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Places to go in Monmouthshire

Bridge over the Monmouthshire & Brecon Canal. © Claire Seyler - http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0/

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.

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.

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  1. Image for Cefn Flight (Fourteen Locks)

    Principal attraction marker image Cefn Flight (Fourteen Locks) »

    This derelict flight of 14 locks is currently the focus of attempts to restore the unnavigable Crumlin Arm of the …

  2. Image for Chepstow Castle

    Principal attraction marker image Chepstow Castle »

    After more than 900 years, Chepstow Castle retains its baronial presence on the England/Wales border. The ancient …

  3. Image for Goytre Wharf

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

  4. Tintern Abbey

    Principal attraction marker image Tintern Abbey »

    The grace and majesty of the 12th century Cistercian Abbey is magnified by its sublime setting in the valley of the …

  5. The Round House, The Kymin. © Stuart Wilding - http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0/

    Kymin »

    This unusual Georgian property occupies a prime elevated position overlooking Monmouth, the picturesque Wye Valley …

  6. Great Tower, Monmouth Castle. © Eirian Evans - http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0/

    Monmouth Castle »

    The crumbling ruins of this Norman fortress do little justice to its noble past. Today, the Great Tower, perched on …

  7. Parva Farm Vineyard »

    Think of wine, think of Wales! The French may have their chateaux and more vineyards than you can shake a stick at, …

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