Gwent is a preserved county in southeast Wales with historical ties to the ancient Kingdom of Gwent and Monmouthshire, maintaining cultural and ceremonial significance.
Castell Coch
Castell Coch is a 19th-century Gothic Revival castle in Tongwynlais, Wales, built atop medieval ruins and featuring lavish Victorian interiors designed by William Burges. Visitors can explore the castle's historic rooms and surrounding beech woodland, a protected Site of Special Scientific Interest, with opportunities for walking and nearby golf. The castle is managed by Cadw and open to the public, offering a distinctive blend of indoor architectural grandeur and outdoor natural beauty.
The Kymin
The Kymin is a historic hill near Monmouth, Wales, famous for its neoclassical Roundhouse and Naval Temple monuments, offering scenic views and managed by the National Trust as a public heritage site.
Llanthony Priory
Llanthony Priory is a historic Grade I listed ruined Augustinian priory situated in a secluded valley in the Black Mountains, Wales, offering visitors an outdoor experience to explore ancient architecture and scenic landscapes with free access.
Tintern Abbey
Tintern Abbey is a ruined medieval Cistercian abbey founded in 1131, located beside the River Wye in Monmouthshire, Wales. Its impressive gothic ruins are a popular outdoor tourist attraction rich in history and celebrated in art and literature. Visitors can explore historic ruins with scenic riverside views and learn about its cultural and industrial past.
Festival Park, Ebbw Vale
Ebbw Vale Garden Festival was a major 1992 national garden festival in South Wales, attracting millions to a reclaimed industrial site featuring lakes, sculptures, and recreational areas, now transformed into a residential and retail zone.
Tretower Court
Tretower Castle is a Grade I-listed ruined castle in Powys, Wales, featuring a 12th-century motte and bailey design with a prominent 13th-century cylindrical keep and stone bailey walls with towers. Visitors can explore the historic ruins set in a triangular plan, reflecting its medieval military origins.
Chepstow Castle
Chepstow Castle is a largely intact medieval stone castle located in Chepstow, Wales, notable as Britain's oldest surviving post-Roman stone fortification. Visitors can explore extensive outdoor ruins including multiple baileys, battlements, and historic towers, set dramatically above the River Wye cliffs. The castle played significant historical roles from the Norman era through the English Civil War and today serves as a popular heritage site managed by Cadw.
Located in Chepstow
Chepstow is a historic market town in Monmouthshire, Wales, known for its Norman castle overlooking the River Wye, picturesque riverside, cultural festivals, and as a gateway to the Wye Valley area.
Tredegar House
Tredegar House is a grand 17th-century Carolean mansion near Newport, Wales, set within 90 acres of landscaped gardens. Once the home of the influential Morgan family, it is a Grade I listed historic property managed by the National Trust. Visitors can explore the richly restored mansion and its extensive gardens, with a history spanning over 500 years. The venue has also been used for various filming productions and hosted an annual classic car show.
Raglan Castle
Raglan Castle is a late medieval ruin located in Monmouthshire, Wales, known for its large hexagonal Great Tower, historic deer parks, and Renaissance-style gardens. Visitors can explore extensive remains of the castle's defensive structures, grand gatehouse, and terraces overlooking the surrounding countryside. Maintained by Cadw, it is a significant heritage site with rich history from the 15th to 17th centuries.
Newport Castle
Newport Castle is a 14th-century ruined castle located on the west bank of the River Usk in Newport, Wales. It features historical architecture including a vaulted audience chamber and once served as an administrative and residential fortress. Today, mainly the east side of the ruins remains visible near the city's inner ring road.
White Castle
White Castle is a well-preserved medieval fortress in Monmouthshire, Wales, notable for its large outer ward and pear-shaped inner ward surrounded by water-filled moats. Built and modified under the direction of Edward I, it offers visitors the experience of exploring significant historic defensive structures primarily outdoors.
Clytha Park
Clytha Park is a neoclassical 19th-century country house and estate in Monmouthshire, Wales, notable for its architectural significance and historic gates and castle. Owned by the National Trust, the house is not open to individual visitors but can be visited by heritage groups by appointment, and the surrounding parkland is a Grade I listed historic landscape.
Caerphilly Castle
Caerphilly Castle is a large medieval concentric castle in Wales, known for its significant water defenses including artificial lakes and moats. It is the largest castle in Wales and among the largest in the UK, featuring historic gatehouses, a Great Hall, and notable ruins, managed by Cadw as a tourist attraction.
Located in Caerphilly
Caerphilly is a historic market town in South Wales known for its large medieval castle, cultural festivals including a cheese festival, and proximity to Cardiff with good rail and bus connections.
Hen Gwrt Moated Site
Hen Gwrt Medieval Moated Site is an outdoor historic location featuring a well-preserved square moat from a vanished medieval manor, originally associated with bishops and later a hunting lodge. It is open year-round with free entry and welcomes dogs on short leads.
