MuseumsMonmouthshire

Award winning Abbey Mill is a well‐established independent family business and has been trading in Tintern village for the past 60 years. Set amidst breathtaking scenery and situated on the banks of the River Wye in the original mill site of Tintern Abbey, founded in 1131, Abbey Mill…

Blaenavon Ironworks is an industrial museum in Blaenavon in Wales. The ironworks was of crucial importance in the development of the ability to use cheap, low quality, high sulphur iron ores worldwide. It was the site of the experiments by Sidney Gilchrist Thomas and his cousin Percy Gilchrist…

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…

Abergavenny Museum is set in the grounds of a 'ruined' Norman Castle, where you can enjoy a picnic during the summer and a brisk walk on colder days. The museum building was formerly a hunting lodge built by the Marquess of Abergavenny.The displays tell the story of this…

Built c. 1700 and still with its original wooden machinery, the windmill is the only one surviving on the Island. The windmill contains a complete set of wooden machinery and gearing, much of which is original. .…

The threat of a French invasion prompted the construction in 1862 of this spectacularly sited fort, which now contains exhibitions about the Battery's involvement in the First and Second World Wars and the Headland's intriguing past as a secret rocket testing site. The Battery retains two of…

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…

The Town Hall is the only remaining evidence to the one‐time importance of Newtown. Built of brick with stone dressings, it stands on the foundations of an earlier building. It was built and paid for by public subscription in around 1699. The architect is…

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…

The ruins of Chepstow Castle have a spectacular setting on cliffs over the River Wye. This powerful defensive position can best be seen from several points on the English side of the river. Entered by the Gateway at the lower end of town, its long…

Haseley Manor is located at the East end of Arreton, which is on the A3056 road 5 miles to the South East of Newport, the County Town. Arreton is approximately ten miles from Ryde and from Cowes - the two foot ferry terminals, and 7 miles from Fishbourne,…

The garden is noted for its colourful herbaceous borders, grassy terraces planted with fruit trees and its views. The 16th- and 17th-century manor house, which is tenanted, lies at the heart of the Mottistone Estate, which offers delightful walks between the Downs and the coast./pp/ppWhat's new in 2005/ppSeaBritain…