephone
07907 861379

lowerhouse.farm@outlook.com

Chepstow

Pick Your Own Flowers at Lower House Farm
Charity Open Day 'Nant-Y-Bedd'

Address

Abergavenny, Monmouthshire, NP7 7LY

Telephone
01873 890219

garden@nantybedd.com

Abergavenny

Nant y Bedd is a 10 acre organic garden, river and woodland located at 1200 feet up in the Black Mountains in the Brecon Beacons National Park in Wales.
The Lonely Shepherd Viewpoint

Address

Llangattock Enscarpment, Llanelly, Abergavenny, Monmouthshire, NP7 0HH

Abergavenny

Also known as the 'Peaky Stone', The Lonely Shepherd is a standing stone in the north-west of Monmouthshire, overlooking Clydach Gorge and the Vale of Usk to the west of Abergavenny.
Laurie Jones Community Orchard & Gardens

Address

Abergavenny Community Orchard, Mill St, Abergavenny, Monmouthshire, NP7 5HE

Telephone
07854 777019

abergavennycommunityorchard@gmail.com

Abergavenny

Community orchard next to Abergavenny Castle. As the sign on their gate says, ‘pick in small amounts and leave plenty for others’.
Black Rock Picnic Site

Address

Black Rock Picnic Site, Black Rock Road, Caldicot, Monmouthshire, NP26 5TP

Telephone
01291 623772

countryside@monmouthshire.gov.uk

Caldicot

Black Rock Picnic Site is a picturesque picnic site on the banks of the river Severn between the two Severn Bridges.
Rogiet Poorland Nature Reserve

Address

Minnetts Lane, Rogiet, Caldicot, Monmouthshire, NP26 3UH

Telephone
01600 740600

info@gwentwildlife.org

Caldicot

Rogiet Poorland is a nature reserve on the edge of the Gwent Levels, featuring woodlands and scrub, plus a small remnant of limestone grassland.
Llanfoist Old Railway Crossing

Address

Llanfoist Crossing Car Park, Merthyr Road, Llanfoist, Abergavenny, Monmouthshire, NP7 9LP

Telephone
01633 644850

countryside@monmouthshire.gov.uk

Llanfoist, Abergavenny

The site is a pedestrian and cycle access point to the old Railway Line and by foot to the Iron Mountain Trail from Llanfoist Wharf through the Blaenavon Industrial Landscape World Heritage Site.
Nelson Garden

Address

13 Chippenhamgate Street, Monmouth, Monmouthshire, NP25 3UZ

Telephone
01600 710630

ngpt1802@yahoo.co.uk

Monmouth

Visit this hidden Georgian garden, a favourite of Admiral Nelson's, between 12 & 3pm every Friday during the Summer.
Woodhaven

Address

Woodhaven, Itton, Chepstow, Monmouthshire, NP16 6BX

Telephone
01291 641219

lesley@classics.co.uk

Chepstow

A modern house built on the site of a former sawmills for the Itton Court Estate. Garden of ⅔ of an acre developed over the last 20 years for year-round colour and interest.
The Punchbowl

Address

Llanfoist, Monmouthshire, NP7 9LE

Telephone
0330 333 3300

enquiries@woodlandtrust.org.uk

Llanfoist

The Punchbowl is a beautiful nature spot on the eastern flank of the Blorenge mountain, overlooking Monmouthshire.
Wyndcliffe Court House & Garden School

Address

Wyndcliffe Court House & Garden School, Wyndcliffe Court, St. Arvan's, Chepstow, Monmouthshire, NP16 6EY

Telephone
01291 630027

sarah@wyndcliffecourt.com

St. Arvan's, Chepstow

Anthony and Sarah Clay are thrilled to welcome garden visitors.
Wyndcliffe Court House and Garden School is held in the Edwardian Motor House recently converted into a lecture hall for informative talks and demonstrations.
Growing in the Border

Address

Growing in the Border, Blackbrook Estate, Norton Skenfrith, Monmouthshire, NP7 8UB

Telephone
07712 526356

info@growingintheborder.co.uk

Norton Skenfrith

'Growing in the Border' is a beautiful garden in the Monnow Valley near Skenfrith offering group visits and courses.
Brockwells Meadows

Address

Brockwells Farm, off Dewstow Road, Caldicot, Monmouthshire, NP26 5AJ

Telephone
01600 740600

info@gwentwildlife.org

Caldicot

Brockwells Meadows is a beautiful 5-hectare spot in the south of Monmouthshire which springs to life in spring and summer with a dazzling array of wildflowers.
Glebe House Garden

Address

Glebe House Garden, Llanvair Kilgeddin, Abergavenny, Monmouthshire, NP7 9BE

Telephone
01873 840422

joanna@amknet.com

Abergavenny

Visit Glebe House garden.
Gray Hill

Address

Cadira Beeches car park, Usk Road, Wentwood, Monmouthshire, NP15 1NA

Telephone
0330 333 3300

enquiries@woodlandtrust.org.uk

Usk Road, Wentwood

Offering fantastic views over Wentwood and the Severn Estuary, the climb to Gray Hill is well worth the effort.
Chippenham Fields Park

Address

Chippenham Park, Chippenham Village Green, Blestium Street (opposite Waitrose Supermarket car park), Monmouth, Monmouthshire, NP25 3UZ

Blestium Street (opposite Waitrose Supermarket car park), Monmouth

Chippenham fields, Monmouth Sports Association and Two Rivers Meadow, open park in Monmouth Town.
High Glanau Manor

Address

High Glanau Manor, Lydart, Monmouth, Monmouthshire, NP25 4AD

Telephone
01600 860005

Monmouth

High Glanau Manor is one of Wales' finest Arts and Crafts houses, set in twelve acres of fine gardens. Designed by Henry Avray Tipping in 1922 many original features remain including impressive stone terraces with spectacular views of the Brecon…
The Wern

Address

Craig-y-Dorth, Monmouth, Monmouthshire, NP25 4RL

Telephone
01600 740600

info@gwentwildlife.org

Monmouth

The Wern is a beautiful 3 hectare reserve near Monmouth with great views.
Veddw House Garden

Address

Veddw House, The Fedw, Devauden, Monmouthshire, NP16 6PH

Telephone
01291 650836

anne@veddw.co.uk

Devauden

Located deep in the heart of Monmouthshire, Veddw House Garden has been created through more than 20 years of patient work by Anne Wareham and Charles Hawes.