Chepstow Museum displays the rich and varied past of this ancient town, once an important port and market centre. There are displays of Chepstow's wine trade, shipbuilding and salmon fishing as well as photographs, programmes and posters recalling the pastimes of local people. The 18th and 19th century…
Distance:
11.2 miles
away
As well as being part of a natural cave system, when you visit Clearwell Caves, you are entering some of Britain's oldest underground workings, dating back over 4,500 years. You will be walking through impressive caverns created by generations of Forest people that made their living from…
Distance:
2.4 miles
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Edward Jenner lived in a beautiful Georgian house called The Chantry. Jenner's home is now a museum to honour the memory of the man and his work. The Chantry, the house that Edward Jenner owned from 1785 until his death in 1823, was sold by his…
Distance:
10.7 miles
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The Nelson Museum was founded in 1924, following the bequest to Monmouth by Lady Llangattock of her collection of material relating to the famous admiral. The museum moved to the current premises a market hall complex built in the 1830s in 1969, at which time the local history…
Distance:
3.9 miles
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Dating from about 3000BC, this 55 metre 180 ft Neolithic chambered burial mound is unusual in that its mound is still intact.Located 3 12 miles NE of Dursley on B4066 OS Map 162; ref SO 790000…
Distance:
9.2 miles
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Based in the historic town of Usk, the Museum aims to conserve and display aspects of the history, heritage and traditions of rural life in the county of Monmouthshire. A recent report on provincial museums described the Usk Rural Life Museum as one of the best…
Distance:
14 miles
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