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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
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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.
Llanfoist Old Railway Crossing

Address

Llanfoist Crossing Car Park, Merthyr Road, Llanfoist, Abergavenny, Monmouthshire, NP7 9LP

Telephone
01633 644850

countryside@monmouthshire.gov.uk

Llanfoist, Abergavenny

The site is a pedestrian and cycle access point to the old Railway Line and by foot to the Iron Mountain Trail from Llanfoist Wharf through the Blaenavon Industrial Landscape World Heritage Site.
The Lonely Shepherd Viewpoint

Address

Llangattock Enscarpment, Llanelly, Abergavenny, Monmouthshire, NP7 0HH

Abergavenny

Also known as the 'Peaky Stone', The Lonely Shepherd is a standing stone in the north-west of Monmouthshire, overlooking Clydach Gorge and the Vale of Usk to the west of Abergavenny.
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.
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.
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Wye Valley Sculpture Garden

Address

Wye Valley Sculpture Garden, The Nurtons, Tintern, Monmouthshire, NP16 7NX

Telephone
01291 350 023

info@wyevalleysculpturegarden.co.uk

Tintern

The Wye Valley Sculpture Garden hosts one of Wales largest outdoor Summer Sculpture Exhibitions and is one of the top things to see when visiting Tintern and the Wye Valley. .
The Sculpture Garden is the creation of artist Gemma Kate Wood, that she…
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.
Woodlands Farm NGS Garden

Address

Woodlands Farm, Penrhos, Monmouth, Monmouthshire, NP15 2LE

Telephone
01600 780203

Woodlandsfarmwales@gmail.com

Monmouth

A design led garden, built to entertain, which has opened for 13 years under the NGS.
Cleddon Falls and Cleddon Shoots

Address

Cleddon, Llandogo, Monmouthshie, NP25 4PN

Llandogo

Cleddon Shoots is a beautiful part of the Wye Valley above the village of Llandogo, with great views over the River Wye.
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.
Dixton Embankment Nature Reserve

Address

Dixton, Monmouth, Monmouthshire, NP25 3SR

Telephone
01600 740600

info@gwentwildlife.org

Monmouth

Dixton Embankment is a grassland gem on the banks of the River Wye at Monmouth.
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.
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
Springdale Farm Nature Reserve

Address

Llanllowell Lane, Coed-Cwner, Llangwm, Usk, Monmouthshire, NP15 1NF

Telephone
01600 740600

info@gwentwildlife.org

Llangwm, Usk

Springdale Farm is a working farm and nature reserve whose tenants use traditional wildlife-friendly farming practices
Glebe House Garden

Address

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

Telephone
01873 840422

joanna@amknet.com

Abergavenny

Visit Glebe House garden.
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.
Wyndcliffe Court House & Garden School

Address

Wyndcliffe Court House & Garden School, Wyndcliffe Court, St. Arvan's, Chepstow, Monmouthshire, NP16 6EY

Telephone
01291 630027

sarah@wyndcliffecourt.com

St. Arvan's, Chepstow

Anthony and Sarah Clay are thrilled to welcome garden visitors.
Wyndcliffe Court House and Garden School is held in the Edwardian Motor House recently converted into a lecture hall for informative talks and demonstrations.
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.
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.
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.