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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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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.
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
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.
Glebe House Garden

Address

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

Telephone
01873 840422

joanna@amknet.com

Abergavenny

Visit Glebe House garden.
Pentwyn Farm SSSI

Address

Pentwyn, Penallt, Monmouth, Monmouthshire, NP25 4SE

Telephone
01600 740600

info@gwentwildlife.org

Monmouth

Pentwyn Farm has survived virtually unchanged for centuries. One of the largest areas of flower-rich grassland remaining in Gwent, it provides an opportunity to see traditional hay meadows at their best.
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.
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.
Black Rock Picnic Site

Address

Black Rock Picnic Site, Black Rock Road, Caldicot, Monmouthshire, NP26 5TP

Telephone
01291 623772

countryside@monmouthshire.gov.uk

Caldicot

Black Rock Picnic Site is a picturesque picnic site on the banks of the river Severn between the two Severn Bridges.
Chippenham Fields Park

Address

Chippenham Park, Chippenham Village Green, Blestium Street (opposite Waitrose Supermarket car park), Monmouth, Monmouthshire, NP25 3UZ

Blestium Street (opposite Waitrose Supermarket car park), Monmouth

Chippenham fields, Monmouth Sports Association and Two Rivers Meadow, open park in Monmouth Town.
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.
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.
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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 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.
Prisk Wood SSSI Nature Reserve

Address

Lone Lane, Penallt, Monmouth, Monmouthshire, NP25 4AJ

Telephone
01600 740600

info@gwentwildlife.org

Monmouth

Prisk Wood is a six hectare ancient woodland high up in the Wye Valley.
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.
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.
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.
Wyeswood Common

Address

Penallt, Monmouth, Monmouthshire, NP25 4SE

Telephone
01600 740600

info@gwentwildlife.org

Monmouth

Wyeswood Common is a former dairy farm site being transformed into a rich nature reserve in the Wye Valley.
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.
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.