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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.
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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.
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.
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Cefn Ila Woodland

Address

Cefn Ila, Llanbadoc, Usk, Monmouthshire, NP15 1PR

Telephone
0330 333 3300

enquiries@woodlandtrust.org.uk

Usk

A wood set in the rolling Welsh countryside and surrounded by a wider landscape of small woodlands and farmed pasture, it is within walking distance of the historic town of Usk.
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
Linda Vista Gardens

Address

Linda Vista Gardens, Tudor Street, Abergavenny, Monmouthshire, NP7 5DL

Abergavenny

Linda Vista Gardens is a small public park next to Castle Meadows, with easy access to Abergavenny Town Centre.
The Skirrid Mountaintop (Skirrid Fawr)

Address

Skirrid Fawr Car Park, Abergavenny, Monmouthshire, NP26 9AN

Telephone
01874625515

brecon@nationaltrust.org.uk

Abergavenny

Enjoy stunning views over Monmouthshire and Abergavenny from the Skirrid Fawr (Big Skirrid), following a 2 hour (4 mile) circular route from the National Trust car park.
Highfield Farm Garden

Address

Highfield Farm, Penperlleni, Goytre, Usk, Monmouthshire, NP4 0AA

Telephone
01873 880030

jenny.plants@btinternet.com

Goytre, Usk

This is a garden defined by its plants. There are over 1200 cultivars, with many rarities, densely planted over 3 acres to generate an exuberant display across the seasons. It provides an intimate, immersive experience with this diverse array of…
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Llanover Garden

Address

Ty Uchaf, Llanover, Abergavenny, Monmouthshire, NP7 9EF

Telephone
07753423635

elizabeth@llanover.com

Abergavenny

A stunning & unique 15 acre historic garden with unusual herbaceous plants, shrubs and trees, a circular walled garden, streams, cascades, rills and ponds.
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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.
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.
Gray Hill

Address

Cadira Beeches car park, Usk Road, Wentwood, Monmouthshire, NP15 1NA

Telephone
0330 333 3300

enquiries@woodlandtrust.org.uk

Usk Road, Wentwood

Offering fantastic views over Wentwood and the Severn Estuary, the climb to Gray Hill is well worth the effort.
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.
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 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.
Lower Minnets Field

Address

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

Telephone
01600 740600

info@gwentwildlife.org

Caldicot

Lower Minnets is a small hay meadow hidden amongst dense woodland near Caldicot.
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.
Whitestone Picnic Site and walks

Address

Wye Valley Woodlands, Chepstow, Monmouthshire, NP16 6NF

Telephone
0300 065 3000

enquiries@naturalresourceswales.gov.uk

Chepstow

Whitestone lies adjacent to a section of the famous Wye Valley Walk. Visitors to the site can enjoy pleasant walks that take in a number of fantastic views across the Wye Valley
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.
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.