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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.
1. 27th June 202628th June 2026
Garden centres

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Veddw House Garden

Address

Veddw House, The Fedw, Devauden, Monmouthshire, NP16 6PH

Telephone
01291 650836

anne@veddw.co.uk

Devauden

Located deep in the heart of Monmouthshire, Veddw House Garden has been created through more than 20 years of patient work by Anne Wareham and Charles Hawes.
Castle Meadows

Address

Castle Street, Abergavenny, Monmouthshire, NP7 5DL

Telephone
01633 644850

countryside@monmouthshire.gov.uk

Abergavenny

In the centre of Abergavenny, easily accessible from the town centre. Some 20 hectares of riverside meadow, next to the River Usk, with bordering trees, small copses, streams and ponds.
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.
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.
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.
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.
April House Garden

Address

April House, Coed y paen, Usk, Monmouthshire, NP15 1PT

charlotte.fleming00@gmail.com

Usk

April House garden has been developed over 5 years and offers fantastic views over Wentwood Forest and the Vale of Usk.
Nant-Y-Bedd

Address

Abergavenny, Monmouthshire, NP7 7LY

Telephone
01873 890219

garden@nantybedd.com

Abergavenny

Nant y Bedd is a 10 acre organic garden, river and woodland located at 1200 feet up in the Black Mountains in the Brecon Beacons National Park in Wales. An RHS Partner Garden since 2019 (winner of Partner Garden of the Year in 2022), Nant-y-Bedd…
Rogiet Poorland Nature Reserve

Address

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

Telephone
01600 740600

info@gwentwildlife.org

Caldicot

Rogiet Poorland is a nature reserve on the edge of the Gwent Levels, featuring woodlands and scrub, plus a small remnant of limestone grassland.
Strawberry Cottage Wood

Address

Near Llanvihangel Crucorney, Abergavenny, Monmouthshire, NP7 7ND

Telephone
01600 740600

info@gwentwildlife.org

Abergavenny

A tranquil and secluded ancient oak woodland, home to stunning woodland flowers, charismatic mammals and birds.
The Punchbowl

Address

Llanfoist, Monmouthshire, NP7 9LE

Telephone
0330 333 3300

enquiries@woodlandtrust.org.uk

Llanfoist

The Punchbowl is a beautiful nature spot on the eastern flank of the Blorenge mountain, overlooking Monmouthshire.
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.
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’.
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.
Wenallt Isaf

Address

Wenallt Isaf, Twyn Wenallt, Gilwern, Abergavenny, Monmouthshire, NP7 0HP

Telephone
01873 832753

wenalltisaf@gmail.com

Gilwern, Abergavenny

An everchanging garden of nearly 3 acres designed in sympathy with its surroundings and the challenges of being 650ft up on a North facing hillside.
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.
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.
The Giant's Cave Viewpoint

Address

St Arvans, Chepstow, Monmouthshire, NP16 6EG

Telephone
01600 710846

information@wyevalleyaonb.org.uk

Chepstow

The Giant's Cave is a dramatic viewpoint along the Wye Valley Walk north of Chepstow.
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…
Growing in the Border

Address

Growing in the Border, Blackbrook Estate, Norton Skenfrith, Monmouthshire, NP7 8UB

Telephone
07712 526356

info@growingintheborder.co.uk

Norton Skenfrith

'Growing in the Border' is a beautiful garden in the Monnow Valley near Skenfrith offering group visits and courses.