Goytre Wharf

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Goytre Wharf is located on the canal with over 200 years of industrial heritage to discover. The site is now developed for leisure within an area of outstanding natural beauty, but still retaining many of its historic features.

It can be an interesting place to visit for an hour or a day, or a part of a trip to the surrounding area with its World Heritage sites of Blaenavon Big Pit and the Ironworks Visitor Centre. You can even make the wharf your base by staying the historic cottage which originally housed the weighbridge mechanism and managers office. The cottage is adjacent to the Aqueduct carrying the Mon & Brec canal which you can go under to reach the canal tow path and National Cycle route.

There is an onsite cafe & Coffee bar with public toilets available during its opening hours. You can enjoy hot or cold drinks and food, or just bring a picnic and sit of the grass next top the lime kilns.

The wharf is home to ABC boat hire where you can start your boat holiday or short break or hire a boat or canoe by the hour or day. They also have a shop selling sweets, ice creams and souvenirs.

Penelope's Cafe at Goytre Wharf

Penelope's cafe sits alongside the Monmouthshire & Brecon canal in the heart of Goytre Wharf. We offer Barista style coffee, cakes, hot and cold snacks and ice cream.

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Aqueduct Cottage
Aqueduct Cottage, AbergavennyThis grade 2 listed cottage is situated within Goytre Wharf. When it was built it housed the weighbridge and offices to weigh the loads carried by horse and carts which were ”on and off loading” to the canal boats at the wharf nearby.

The Lord RaglanBoat tours on the Monmouthshire & Brecon Canal, AbergavennyThe Monmouthshire, Brecon and Abergavenny Canals Trust (MBACT) is a local charity focusing on restoring the Mon & Brec canal for its entire length. The Trust operates 2 community trip boats from the popular Goytre Wharf. The boats normally run at weekends and through the school holidays.

Penelope's CafePenelope’s Café, AbergavennySat alongside the Monmouthshire & Brecon Canal at Goytre Wharf, Penelope’s Café is an ideal stop for tasty food and refreshing drinks with both indoor and outdoor seating.

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  • Free Entry

Map & Directions

Road Directions

The visitor centre is signposted off the A4042 between Mamhilad and Llanover

Goytre Wharf & Canal Visitor Centre

Type:Heritage Centre

Goytre Wharf & Canal Visitor Centre, Llanover, Abergavenny, Monmouthshire, NP7 9EW
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Opening Times

Season (1 Jan 2024 - 31 Dec 2024)

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