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Llanvaches Castle

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

Substantial ruinsruined, but plenty survives above ground

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Llanvaches Castle is a medieval castle in Newport. It is one of four castles the Albion Guide maps in the county. For arrivals by rail, Severn Tunnel Junction Station is 5.3 km to the south-east. Other castles nearby include Llanvair Castle, Cas Troggy Castle and Pencoed Castle.

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Photo: Wentwood, a 309m hill near Penhow, Newport, south east Wales.

Wentwood

Marilyn · County top near Penhow

The remnant of a medieval hunting chase, one of Wales's largest ancient woodlands.

3.2 km NW

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

Caerwent

Village

Village built within the surviving walls of the Roman town of Venta Silurum, with long stretches of Roman masonry still standing.

3.8 km SE · Monmouthshire

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

Dewstow Gardens and Grottoes

Garden near Caerwent

Edwardian gardens near Caerwent with a rare underground network of tunnels, ferneries and grottoes, buried for decades and rediscovered in the 1990s.

4.8 km SE

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

Wye Valley

National Landscape near Monmouth

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

5 km NE

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 along the Usk Valley Walk, a 48-mile long-distance path running from Caerleon to Brecon, Wales.

Usk Valley Walk

Long-distance path

Caerleon's Roman fortress to Brecon, following the Usk by riverside path and canal towpath under an otter's-head waymark.

6.3 km W · Powys, Monmouthshire & Newport