Castles & historic sites

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   Tintern Abbey (Cadw)

   Type

   Type:

   Historic Site

   Address

   Tintern Abbey, Tintern, Monmouthshire, NP16 6SE

   Telephone

   03000 252239

   TinternAbbey@gov.wales

   Tintern

   Cistercian abbey, founded in 1131 in the beautiful Wye valley village of Tintern. Remarkably complete abbey church rebuilt in the later thirteenth and early fourteenth centuries, with extensive remains of cloister and associated monastic buildings.

   

2. 

   Cornwall House

   Type

   Type:

   Historic House

   Address

   58 Monmow Street, Monmouth, Monmouthshire, NP25 3EN

   Telephone

   01600 712031

   jane2harvey@tiscali.co.uk

   Monmouth

   Town house, dating back to at least the 17th century. Red brick garden facade in Queen Anne style, dating from 1752. Street facade remodelled in Georgian style (date unknown). Many original features, including fine staircase.

   

3. 

   Grosmont Castle (Cadw)

   Type

   Type:

   Castle

   Address

   Grosmont, Abergavenny, Monmouthshire, NP7 8EP

   Telephone

   0300 025 6000

   cadw@gov.wales

   Abergavenny

   Substantial remains of thirteenth-century castle of Hubert de Burgh, raised on an earlier motte. It was later remodelled by the house of Lancaster.

   

4. 

   The Virtuous Well

   Type

   Type:

   Historic Site

   Address

   Llandogo Road, Trellech, Monmouthshire, NP25 4PE

   Trellech

   A medieval well famous for its cures.

   

5. 

   St David's Church, Llangeview

   Type

   Type:

   Church

   Address

   St David's Church, Llangeview, Usk, Monmouthshire, NP15 1NF

   Telephone

   0204 520 4458

   office@friendsoffriendlesschurches.org.uk

   Usk

   Ancient church in an almost circular churchyard, with a 15th century rood beam and loft, and a wealth of 18th-century woodwork

   

6. 

   The Kymin

   Type

   Type:

   Historic Site

   Address

   The Round House, The Kymin, Monmouth, Monmouthshire, NP25 3SF

   Telephone

   01600 719241

   kymin@nationaltrust.org.uk

   Monmouth

   The Kymin is a charming 18th-century Round House (now a holiday property) and Naval Temple standing proudly atop a prominent hill.

   

7. 

   Tourism For All

   

   Caldicot Castle and Country Park

   Type

   Type:

   Castle

   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.

   

8. 

   Chepstow Castle (Cadw)

   Type

   Type:

   Castle

   Address

   Chepstow Castle, Chepstow, Monmouthshire, NP16 5EY

   Telephone

   03000 252239

   ChepstowCastle@gov.wales

   Chepstow

   Chepstow Castle is a must-visit as the oldest post-Roman stone castle in the UK (with the oldest castle doors in Europe!). It is a beautifully preserved masterpiece of medieval engineering, perched high above the Wye Valley like a history lesson in…

   

   

   

9. 

   St. Arvan's Church

   Type

   Type:

   Church

   Address

   St. Arvan's Church, Church Lane, St Arvans,, Chepstow, Monmouthshire, NP16 6EU

   Telephone

   01291 622064

   frmichaelgollop1@gmail.com

   St Arvans,, Chepstow

   Medieval parish church of potential ninth century Celtic origin, named after the 9th century hermit St. Arvan.

   

10. 

    Raglan Castle (Cadw)

    Type

    Type:

    Castle

    Address

    Raglan Castle, Raglan, Monmouthshire, NP15 2BT

    Telephone

    03000 252239

    raglancastle@gov.wales

    Raglan

    Raglan Castle is an 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.

    

11. 

    Church of St Stephen & St Tathan

    Type

    Type:

    Church

    Address

    Church of St Stephen & St Tathan, Pound Lane, Caerwent, Caldicot, Monmouthshire, NP26 5AY

    Telephone

    07813 264429

    Caerwent, Caldicot

    This is perhaps one of the earliest Christian sites in the county, possibly in Wales

    

12. 

    Hen Gwrt Moated Site (Cadw)

    Type

    Type:

    Historic Site

    Address

    Llantilio Crossenny, Abergavenny, Monmouthshire, NP7 8TD

    Telephone

    0300 025 6000

    cadw@gov.wales

    Abergavenny

    Probably a manorial site belonging to the bishops of Llandaff in the thirteenth and fourteenth centuries, later used as a hunting lodge. Only the moat now remains.

    

13. 

    St Bridget's Church Skenfrith

    Type

    Type:

    Church

    Address

    St Bridget's Church Skenfrith, Skenfrith, Abergavenny, Monmouthshire, NP7 8UH

    Telephone

    01873 821405

    Abergavenny

    St. Bridget’s is an ancient church, consecrated in 1207, which has seen the worship of God through many centuries. This is one of the oldest churches in continuous use in Monmouthshire.

    

14. 

    St Michael and All Angels', Gwernesney

    Type

    Type:

    Church

    Address

    St Michael and All Angels', Chepstow Road, Gwernesney, Usk, Monmouthshire, NP15 1HE

    Telephone

    +44 (0)204 520 4458

    office@friendsoffriendlesschurches.org.uk

    Gwernesney, Usk

    This diminutive Grade I listed church dates from the 13th century, and is said to house the oldest bells in Monmouthshire.

    

15. 

    St. Mary's Church

    Type

    Type:

    Religious Site

    Address

    Tintern, Tintern, Monmouthshire, NP16 6SF

    Tintern

    The ruins of St. Mary's Church are on the hill above the former Abbey Hotel and originally served the Parish of Chapel Hill at the southern end of Tintern.

    

16. 

    Tintern Lower Wireworks and Car Park

    Type

    Type:

    Industrial Heritage

    Address

    Lower Wireworks, Forge Road, Tintern, Monmouthshire, NP16 6TQ

    Telephone

    01633 644644

    countryside@monmouthshire.gov.uk

    Tintern

    The Lower Wireworks were one of the most important industrial sites in the Wye Valley. All that remains now is the wall running the length of the car park

    Parking

    The Lower Wireworks Car Park is a great base to explore both up the Angidy…

    

17. 

    Tourism For All

    

    Shire Hall Museum, Monmouth

    Type

    Type:

    Historic Site

    Address

    Shire Hall, Agincourt Square, Monmouth, Monmouthshire, NP25 3DY

    Telephone

    01600 775257

    Shirehall@monmouthshire.gov.uk

    Monmouth

    The Shire Hall Museum in Monmouth will close to the public on 20 December 2025 and will be closed throughout 2026 to reopen early in 2027 as it undergoes an exciting refurbishment.

    Shire Hall is a former Court of Assizes and Quarter Sessions in the…

    

18. 

    Church of St Nicholas, Trellech

    Type

    Type:

    Church

    Address

    Church of St Nicholas, Trellech, Monmouth, Monmouthshire, NP25 4PZ

    Telephone

    01600 860662

    revnjt@btinternet.com

    Monmouth

    St Nicholas' Church in Trellech is an historic site in the heart of the Wye Valley between Monmouth & Chepstow.

    

19. 

    Abbey Tintern Furnace

    Type

    Type:

    Historic Site

    Address

    Forge Road, Tintern, Monmouthshire, NP16 6TS

    Telephone

    01633 644850

    countryside@monmouthshire.gov.uk

    Tintern

    Abbey Tintern Furnace contains the excavated and part restored remains of a 17th century ironworks, a Scheduled Ancient Monument

    

20. 

    St. Mary's Church, Magor

    Type

    Type:

    Church

    Address

    Magor Square, Magor, Monmouthshire, NP26 3LY

    Telephone

    01633 882266

    netherwentchurches@gmail.com

    Magor

    Visit the Church of St Mary's, situated in the heart of Magor.

    

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