Things to Do in South Wales

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   Pontypool Park

   Address

   Civic Centre, Pontypool, NP4 6YB

   Telephone

   01495 766754

   lauren.gregory@torfaen.gov.uk

   Pontypool

   Pontypool Park is locally known as the People’s Park, covering some 64 hectares with several historical features - including Italian Gardens, Ice Houses, Folly Tower and Shell Grotto.

   

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   Abertillery & District Museum

   Address

   Market Street, Abertillery, Blaenau Gwent, NP13 1AH

   Telephone

   01495 211140

   abertillerymuseum@tiscali.co.uk

   Abertillery

   Discover the history and heritage of the Abertillery area at Abertillery and District Museum.
   The collection is arranged as a journey through time with many interactive exhibits. Artefacts from a Stone Age axe to Arthur Scargill's Cap.

   

3. 

   Monmouth Castle & Regimental Museum

   Address

   Monmouth Castle & Regimental Museum, The Castle, Monmouth, Monmouthshire, NP25 3BS

   Telephone

   01600 772175

   curator@monmouthcastlemuseum.org.uk

   Monmouth

   This small volunteer-run museum, with free admission, tells the story of the Royal Monmouthshire Royal Engineers - the only present-day regiment to have survived from the Militia.

   

4. 

   Torfaen Museum

   Address

   Park Road, Pontypool, Torfaen, NP4 6JH

   Telephone

   01495 752036

   pontypoolmuseum@hotmail.com

   Pontypool

   The Museum houses a collection of local artefacts with an outstanding display of Japanware, which was made in the town from the middle of the eighteenth century.

   

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   Pontypool and Blaenavon Railway

   Address

   Blaenavon, Pontypool, NP4 9ND

   Telephone

   01495 792263

   info@pbrly.co.uk

   Pontypool

   The line is the highest and steepest in the country, climbing through the Blaenavon World heritage site and the wild and dramatic moorland landscape under the brooding Coity mountain.

   

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   St Illtyd's Church

   Address

   Llanhilleth, Abertillery, Blaenau Gwent, NP13 2AY

   Telephone

   01495 355937

   alyson.tippings@blaenau-gwent.gov.uk

   Abertillery

   A restored medieval church, originally built by the white monks of the Cistercian Abbey at Llantarnam. The church gives a rare glimpse into the pre-industrial history of the South Wales Valleys.

   

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   Newport Museum and Art Gallery

   Address

   John Frost Square, Newport, NP20 1PA

   Telephone

   01633 656656

   museum@newport.gov.uk

   Newport

   Explore Newport's history and discover the story of Newport’s geological, archaeological and historical development. The Art Gallery is dedicated to the display of oil paintings and changing exhibitions of a variety of media and themes.

   

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   Grosmont Castle (Cadw)

   Address

   Abergavenny, Monmouthshire, NP7 8EP

   Telephone

   0300 025 6000

   cadw@gov.wales

   Monmouthshire

   Substantial remains of thirteenth-century castle of Hubert de Burgh, raised on an earlier motte. It was later remodelled by the house of Lancaster.

   

9. 

   Hen Gwrt Moated Site (Cadw)

   Address

   Llantilio Crossenny, Abergavenny, NP7 8TD

   Telephone

   0300 025 6000

   cadw@gov.wales

   Abergavenny

   Probably a manorial site belonging to the bishops of Llandaff in the thirteenth and fourteenth centuries, later used as a hunting lodge. Only the moat now remains.

   

10. 

    Caldicot Castle and Country Park

    Address

    Church Road, Caldicot, NP26 4HU

    Telephone

    01291 420241

    caldicotcastle@monmouthshire.gov.uk

    Caldicot

    Visit Caldicot Castle in its beautiful setting of tranquil gardens and a wooded country park. Founded by the Normans, developed in royal hands as a stronghold in the Middle Ages and restored as a Victorian family home.

    

11. 

    Monmouth Canoe Centre

    Address

    Castle Yard, Old Dixton Road, Monmouth, Monmouthshire, NP25 3DP

    Telephone

    01600 716083

    info@monmouthcanoe.co.uk

    Monmouth

    Monmouth Canoe offer canoeing on the River Wye for families, youth and adult groups in Canadian canoes and single kayaks by the half-day or longer. Overnight canoe camping or B+B trips planned for up to a week's canoeing.

    

12. 

    Chepstow Racecourse

    Address

    Chepstow, Monmouthshire, NP16 6BE

    Telephone

    01291 622260

    info@chepstow-racecourse.co.uk

    Chepstow

    Chepstow Racecourse has it all - beautiful countryside, a friendly charming atmosphere, and an impressive racing pedigree.

    

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