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Caldicot CastleCastell Cil-y-coed

Access unclearno public right of way confirmed — check locally before setting out

Substantial ruinsruined, but plenty survives above ground

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Caldicot Castle is a medieval castle in Monmouthshire. It is one of 14 castles the Albion Guide charts in the county. For more of the same, Dinham Castle and Llanvair Castle are close by. Caldicot Station is 1.5 km away to the south-west.

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Photo along the Wales Coast Path, an 870-mile long-distance path running from Chepstow to Queensferry, Wales.Highlight

Wales Coast Path

Long-distance path

Walk the outline of a whole nation — 870 miles of cliff, estuary and beach from Chepstow round to Queensferry.

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Photo of Dewstow Gardens and Grottoes, a garden near Caerwent, Monmouthshire, south east Wales.Highlight

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Photo of the Wye Valley, a National Landscape in England and Wales.Highlight

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National Landscape near Monmouth

A wooded river gorge winding along the Wales–England border, past Tintern Abbey down to Chepstow.

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Photo of Chepstow, a village in Monmouthshire, south east Wales.Highlight

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Village

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Photo of Chepstow Castle, a ruined castle in the Wye Valley, Monmouthshire, south east Wales.Highlight

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Castle near Chepstow

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Photo along the Offa's Dyke Path, a 177-mile National Trail running from Chepstow to Prestatyn, Wales and England.Highlight

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The length of the Welsh borders, tracking the eighth-century earthwork that once divided kingdoms.

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