Chepstow

Worth seeing in and around Chepstow

10 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.

1. 01
   Severn Bridge

   The Severn Bridge is a motorway suspension bridge that spans the River Severn between South Gloucestershire in England and Monmouthshire in South East Wales. It is the original Severn road crossing between England and Wales, and took three and a half years to build, at a cost of £8 million.

   4.3 km · suspension bridge in Gloucestershire, England · Wikipedia
2. 02
   Chepstow Castle

   Chepstow Castle at Chepstow, Monmouthshire, Wales, is the oldest surviving post-Roman stone fortification in Britain. Located above cliffs on the River Wye, construction began in 1067 under the instruction of the Norman Lord William FitzOsbern.

   200 m · castle in Chepstow, Monmouthshire, Wales · Wikipedia
3. 03
   Wye Valley

   The Wye Valley is a valley in Wales and England. The River Wye is the fourth-longest river in the United Kingdom.

   5.7 km · National Landscape and Site of Special Scientific Interest in Wales and England · Wikipedia
4. 04
   Old Wye Bridge

   The Old Wye Bridge or Town Bridge at Chepstow, known historically as Chepstow Bridge, crosses the River Wye between Monmouthshire in Wales and Gloucestershire in England, close to Chepstow Castle. Although there had been earlier wooden bridges on the site since Norman times, the current road bridge was constructed of cast iron in 1816 during the Regency period, by John Rastrick of Bridgnorth, who greatly modified earlier plans by John Rennie.

   500 m · bridge in Chepstow, south-east Wales · Wikipedia
5. 05
   St Mary's Church

   The Parish and Priory Church of St Mary is located in Chepstow, Monmouthshire, south east Wales. Parts of the building, including its ornate west doorway, date from the late 11th century and are contemporary with the nearby Norman castle.

   200 m · church in Chepstow, Monmouthshire, Wales · Wikipedia
6. 06
   Chepstow Railway Bridge

   Chepstow Railway Bridge is a former railway bridge built to a design by Isambard Kingdom Brunel in 1852. Known as the "Great Tubular Bridge", it spanned the River Wye at Chepstow, Wales, and is considered one of Brunel's major achievements.

   600 m · grade II listed railway bridge in Chepstow, United Kingdom · Wikipedia
7. 07
   Aust Cliff

   Aust Cliff is a 5.3 hectare geological Site of Special Scientific Interest adjacent to the Severn Estuary, near the village of Aust, South Gloucestershire, notified in 1954. The Severn Bridge crosses the cliff.

   5.5 km · Site of Special Scientific Interest in Gloucestershire, England, UK · Wikipedia
8. 08
   St Tewdric's Church

   St Tewdric's Church is a Church in Wales parish church in Mathern, Monmouthshire, Wales. It is purportedly built over the resting place of Saint Tewdrig for whom it is named.

   3.2 km · church in Mathern, Monmouthshire, Wales · Wikipedia
9. 09
   Church of St Thomas a Becket

   The Church of St Thomas a Becket is located in Shirenewton, Monmouthshire, Wales. In the late 12th century the land was inherited by Henry de Bohun.

   5.5 km · church in Shirenewton, Monmouthshire, Wales · Wikipedia
10. 10
    Powis Almshouses

    The Powis Almshouses are a block of almshouses in Chepstow, Monmouthshire, Wales, at the junction of Church Street and Bridge Street. The building dates from about 1721, and was constructed as a result of a bequest from Thomas Powis, a vintner who was probably born in the town.

    100 m · building in Chepstow, United Kingdom · Wikipedia

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What Wikivoyage says to see

1. 01
   The Priory Church of St Mary

   Benedictine monks from Cormeilles in Normandy (Chepstow's twin town) were there until the Dissolution of the Monasteries between 1536 and 1540.

2. 02
   Chepstow Castle

   Members free; adult £8.30; family £28.10; disabled person and companion free; juniors (aged 5-17) and seniors (aged 65+) £6.10; all children under 5 receive free entry.

3. 03
   Chepstow Museum

   Gwy House, Gwent, Bridge St, NP16 5EZ (is opposite the Castle car park.),.

4. 04
   The Severn Princess

   Restoration project of one of the Beachley/Aust ferry boats, which ran before the Severn Bridge was opened in 1966, has been rescued from Ireland and is being restored.

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Things to do

1. 01
   Chepstow Racecourse

   St Lawrence Rd NP16 6BE (A mile north of town on A466).

2. 02
   National Diving & Activity Centre

   Tidenham NP16 7LQ (A48 two miles east of town), info@ndac.co.uk.

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Where to eat

There is a fish and chip shop just outside the Town Gate (The Arch), in Albion Square, and a Chinese takeaway a little further up Moor Street, on the right; there is another sandwiched between the main car park and Bank Street, where you can also sit down. There is an Indian Restaurant at the top of Hocker Hill Street. There are quite a few pubs serving food as well as tea-rooms.

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Getting to Chepstow

Airports

Bristol (BRS), 29 km · Cardiff (CWL), 54 km · Birmingham (BHX), 110 km

Stations

Chepstow railway station, 400 m · Tidenham railway station, 2.4 km

• Cardiff → Chepstow

  39 km · quickest by road, 1h 7m · £4.5–6
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• Birmingham, West Midlands → Chepstow

  107 km · quickest by road, 2h 34m · £13–17
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• London → Chepstow

  177 km · quickest by road, 3h 12m · £18–24
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No local-transport research exists yet for Chepstow

Our researched notes are written from a sourced entry: every shared taxi, boat and village bus with its operator, its rule, its fare and the year we saw it, and what could not be confirmed. Nobody has done that work for Chepstow. What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more.

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