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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.
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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…
Prisk Wood SSSI Nature Reserve

Address

Lone Lane, Penallt, Monmouth, Monmouthshire, NP25 4AJ

Telephone
01600 740600

info@gwentwildlife.org

Monmouth

Prisk Wood is a six hectare ancient woodland high up in the Wye Valley.
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.
Piercefield Woods Nature Reserve

Address

St. Arvans, Chepstow, Monmouthshire, NP16 6EG

Telephone
01600 740600

info@gwentwildlife.org

Chepstow

Piercefield woods are the gateway to the Lower Wye Valley, stretching for over 3km along the river from near Chepstow castle in the south to Wyndcliff woods and the Eagle’s Nest in the North.
Birch Tree Well NGS Garden

Address

Birch Tree Well, Upper Ferry Road, Penallt, Monmouth, Monmouthshire, NP25 4AN

Telephone
01600 775327

gillian.bourchier@btinternet.com

Penallt, Monmouth

Situated in the heart of the Lower Wye Valley, amongst the ancient habitat of woodland, rocks and streams
Tourism For All

Cefn Ila Woodland

Address

Cefn Ila, Llanbadoc, Usk, Monmouthshire, NP15 1PR

Telephone
0330 333 3300

enquiries@woodlandtrust.org.uk

Usk

A wood set in the rolling Welsh countryside and surrounded by a wider landscape of small woodlands and farmed pasture, it is within walking distance of the historic town of Usk.
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.
Margaret's Wood

Address

Whitebrook, Monmouth, Monmouthshire, NP25 4TX

Telephone
01600 740600

info@gwentwildlife.org

Monmouth

Margaret's Wood is a beautifully mature 2 hectare woodland in the Whitebrook Valley.
Glebe House Garden

Address

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

Telephone
01873 840422

joanna@amknet.com

Abergavenny

Visit Glebe House garden.
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
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.
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.
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…
New Grove Meadows

Address

Lloysey, Trellech, Monmouth, Monmouthshire, NP25 4PH

Telephone
01600 740600

info@gwentwildlife.org

Monmouth

New Grove Meadows are found at the top of the Wye Valley ridge near Trellech, offering spectacular views down over the Vale of Usk towards the Brecon Beacons.
The Tump Garden

Address

Penallt, Monmouth, Monmouthshire, NP25 4AQ

Telephone
07899 995822

bucklandlake@hotmail.com

Monmouth

The Tump is a 9 acre garden of mixed habitat.
The Skirrid Mountaintop (Skirrid Fawr)

Address

Skirrid Fawr Car Park, Abergavenny, Monmouthshire, NP26 9AN

Telephone
01874625515

brecon@nationaltrust.org.uk

Abergavenny

Enjoy stunning views over Monmouthshire and Abergavenny from the Skirrid Fawr (Big Skirrid), following a 2 hour (4 mile) circular route from the National Trust car park.
Tourism For All

Caldicot Castle and Country Park

Address

Caldicot Castle, Church Road, Caldicot, Monmouthshire, NP26 4HU

Telephone
01291 420241

caldicotcastle@monmouthshire.gov.uk

Caldicot

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. Entry is free.
Tourism For All

Llanover Garden

Address

Ty Uchaf, Llanover, Abergavenny, Monmouthshire, NP7 9EF

Telephone
07753423635

elizabeth@llanover.com

Abergavenny

A stunning & unique 15 acre historic garden with unusual herbaceous plants, shrubs and trees, a circular walled garden, streams, cascades, rills and ponds.
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’.
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.