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Wednesday 3rd December 2008

Places to go near Gilwern

Monmouthshire teems with architectural heritage, quaint villages and cosy tea rooms in rural locations - perfect for a reviving cup of tea after a day in the great outdoors. Find out about the history of the Monmouthshire & Brecon Canal at the Canal Heritage Centre opposite the dramatic flight of (derelict) locks known as the Cefn Flight. Spend a day exploring Chepstow Castle, built the year after the Battle of Hastings, and if your thirst for majestic ruins still isn't exhausted, head north to admire what is left of Monmouth Castle.

Welsh Language Board

Llefydd i fynd yn Sir Fynwy

Mae Sir Fynwy yn enwog am ei threftadaeth bensaernïol, ei phentrefi hardd a’i hystafelloedd te clyd mewn lleoliadau gwledig – sy’n berffaith ar gyfer cwpanaid o de i dorri syched yn dilyn diwrnod yn yr awyr agored. I ddysgu am hanes Camlas Mynwy ac Aberhonddu, ewch i Ganolfan Dreftadaeth y Gamlas gyferbyn â’r gyfres drawiadol o bedwar ar ddeg o hen lociau, Grisiau Cefn. Cofiwch ymweld â Chastell Cas-gwent, a adeiladwyd flwyddyn ar ôl Brwydr Hastings, ac os ydych chi’n dal yn awyddus i ymweld ag adfeilion hanesyddol, ewch i gyfeiriad y gogledd i weld yr hyn sy’n weddill o Gastell Trefynwy.

Local attractions

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Set entirely within the Brecon Beacons National Park, the Monmouthshire & Brecon Canal is among the most beautiful …

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Abergavenny Museum presents the story of this historic market town from Prehistoric and Roman times right through to …

  • Museum

Being a contour canal, locks are in short supply on the Brecon & Abergavenny stretch of the Monmouthshire & Brecon …

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Pontypool Museum is located in the Georgian stable block of Pontypool Park House. It uses audio-visuals and …

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