Govilon

Worth seeing in and around Govilon

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
   Abergavenny Castle

   Abergavenny Castle is a ruined castle in the market town of Abergavenny, Monmouthshire, Wales, established by the Norman lord Hamelin de Balun c. 1087. It was the site of a massacre of Welsh noblemen in 1175, and was attacked during the early 15th-century Glyndŵr Rising.

   3.4 km · Grade I listed building in Abergavenny. Ruined castle in the market town of Abergavenny, Monmouthshire, Wales · Wikipedia
2. 02
   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.

   1.9 km · hill (561m) in Monmouthshire · Wikipedia
3. 03
   Priory Church of St Mary, Abergavenny

   The Priory Church of St Mary, Abergavenny is a parish church in the centre of Abergavenny in Monmouthshire, Wales. St.

   3.6 km · church in Abergavenny · Wikipedia
4. 04
   Bailey Park

   Bailey Park is an urban park in the town of Abergavenny, in Monmouthshire Wales. It was founded in 1884 on land donated by Crawshay Bailey, Junior.

   3.7 km · park in Abergavenny, Monmouthshire, Wales, UK · Wikipedia
5. 05
   Linda Vista Gardens

   Linda Vista Gardens is a small urban park in the town of Abergavenny, Monmouthshire Wales. Originally the garden of a private house, the gardens came into public ownership in 1957, and were later extended as a public park.

   3 km · urban park in Abergavenny, Wales · Wikipedia
6. 06
   Abergavenny Bridge

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

   2.6 km · bridge in Abergavenny, south-east Wales · Wikipedia
7. 07
   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.

   2.6 km · cave in United Kingdom · Wikipedia
8. 08
   Church of Our Lady and St Michael, Abergavenny

   The Church of Our Lady and St Michael in Abergavenny, Monmouthshire, is a Roman Catholic parish church. A Grade II* listed building, it was built between 1858 and 1860 to a design by Benjamin Bucknall.

   3.3 km · church in Monmouthshire, United Kingdom · Wikipedia
9. 09
   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.

   800 m · house in Govilon, Monmouthshire · Wikipedia
10. 10
    Abergavenny Museum

    Abergavenny Museum is a museum situated in the grounds of Abergavenny Castle, Abergavenny, Monmouthshire, south east Wales. The museum is housed in the square 'keep' on the high point of the castle motte, in the hunting lodge built for the Marquess of Abergavenny in 1819 on the site.

    3.4 km · Local Authority Museum in Wales · Wikipedia

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Getting to Govilon

Airports

Cardiff (CWL), 50 km · Bristol (BRS), 54 km · Birmingham (BHX), 115 km

Stations

Abergavenny railway station, 4 km · Clydach railway station, 3.5 km · Gilwern Halt railway station, 2.3 km

• Cardiff → Govilon

  39 km · quickest by road, 1h 11m · £5–6
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• Bristol → Govilon

  52 km · quickest by road, 1h 27m · £6–8
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• Birmingham, West Midlands → Govilon

  108 km · quickest by road, 2h 37m · £13–17
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