Other sights in MonmouthshireMonmouthshire, Wales

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

Steep wooded gorge cut by the River Clydach between Brynmawr and Abergavenny, with waterfalls, cascades and ancient beechwoods.

Rocky outcrop on the England side of the wooded Wye gorge, giving the classic framed view down onto Tintern Abbey.

Cliff-top lookout above the Wynd Cliff near St Arvans, the highest point on the Monmouthshire bank of the Wye, reached by a long flight of steps.

A rock-cut cave and cliff-edge viewing platform above the Wye, part of the 18th-century Piercefield picturesque walks, named for a lost statue of a boulder-hurling giant.

Small upland pool on the shoulder of the Blorenge, a former ironworkers' reservoir now a popular walking start with mountain views.

Broad moorland hill above Abergavenny and the Usk valley, easily reached from the Foxhunter car park for sweeping views.

Glacial hollow on the eastern flank of the Blorenge holding a small lake ringed by old beech pollards; a Woodland Trust site.