Castles & historic sites

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1. 

   Penallt Old Church

   Type

   Type:

   Church

   Address

   Penallt Old Church, Penallt, The Rhadyr, Monmouth, Monmouthshire, NP25 4SE

   Telephone

   07495 445807

   The Rhadyr, Monmouth

   Penallt Old Church is the oldest building in the village, dating from the early 13th century and is the focal point of the parish. Visit for geat views over the Wye Valley and 800 years of history.

   

2. 

   Harold's Stones

   Type

   Type:

   Prehistoric Site

   Address

   Chepstow Road, Trellech, Monmouthshire, NP25 4PE

   Trellech

   Harold's Stones date back 3,500 years to the Bronze Age.

   

3. 

   Chepstow Bridge - Old Wye Bridge

   Type

   Type:

   Historic Site

   Address

   Chepstow Bridge, Bridge Street, Chepstow, Monmouthshire, NP16 5EZ

   Chepstow

   Chepstow Bridge is the World's largest iron arch road bridge from the first 50 years (1780-1830) of iron and steel construction.

   

4. 

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   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…

   

5. 

   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.

   

6. 

   Church of St. Nicholas, Grosmont

   Type

   Type:

   Church

   Address

   The Rectory,, B4347, Grosmont, Monmouthshire, NP7 8LW

   Grosmont

   St Nicholas' Church in Grosmont is a 13th century parish church of notable size (due to the importance of Grosmont when it was constructed).

   

7. 

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   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. 

   St Cadoc's Church, Llangattock-Vibon-Avel

   Type

   Type:

   Church

   Address

   The Grange to Llanvolda Road, Llangattock-Vibon-Avel, Monmouth, Monmouthshire, NP25 5NG

   Monmouth

   A secluded medieval church with links to Rolls Royce.

   

9. 

   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.

   

10. 

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    Chepstow Museum

    Type

    Type:

    Museum

    Address

    Chepstow Museum, Bridge Street, Chepstow, Monmouthshire, NP16 5EZ

    Telephone

    01291 625981

    chepstowmuseum@monmouthshire.gov.uk

    Chepstow

    Chepstow Museum reveals the rich and varied past of this ancient town, once an important port and market centre. It's open 11am - 4pm every day except Monday and Wednesday.

    

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. 

    Monmouth Castle (Cadw)

    Type

    Type:

    Castle

    Address

    Monmouth Castle, Monmouth, Monmouthshire, NP25 3BS

    Telephone

    0300 025 6000

    cadw@gov.wales

    Monmouth

    Castle established by William Fitz Osbern in the late 11th century. The remains of the great hall date to the first half of the 12th century. Later remodelled by the Lancasters. Birthplace of Henry V.

    

13. 

    Skenfrith Castle (Cadw)

    Type

    Type:

    Castle

    Address

    Skenfrith, Abergavenny, Monmouthshire, NP7 8UH

    Telephone

    0300 025 6000

    cadw@gov.wales

    Abergavenny

    One of the 'Three Castles' held in common ownership, with Grosmont and White Castle.

    

14. 

    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.

    

15. 

    Gwern-y-Saint Providence Chapel

    Type

    Type:

    Church

    Address

    Old Hendre Road, Wonastow, Monmouth, Monmouthshire, NP25 4DW

    Telephone

    07503 035065

    gwernysaint@gmail.com

    Monmouth

    Prayer chapel in the countryside, open to the walkers and general public - with free refreshments, space to relax, and access to a toilet.

    

16. 

    St Michaels Church

    Type

    Type:

    Church

    Address

    Monmouth Road, Tintern Parva, Tintern, Monmouthshire, NP16 6SG

    Telephone

    01594 530080

    Tintern

    Whatever your faith , we welcome you to enjoy the tranquility of our church, a place of quiet reflection, where you join the many who have passed through it's doors over 13 centuries in fellowship and peace.

    

17. 

    St. Mary's Priory, Chepstow

    Type

    Type:

    Church

    Address

    St Mary's Priory, Upper Church St, Chepstow, Monmouthshire, NP16 5HU

    Telephone

    01594 530080

    hillnoramay@aol.com

    Chepstow

    St Mary's Priory has been a centre for prayer and worship for over 950 years. St Mary's Priory is open each day as a blessing to the community. Please feel free to enter and just be.

    

18. 

    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

    

19. 

    Black Rock Lave Net Heritage Fishery

    Type

    Type:

    Heritage Centre

    Address

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

    Telephone

    01633 880494

    lavenets4wales@msn.com

    Caldicot

    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.

    

20. 

    Monnow Gate and Bridge

    Type

    Type:

    Historic Site

    Address

    Monnow Gate and Bridge, Monmouth, Monmouthshire, NP25 3EG

    Telephone

    01600 775257

    Shirehall@monmouthshire.gov.uk

    Monmouth

    Monnow Bridge in Monmouth, Wales, is the only remaining mediaeval fortified river bridge in Great Britain with its gate tower still standing in place.

    

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