Southeast Wales
Put your Caerleon explorations into context at this excellent museum, which paints a vivid picture of what life was like for soldiers in one of the most…
Must-see attractions in Southeast Wales
Parc Cenedlaethol Bannau Brycheiniog
The cone-shaped pinnacle of Sugar Loaf (596m) is a 4½-mile round trip from the Mynydd Llanwenarth viewpoint car park. Take the middle track that follows a…
Southeast Wales
The spidery towers of the 1906 Transporter Bridge rise over the river, about a mile south of the city centre. A remarkable piece of Edwardian engineering,…
Southeast Wales
Opened in 2004, the city's swish cultural centre takes a prominent position by the river. Temporary exhibitions are held in its gallery and it also stages…
Parc Cenedlaethol Bannau Brycheiniog
Built over 900 years ago as a chapel associated with the Benedictine monastery up the hill (now the cathedral), this large stone church dominates Brecon's…
Southeast Wales
Not much remains of Newport's pre-industrial past apart from the cathedral and the litter-strewn ruins of 14th-century Newport Castle squeezed between…
Southeast Wales
A half-mile to the south of Cyfarthfa Castle, a row of pint-sized 19th-century ironworkers' houses built by the Crawshays stands in bold contrast to their…
Southeast Wales
Part of a trio of neighbouring castles built by Hubert de Burgh in the early 13th-century (the others being Skenfrith and White Castle), Grosmont stands…
Southeast Wales
Two protected species of bats live in the unusual octagonal belfry of this ancient church. Built out of purplish stone between 1180 and 1300, its…
Southeast Wales
Once all of Chepstow was enclosed in fortifications, fastening it to the castle. The main street still passes through the original city gate, which was…
Southeast Wales
Monmouth's main drag, such that it is, starts at car-free Monnow Bridge, the UK's only complete example of a medieval fortified bridge. It was built in…
Southeast Wales
These turf-covered terraces edged in brick and stone represent the only fully excavated Roman amphitheatre in Britain. It was positioned just outside of…
Southeast Wales
Inside Great Castle House, this volunteer-run regimental museum is a labour of love squeezed into a cupboard-sized space. It traces the history of the…
Parc Cenedlaethol Bannau Brycheiniog
Housed in a restored 15th-century tithe barn within the cathedral grounds, this centre has displays on the complex's history and some interesting objects,…
Southeast Wales
Housed in an 18th-century town house just across the road from the castle, this small, child-friendly museum covers Chepstow's industrial and social…
Southeast Wales
All that remains of Monmouth Castle is a scant section of wall that once enclosed the great hall and the adjoining tower. Despite being the birthplace of…
Southeast Wales
In 1793, after the official suppression of the faith was relaxed, St Mary's was the first new Catholic church to be opened in Wales. Even then it needed…
Parc Cenedlaethol Bannau Brycheiniog
Adding a postcard quality to the village, this pretty double-naved church was founded in the 6th century, but the oldest surviving part of the structure…
Southeast Wales
Just over 1 mile upstream from Tintern Abbey, this Victorian train station has old railway coaches that house a tourist information desk, temporary…
Southeast Wales
Elements of this venerable church, including the wonderful zigzag-patterned arches of its Romanesque doorway, date from the 11th century. It was once part…
Southeast Wales
Skenfrith Castle was built around 1228 by Hubert de Burgh on the site of earlier Norman fortifications. Its keep and walls remain reasonably intact and…
Southeast Wales
Positioned by the Monnow Bridge, sweet little St Thomas still retains some original features from its founding in around 1180. Inside there's a…
Southeast Wales
Established in 1992, this vineyard on the northwestern edge of town produces a variety of white and red wines, including an award-winning sparkling. You…
Parc Cenedlaethol Bannau Brycheiniog
Built in the 1830s by the Duke of Beaufort, Crickhowell's small but grandiose open-fronted market hall hosts an arts-and-craft market most Saturdays…
Southeast Wales
In the same building as the tourist office and library, Newport Museum covers the town's history from the prehistoric to the 20th century, via the Romans…
Southeast Wales
Crowned with a squat tower, this 750-year-old red-sandstone church is accessed via a low wooden door with a foot-high step.
Brecknock Museum & Art Gallery
Parc Cenedlaethol Bannau Brycheiniog
Behind the stolid neoclassical exterior of the former shire hall is the town's museum – although it's been shut for several years now. Various promised…
Southeast Wales
The site of the first test of Richard Trevithick's steam-powered locomotive may interest trainspotters, but there isn't a lot to see here apart from a…
Parc Cenedlaethol Bannau Brycheiniog
There's not much left of Brecon's 11th-century Norman castle, except for a couple of sturdy walls facing the intersection of the Rivers Usk and Honddu…
Southeast Wales
The distinctive Ynysfach Engine House once contained the huge beam engines that created the blast of hot air for the iron furnaces of the Cyfarthfa…
Parc Cenedlaethol Bannau Brycheiniog
Across the road from the Castle of Brecon Hotel and only partially visible from the road is the original Norman motte, capped by the ivy-clad Ely Tower …
Parc Cenedlaethol Bannau Brycheiniog
To call it a mini Big Ben is an exaggeration, but this dinky clock tower has been keeping Hay shoppers punctual since 1884.
Parc Cenedlaethol Bannau Brycheiniog
This open-sided market hall has stood here since 1833, although the dairy produce has now given way to bric-a-brac.
