Gilwern

Worth seeing in and around Gilwern

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
   The Blorenge

   Blorenge, also called The Blorenge, is a prominent hill overlooking the valley of the River Usk near Abergavenny, Monmouthshire, southeast Wales. It is situated in the southeastern corner of the Brecon Beacons National Park.

   3.6 km · hill (561m) in Monmouthshire · Wikipedia
2. 02
   Sugar Loaf

   The Sugar Loaf is a hill situated two miles north-west of Abergavenny in Monmouthshire, Wales, within the Brecon Beacons National Park. It is the southernmost of the summit peaks of the Black Mountains, and rises to 1,955 feet.

   3.9 km · hill situated 2 miles north-west of Abergavenny, Monmouthshire, Wales, UK · Wikipedia
3. 03
   Ogof Draenen

   Ogof Draenen entrance is located at Pwll Du, north of Blaenavon, Monmouthshire. At 66 kilometres it is the longest cave system in Wales and the second longest in Great Britain behind the Three Counties System on the Cumbria/Lancashire/Yorkshire border.

   3.4 km · cave in United Kingdom · Wikipedia
4. 04
   Abergavenny Bridge

   Abergavenny Bridge,, crosses the River Usk at the boundary between Abergavenny and Llanfoist. The bridge carries the A4143.

   3.9 km · bridge in Abergavenny, south-east Wales · Wikipedia
5. 05
   Llanwenarth House

   Llanwenarth House is a small country house, formerly a hotel, located off the B4246 road, west of Govilon and Llanfoist, just south of Abergavenny in the Usk valley of Monmouthshire, Wales. It was built in the late 16th century, although the drawing room and some of the furnishings are from the Georgian period.

   1.3 km · house in Govilon, Monmouthshire · Wikipedia
6. 06
   Clydach House

   Clydach House, Llanelly, Monmouthshire is a house dating from 1693. Constructed as the home for the manager of an ironworks in the nearby Clydach Gorge, it remains a private residence and is a Grade II* listed building.

   2.5 km · house in Llanelly, Powys, Wales · Wikipedia
7. 07
   Smart's Bridge

   Smart's Bridge, Llanelly, Monmouthshire, is a cast-iron bridge situated in Clydach Gorge. Constructed in 1824, it gave access to the Clydach Ironworks, the most significant industrial enterprise in the gorge.

   3.2 km · bridge in United Kingdom · Wikipedia
8. 08
   Parish Church of St Elli

   The Church of St Elli, Llanelly, Monmouthshire, South East Wales, is a parish church with its origins in the 14th century. The church underwent three major restorations, in 1867–1868, 1897 and 1910–1911.

   2.3 km · church in Llanelly, Monmouthshire · Wikipedia
9. 09
   Ty-uchaf

   Ty Uchaf Farmhouse, Llanelly, Monmouthshire is a farmhouse in the west of the county dating from the early 17th century. Located 0.5 km north-west of the Church of St Elli, it is a Grade II* listed building.

   2.8 km · house in Llanelly, Monmouthshire · Wikipedia
10. 10
    Gilwern Hill, Monmouthshire

    Gilwern Hill is a 441 m high hill in the Brecon Beacons National Park, south of the village of Gilwern in Monmouthshire, Wales. It lies west of the Blorenge.

    2.7 km · mountain in United Kingdom · Wikipedia

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Getting to Gilwern

Airports

Cardiff (CWL), 51 km · Bristol (BRS), 56 km · Birmingham (BHX), 115 km

Stations

Clydach railway station, 3.4 km · Gilwern Halt railway station, 1.7 km

• Cardiff → Gilwern

  39 km · quickest by road, 1h 13m · £5–6
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  54 km · quickest by road, 1h 30m · £6–8
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• Birmingham, West Midlands → Gilwern

  109 km · quickest by road, 2h 39m · £13–17
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