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Grosmont CastleCastell y Grysmwnt

Open to visitorsa Cadw site, free to enter — check opening times before you go

Substantial ruinsruined, but plenty survives above ground

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Grosmont Castle is one of 14 castles the Albion Guide charts in Monmouthshire. The site is in the care of Cadw. Its Welsh name is Castell y Grysmwnt.

Nearby castles include Skenfrith Castle and Orcop Castle. The nearest railway station is Abergavenny, 14.8 km to the south-west.

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Photo along the Herefordshire Trail, a 154-mile long-distance path in central England.

Herefordshire Trail

Long-distance path

A circuit of Herefordshire's five market towns — Ledbury, Ross, Kington, Leominster and Bromyard — through orchard and hop country.

1.5 km NE · Herefordshire

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

Offa's Dyke Path

National Trail

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

6.2 km SW · spans 8 counties

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

Skenfrith

Village

Village on the banks of the River Monnow, with a riverside castle, a medieval church with a wooden belfry, and a mill with a working water wheel.

6.6 km SE · Monmouthshire

Photo of Apple County Cider Co, a visitor attraction near Skenfrith, Monmouthshire, south east Wales.Highlight

Apple County Cider Co

Attraction near Skenfrith

Cider farm near Skenfrith making award-winning single-variety ciders, with orchard tours, tastings and a cider shop.

6.7 km SE

Photo of Bannau Brycheiniog, a National Park in Wales.Iconic

Bannau Brycheiniog

National Park near Libanus

Flat-topped sandstone summits, waterfall gorges and dark skies along the roof of south Wales.

7.1 km W

Photo of Kilpeck, a village in Herefordshire, central England.Highlight

Kilpeck

Village

Tiny village hidden west of Hereford, world-famous for the carvings on its Romanesque church.

7.1 km NE · Herefordshire