Monmouthshire & Wye Valley Guide
Information about attractions, where to go and what to see in Monmouthshire
Places to visit & things to do
N.B. As the River Wye meanders into the English Counties, I have included quite a few "cross border" attractions & activities
Photographs of the Wye Valley
Festivals & Shows
- Monmouthshire Events
- FarmersMarket - Chepstow
2nd & 4th Saturdays
- Festivals in Monmouthshire
- Crickhowell Walking Festival
- Late February Early March
- Monmouth Women's Festival
- Early March
- Monmouth Showground Steam & Vintage Show
- Early May
- Border Counties Vintage Show
- Early May - Website down 12/08/11
- Abergavenny Steam, Veteran & Vintage Rally
- Late May
- Penallt Classic Car Show - Not 2012?
- Early July
- Caerleon Arts Festival
- Mid July
- Hay Horse Show
- Late July
- Shire Horse Show - Abergavenny
- Late July
- Llanthony Valley & District Show
- Early August
- Chepstow Show
- Early August
- Monmouthshire Show
- Late August
- Black Rock Lave Net Fishery Open Day
- Late August
- Raft Races
- Early September
- Trellech Country Fayre & Horse Show
- Mid September
- Usk Show
- Mid September
- Monmouthshire Walking Festival
- Late October
Food Fairs & Festivals
- Monmouthshire's Food & Drink Festivals
Music Festivals
- Monmouthshire's Music Festivals
General Tourism Information
Activities - 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
- Sphere Mania (Zorbing) - Chepstow
- 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
- Dick Whittington Farm Park - Longhope
- Walnut Tree farm Park, St Brides - Newport
- Whirlikidz - Chepstow
Attractions
- Kates Country School - near Abergavenny
- White Castle Vineyard - near Abergavenny
- Abbey Mill - Tintern
- Amazing Hedge Puzzle - Symonds Yat West
- Ancre Hill Vinyard - Monmouth
- Guided vineyard tours
- 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
- Fourteen Locks Canal Centre - More Information - Rogerstone - Newport
- Goytre Wharf - Abergavenny
- Hopewell Colliery Museum - More Information - Coleford
- The International Centre for Birds of Prey
- Newent
- Kingstone Brewery Tours
- Tintern - Web site down 12/08/11
- Ledbury Heritage Centre
- Market House Visitor CentreRoss on Wye
- Medieval Ship - Friends of the Newport Ship - Facebook Page - Newport
- Shire Hall - Monmouth
- National Roman Legion Museum - Caerleon
- Nelson Museum - Monmouth
- Newport Speedway
- Newport Transporter Bridge - Friends of 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
Canals
- Beacon Park Day Boats
- Abergavenny & Brecon
- Kingfisher River Cruises Symonds Yat East
- Red Line Boats - Goytre Wharf - Llanover
Gardens, Parks & Nature 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
Climbing
- Aber Rocks - Abergavenny
Cycling - Routes
- Forestry Commission Routes
- Mountain Bike Trails
- The Peregrine Path - More Information
- Wye Valley Routeway
Cycling - Bike Hire
- Bike Base Hire - Abergavenny
- Drover Bike Hire
- Various Towns
- PedalBikeAway - Cannop Valley, Near Coleford
- Treads & Trails - Llanellen, Abergavenny
- Wye Valley Bike Hire - Closed?
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
- Axis Paragliding & Paramotoring - Abergavenny
- South Wales Gliding Club - Gwernesney, Near Usk
Golf
- Alice Springs Golf Club - Usk
- Caerleon Golf Course
- Celtic Manor Resort Coldra Woods
- Dewstow Golf Club - Caerwent
- Forest Hills Golf Club - Coleford
- Green Meadow Golf & Country Club - Croesyceiliog
- Llanwern Golf Club - Llanwern Village
- Marriott St Pierre - Chepstow
- Monmouth Golf Club - Monmouth
- Monmouthshire Golf Club - Llanfoist, Abergavenny
- Newport Golf Club
- Parc Golf Club - Coed Kernew - Newport
- Raglan Parc - Raglan
- The Rolls of Monmouth Golf Club
- St Pierre Chepstow
- Shire Newton Golf Course
- Tredegar Park Golf Course
- Wernddu Golf Club - Abergavenny
- Woodlake Park Golf & Country Club - Glascoed, 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
- Woodlake Park Golf & Country Club - Glascoed Near Usk
Horse Riding
- Not all Riding Stables are listed, just those offering hour/day rides
- The David Broome Event Centre
Various Events through the year
- Grange Trekking Centre - Day Rides - Capel-Y-Fin, Abergavenny
- Llanthony Riding & Trekking - Llanthony, Abergavenny
- Redbrook Equestrian Monmouth - ABRS
- 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
Multi Activity Centres
- DBC Leisure - St Briavels
- Dragon Adventure - Abergavenny
- Go Ape - Highwire Forest Adventure - Mallards Pike Lake, Lydney
- Interactivities - Glasbury-on-Wye
- Mountain & Water - Abergavenny
Shooting
- DBC Leisure - Clay & Air Rifle - St Briavels
- Hart Events Shooting Ground - Monmouth
Swimming Pools
Walking
- Forest of Dean & Wye Valley Tour Guides
- Henry Vaughan Walk - Talybont-on-Usk
- Monmouthshire & Brecon Canal
- The Peregrine Path
- Wye Valley Routeway
- Skirrid Fawr - Abergavenny
- The Wye Valley Walk
- Weatherman Walking - Wye Valley
Water Sports
- River & Sea Sense
- Backwaters Canoe & Kayak Hire - Abergavenny
- Black Mountain Canoe Hire - Three Cocks
- Canoe the Wye Symonds Yat West
- Ble Ocean - Kayaking
- Goytre Wharf Canoe Hire - Llanover
- Interactivities - Glasbury-on-Wye
- 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
Cinemas
- Baker Street Cinema - Abergavenny
- Cineworld - Newport
- Palace Cinema - Cinderford
- Riverfront - Newport - Pontypool
- Savoy Cinema - Monmouth
- The Studio Cinema - Coleford
Museums
- Monmouthshire & Newport's Museums - Public & Private
Theatres
- The Blake Theatre - Monmouth
- Borough Theatre - Abergavenny
- Dolman Theatre - Newport
- Drill Hall - Chepstow
- 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 & Monuments
Tourist Information Centres
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