Monmouthshire Vineyards Trail

You don't need to travel to France or Napa to discover fantastic wine as the vineyard scene is booming here in Monmouthshire. Vineyards started to be planted in earnest in Monmouthshire in the 2000s, on the sheltered south facing slopes of the fertile Monnow, Usk and Wye valleys, creating a whole new winemaking region. From the slopes of the Brecon Beacons to the steeped sided Wye Valley, you can visit three award-winning Welsh vineyards on Monmouthshire's vineyard trail.

White Castle Vineyard, Sugar Loaf Vineyard and Parva Farm Vineyard all offer tours and tastings, and you can buy Ancre Hill Vineyard's wine online. You can also stay in a cottage on a vineyard at Sugar Loaf.

Vineyard Trail

To sample all that Monmouthshire vineyards have to offer, try our vineyard trail. It'll take a total of one hour's driving to visit them all, and we recommend starting at either Sugar Loaf Vineyard or Parva Farm Vineyard so you don't have to back up on yourself.

Starting at Sugar Loaf Vineyard on the slopes of the Brecon Beacons, you'll travel through Abergavenny onto the Old Ross Road (B4521) towards Skenfrith. After about 10 minutes, you'll reach White Castle Vineyard on your right (just outside the village of Llanvethrine). This leg should take around 20 minutes.

After White Castle Vineyard, you need to continue on the B4521 until the village of Norton, then turn right down the B4347. Follow this road through Newcastle and Rockfield, merge onto the B4233 (Rockfield Road) then head straight down to Monmouth.

The final leg of the journey heads down the Wye Valley to Parva Farm Vineyard. Rejoin the Rockfield Road until you reach the A40 at Monmouth, then follow it up until the Dixton roundabout. Go all the way around the roundabout and back onto the A40, and turn left at the Wye Bridge (A466). You then just need to follow this road all the way down the Wye Valley until you reach Tintern, at which point Parva Farm Vineyard will be on your right. This leg should take about 25 minutes.