Instagrammable views

Monmouthshire is full of places begging to be explored, from the peaks of the Brecon Beacons National Park, to the low woodlands of the Wye Valley Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. Whether you're at the top of a 1000 year old castle tower or at sea level on the Wales Coast Path, you'll want to take a picture and show the world.

To give some inspiration, we've picked out five of our favourite places for amazing views. But we'd love to see yours too. Simply tag your photos with #lovemonmouthshire, and they can appear in our galleries across the site.

Our top 5 amazing views

Inspiration

View from the Sugarloaf Mountain, Abergavenny

Towering over Abergavenny, the Sugarloaf is an iconic mountain to climb in the Brecon Beacons with a fantastic walk taking you from the centre of town all the way to summit.
View from the Kymin, overlooking Monmouth

A charming 18th-century Round House and Naval Temple standing proudly atop a prominent hill, the Kymin and its nine acres of pleasure grounds overlooks Monmouth and the beautiful Wye Valley.
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Watching Lave Net Fishermen on the Wales Coast Path

The lave net fishermen of Black Rock promote the fishery as a heritage site and invite all to enjoy this last remaining welsh severn estuary salmon fishery which can be watched quite safely from the picnic site.
View from Raglan Castle's Great Tower

Remains of impressive fifteenth-century castle built by Sir William ap Thomas and his son William Herbert, remodelled by William Somerset, third earl of Worcester, 1549-89. Finest late Medieval fortress in Britain. On-site exhibitions.
View from Eagle's Nest in the Wye Valley

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.