To provide you with the best experience, cookies are used on this site. Learn more

You are here: Things to do > Attractions > Parks & gardens

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

Inspiration

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

Number of results: 54

, currently showing 1 to 20.

Sort By: A-Z Lowest A-Z Highest

Pentwyn Farm SSSI

Address

Pentwyn, Penallt, Monmouth, Monmouthshire, NP25 4SE

Telephone
01600 740600

info@gwentwildlife.org

Monmouth

Pentwyn Farm has survived virtually unchanged for centuries. One of the largest areas of flower-rich grassland remaining in Gwent, it provides an opportunity to see traditional hay meadows at their best.
Eagle's Nest Viewpoint & Wyndcliff Wood

Address

Lower Wyndcliffe Car Park, St Arvans, Chepstow, Monmouthshire, NP16 6HA

Telephone
0300 065 3000

enquiries@naturalresourceswales.gov.uk

Chepstow

Wyndcliff Wood is a superb example of a lower Wye Valley gorge woodland with ancient hanging beech and yew as well as lime, ash and hazel coppice.
Highfield Farm Garden

Address

Highfield Farm, Penperlleni, Goytre, Usk, Monmouthshire, NP4 0AA

Telephone
01873 880030

jenny.plants@btinternet.com

Goytre, Usk

This is a garden defined by its plants. There are over 1200 cultivars, with many rarities, densely planted over 3 acres to generate an exuberant display across the seasons. It provides an intimate, immersive experience with this diverse array of…
The Devil's Pulpit Viewpoint

Address

Tintern, Chepstow, Monmouthshire, NP16 7NX

Chepstow

One of the most spectacular views in the Wye Valley, Devil's Pulpit looks over Tintern Abbey & the Wales / England border. Starting in Tintern, Monmouthshire, you cross into Gloucestershire before walking through woods up to the viewpoint.
Longhouse Farm Garden

Address

Longhouse Farm, Penrhos, Raglan, Monmouthshire, NP15 2DE

Telephone
01600 780389

m.anderson666@btinternet.com

Raglan

Longhouse Farm has a garden matured over 25 years, with continual development. Enjoy a woodland walk and a series of ponds and streams, plus year round colourful plants.
Lower Minnets Field

Address

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

Telephone
01600 740600

info@gwentwildlife.org

Caldicot

Lower Minnets is a small hay meadow hidden amongst dense woodland near Caldicot.
Springdale Farm Nature Reserve

Address

Llanllowell Lane, Coed-Cwner, Llangwm, Usk, Monmouthshire, NP15 1NF

Telephone
01600 740600

info@gwentwildlife.org

Llangwm, Usk

Springdale Farm is a working farm and nature reserve whose tenants use traditional wildlife-friendly farming practices
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.
Kitty's Orchard Nature Reserve

Address

Gwehelog, Usk, Monmouthshire, NP15 1EB

Telephone
01600 740600

info@gwentwildlife.org

Usk

Kitty's Orchard contains a tranquil woodland and flower-rich meadow managed by Gwent Wildlife Trust.
Magor Marsh

Address

Magor Marsh, Derek Upton Centre, Whitewall, Magor, Monmouthshire, NP26 3DD

Telephone
01633 889048

info@gwentwildlife.org

Whitewall, Magor

Magor Marsh is the last relatively natural area of fenland on the Gwent Levels. From the fleeting glimpse of a kingfisher, to the sight of colourful dragonflies darting over the reens, this is an inspiring place to visit.
Dixton Embankment Nature Reserve

Address

Dixton, Monmouth, Monmouthshire, NP25 3SR

Telephone
01600 740600

info@gwentwildlife.org

Monmouth

Dixton Embankment is a grassland gem on the banks of the River Wye at Monmouth.
Linda Vista Gardens

Address

Linda Vista Gardens, Tudor Street, Abergavenny, Monmouthshire, NP7 5DL

Abergavenny

Linda Vista Gardens is a small public park next to Castle Meadows, with easy access to Abergavenny Town Centre.
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.
Goytre Hall Wood

Address

Saron Road, Goytre, Abergavenny, Monmouthshire, NP7 9DL

Telephone
01633 644850

countryside@monmouthshire.gov.uk

Abergavenny

Goytre Hall Wood is 3.5 hectares of gently undulating broad-leaved woodland, set amongst a similarly flowing farmscape of small fields and woods
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.
Bailey Park

Address

Bailey Park, 1 Park Lane, Abergavenny, Monmouthshire, NP7 5SS

Abergavenny

Park in the heart of Abergavenny with playground. Hosts events throughout the year.
Tourism For All

Wye Valley Sculpture Garden

Address

Wye Valley Sculpture Garden, The Nurtons, Tintern, Monmouthshire, NP16 7NX

Telephone
01291 350 023

info@wyevalleysculpturegarden.co.uk

Tintern

The Wye Valley Sculpture Garden hosts one of Wales largest outdoor Summer Sculpture Exhibitions and is one of the top things to see when visiting Tintern and the Wye Valley. .
The Sculpture Garden is the creation of artist Gemma Kate Wood, that she…
Cleddon Falls and Cleddon Shoots

Address

Cleddon, Llandogo, Monmouthshie, NP25 4PN

Llandogo

Cleddon Shoots is a beautiful part of the Wye Valley above the village of Llandogo, with great views over the River Wye.
Llanfoist Wharf

Address

Llanfoist, Abergavenny, Monmouthshire, NP7 9NG

Abergavenny

Llanfoist Wharf is a picturesque corner of the Monmouthshire and Brecon Canal, deep in the foothills of the Blorenge Mountain above Abergavenny.
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.