Wye Valley Guide

N.B. As the River Wye meanders into the English Counties, I have included quite a few "cross border" attractions & activities

Festivals & Shows

• Festivals in Monmouthshire
• Rolls Centenary Events

  - Various Dates

• Chartist Celebrations

  - Various Towns & Dates

• Crickhowell Walking Festival

  - Late February Early March

• Monmouth Women's Festival

  - Early March

• Monmouth Country Fair

  - Mid april

• Monmouth Showground Steam & Vintage Show

  - Early May

• Border Counties Vintage Show

  - Early May

• Abergavenny Steam, Veteran & Vintage Rally

  - Late May

• Abergavenny Festival of Cycling

  - Late June

• Chepstow Festival

  End June - Early July

• Penallt Classic Car Show

  - Early July

• Pageant of the Horse

  - Mid July

• Caerleon Arts Festival

  - Mid July

• Midsummer Medieval Entertainment- Caldicot Castle - Caldicot

  Mid July

• Hay Horse Show

  - Late July

• Shire Horse Show - Abergavenny

  - Late July

• Balloon Glow at Monmouth Festival

  - Early August

• Llanthony Valley and District Show

  - Early August

• Kite Festival

  - Early August

• Chepstow Show

  - Early August

• Monmouthshire Show

  - Late August

• Black Rock Lave Net Fishery Open Day

  - Late August

• Pageant of the Horse - Monmouthshire Show

  - - Late August

• Trellech Country Fayre & Horse Show

  - Mid September

• Usk Show

  - Mid September

• Monmouthshire Walking Festival

  - End October

Food Fairs & Festivals

• Monmouthshire's Food & Drink Festivals

Music Festivals

• Monmouthshire's Music Festivals

General Tourism Information

• Visit Wye Valley

 

Activities for all ages

• The Amazing Hedge Puzzle - Symonds Yat West
• Carriage Rides - Presteigne
• Chepstow Outdoor Activities Paintball
• Forest Combat - English Bicknor
• Go Ape - Highwire Forest Adventure - Mallards Pike Lake
• Go Ballistic Paintball - Chepstow
• Meadow Farm, Tintern

  - Willow Weaving

• Superkart - Newport
• Symons Yat West Leisure Park
• Tank School - Usk
• Wye Valley Miniature Golf - Symonds Yat West

Activities for the very young

• Kingdom Come Childrens Indoor Play Centre

  - Abergavenny

• Scallywags Castle - Caldicot
• Dick Whittington Farm Park - Longhope
• Walnut Tree farm Park, St Brides, Newport
• Whirlikidz - Chepstow

 

Attractions

• Abbey Mill - Tintern
• Amazing Hedge Puzzle - Symonds Yat West
• Ancre Hill Vinyard - Monmouth

  - Guided vineyard tours

• Bryn Bach Park - Tredegar
• Butterfly Zoo - Symonds Yat West
• Black Mountains Falconry Centre - Llantilio Pertholey, Abergavenny
• Chepstow Racecourse
• Clearwell Caves - Coleford
• Dean Forest Railway
• Dean Heritage Centre - Soudley
• Elton Farm Super Heroes & Villains Maize Mazes - Newnham
• Forest Model Village - Lydney
• Fourteen Locks Canal Centre - More Information - Rogerstone - Newport
• Goytre Wharf - Abergavenny
• Kingstone Brewery Tours

  - Tintern

• Medieval Ship - Newport
• National Roman Legion Museum - Caerleon
• Nelson Museum - Monmouth
• Newport Speedway
• Newport Transporter Bridge
• Newport Wetlands - RSPB -Alternative Web Site - Nash
• The Old Station - Alternate website - Tintern
• Parva Farm Vineyard - Tintern
• Peregrine Falcons at Symonds Yat Rock
• Perrygrove Railway - Coleford
• Puzzlewood - Coleford
• Old Station - Tintern
• The Sugarloaf Vineyards - Abergavenny
• Tudor Brewery Tours

  - Abergavenny

• The Tithe Barn Interpretation Centre & Food Hall - Abergavenny

  Home to the Abergavenny tapestry

• Usk Rural Life Museum
• Waverly Cruises to Ilfracombe - Newport
• Wye Valley Butterfly Zoo - Symonds Yat West
• Wye Valley Miniature Golf - Symonds Yat West

 

Boat Trips

• Beacon Park Day Boats

  - Abergavenny & Brecon

• Kingfisher River Cruises Symonds Yat East
• Red Line Boats - Goytre Wharf - Llanover

Gardens

• Monmouthshire & Newport's Gardens & Parks
• Monmouthshire & Newport's Nature & Wildlife Reserves

 

Sporting Activities

Archery

• Wye Valley Archery Centre - Crick

Ballooning

• Ballooning Network - Monmouth, Raglan & Tintern
• Bailey Balloons - Monmouth, Raglan & Usk
• Virgin Balloon Flights - Monmouth, Pandy, Near Abergavenny, Raglan
• Wye Valley Aviation - Ross on Wye

Cycling

• Mountain Bike Trails
• Bike Base Hire - Abergavenny
• Drover Bike Hire

  - Various Towns

• PedalAway - Llangarron,Ross-on-Wye
• PedalBikeAway - Coleford & Monmouth
• The Peregrine Path

  - Wye Valley Routeway

• Treads & Trails - Llanellen, Abergavenny
• Wye Valley Bike Hire -

Diving

• National Diving & Activity Centre - Chepstow

Driving

• 4×4 Driving School - Chepstow
• Tank School - Usk
• Quad Bikes - Chepstow
• Whitecliff 4×4 Offroad Driving - Near Coleford

Fishing

• Monmouthshire & Newport's Fishing

Flying

• Bailey Balloons - Llanarth

Golf

• Alice Springs Golf Club - Usk
• Belmont Lodge Golf Club
• Caerleon Golf Course
• Celtic Manor Resort Coldra Woods
• Dewstow Golf Club - Caerwent
• Green Meadow Golf & Country Club - Croesyceiliog
• Llanwern Golf Club - Llanwern Village
• Marririott St Pierre - Chepstow
• Monmouth Golf Club - Belmont
• Monmouthshire Golf Club - Llanfoist
• Newport Golf Club
• Parc Golf Club - Coed Kernew - Newport
• Raglan Parc - Raglan
• The Rolls of Monmouth Golf Club
• Shirenewton Golf Club - Chepstow
• Tredegar Park Golf Course
• Wernddu Golf Club - Abergavenny
• West Monmouthshire Golf Club - Nantyglo
• Woodlake Park Golf & Country Club - Usk

Golf Ranges

• Alice Springs Golf Club - Usk
• Caerleon Golf Course
• Celtic Manor Resort Coldra Woods
• Dewstow Golf Club - Caerwent
• Green Meadow Golf & Country Club - Croesyceiliog
• Marririott St Pierre - Chepstow
• Parc Golf Club - Coed Kernew - Newport
• Tallywain Golf Driving - Pontypool
• Wernddu Golf Club - Abergavenny

Horse Riding

• The David Broome Event Centre

  Various Events through the year

• Llanthony Riding and Trekking - Llanthony
• Redbrook Equestrian Monmouth - ABRSp>
• Severnvale Equestrian Centre - Tidenham, Chepstow - BHS
• Springfield Riding Stables - Wentloog, Newport - BHS
• Triley Fields Equestrian Centre - Abergavenny - BHS
• Werngochlyn Farm Riding School - Llantilio Pertholey, Abergavenny - BHS

Leisure Centres

• Abergavenny Leisure Centre
• Caldicot Leisure Centre
• Chepstow Leisure Centre
• Grange Trekking Centre - Day Rides - Capel-Y-Fin, Abergavenny
• Llanthony Riding and Trekking - Llanthony, Abergavenny
• Monmouth Leisure Centre

Multi Activity Centres

• DBC Leisure - St Briavels
• Dragon Adventure - Abergavenny
• Go Ape - Highwire Forest Adventure - Mallards Pike Lake, Lydney

Shooting

• DBC Leisure - Clay & Air Rifle - St Briavels
• Hart Events Shooting Ground - Monmouth

Swimming Pools

• Abergavenny Leisure Centre
• Caldicot Leisure Centre
• Chepstow Leisure Centre
• Monmouth Leisure Centre

Water Sports

• Black Mountain Canoe Hire - Three Cocks
• Canoe the Wye Symonds Yat West
• Monmouth Canoe & Activity Centre
• Montgomery Canal Canoe Hire - Welshpool
• Paddles & Pedals - Hay on Wye
• River Strokes Kayak School - Hay on Wye
• River Wye Canoe Hire Company - Ross-on-Wye
• Ross on Wye Canoe Hire - Symonds Yat West
• Wye Pursuits - Kerne Bridge, Near Ross on Wye
• Wye Valley Canoes - Glasbury on Wye
• Wye Dean Canoe Centre - Symonds Yat East

Walking

• Henry Vaughan Walk - Talybont-on-Usk
• Monmouthshire and Brecon Canal
• The Peregrine Path

  - Wye Valley Routeway

• Skirrid Fawr - Abergavenny
• The Wye Valley Walk

 

Cinemas

• Cineworld - Newport
• Palace Cinema - Cinderford

• Riverfront - Newport - Pontypool
• Savoy Cinema - Monmouth
• The Studio Cinema - Coleford

Museums

• Monmouthshire & Newport's Museums - Public and Private

Theatres

• The Blake Theatre - Monmouth
• Borough Theatre - Abergavenny
• Dolman Theatre - Newport
• Forest Theatre - Coleford
• Melville Theatre - Abergavenny
• Phoenix Theatre - Ross on Wye
• The Riverfront - Newport
• Savoy Theatre - Monmouth

Historic Buildings, Monuments & Places

• Monmouthshire & Newport's Castles, Historic Buildings and Monuments

Tourist Information Centres

• Abergavenny, Caerleon, Caldicot, Chepstow, Coleford, Monmouth, Newport, Tintern, Ross on Wye & Usk

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