Lancaut
Lancaut is a deserted village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Tidenham, in the Forest of Dean district, in Gloucestershire, England, located alongside the River Wye, around two miles north of Chepstow.
Lancaut is a deserted village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Tidenham, in the Forest of Dean district, in Gloucestershire, England, located alongside the River Wye, around two miles north of Chepstow. It occupies a narrow-necked promontory formed by a curve of the river, which acts as the border between England and Wales. Little remains of the village today, except for the roofless church of St. James.
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Worth seeing in and around Lancaut
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.
- 01Tintern Abbey
Tintern Abbey is a ruined medieval abbey adjacent to the village of Tintern in Monmouthshire, on the Welsh bank of the River Wye, which at this location forms the border between Monmouthshire in Wales and Gloucestershire in England. Founded on 9 May 1131 by Walter de Clare, Lord of Chepstow, it was the first Cistercian foundation in Wales, and the second in Britain.
3.4 km · Grade I listed ruined abbey in Tintern, Monmouthshire, Wales · Wikipedia - 02Chepstow 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.
2.5 km · castle in Chepstow, Monmouthshire, Wales · Wikipedia - 03Wye Valley
The Wye Valley is a valley in Wales and England. The River Wye is the fourth-longest river in the United Kingdom.
3 km · National Landscape and Site of Special Scientific Interest in Wales and England · Wikipedia - 04Old 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.
2.2 km · bridge in Chepstow, south-east Wales · Wikipedia - 05St 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.
2.6 km · church in Chepstow, Monmouthshire, Wales · Wikipedia - 06Chepstow 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.
2.5 km · grade II listed railway bridge in Chepstow, United Kingdom · Wikipedia - 07Powis 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.
2.6 km · building in Chepstow, United Kingdom · Wikipedia - 08Otter Hole
Otter Hole is a cave in Britain, known for being well decorated. Located on the Wales–England border just north of Chepstow, the cave runs from the banks of the tidal River Wye under the Chepstow Racecourse and onwards through various chambers, each rich with cave formations.
1.1 km · cave in United Kingdom · Wikipedia - 09Chepstow Museum
Chepstow Museum is a museum in Chepstow, Monmouthshire, south east Wales. It is operated by Monmouthshire Museums Service.
2.4 km · local museum in Chepstow · Wikipedia - 1014 Beaufort Square
14 Beaufort Square in Chepstow, Monmouthshire, Wales, is a townhouse of medieval origins. The present building was mainly constructed in the early 19th century.
2.7 km · building in Chepstow, Monmouthshire, Wales · Wikipedia
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Getting to Lancaut
- Airports
- Bristol (BRS), 32 km · Cardiff (CWL), 55 km · Birmingham (BHX), 108 km
- Stations
- Chepstow railway station, 2.9 km · Tidenham railway station, 2 km
- Cardiff → Lancaut40 km · quickest by road, 1h 19m · £5–7
- Birmingham, West Midlands → Lancaut105 km · quickest by road, 2h 42m · £12–16
- London → Lancaut57 km · quickest by road, 1h 32m · £6–8
- Plan a tripFrom anywhereThe planner compares every way there from wherever you are.
Road and air are today’s quick answer; timetabled trains, buses and ferries load on the results page from the operators’ feeds.
No local-transport research exists yet for Lancaut
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 Lancaut. What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more.
- Go nextThe bridge over the river, which opened in 1906 and replaced a ferry (which promptly went bankrupt owing to an inevitable loss of custom), is particularly fine.
From Wikivoyage: Tintern, CC BY-SA. Not yet checked by us; that article was last edited 2026-09.
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If you know how people move in Lancaut – the stand, the rule, the fare – tell us, and the note gets an entry.
Next door to Lancaut
Lancaut is 24 km from Bristol, the nearest large city, whose note carries the wider picture.
- Chepstowtown and community in Monmouthshire, Wales, UK2.7 km
- Tinternvillage in Wye Valley, Monmouthshire, Wales, UK3.4 km
- Sedburyvillage in Gloucestershire, UK3.7 km
- Tidenhamvillage and civil parish in Gloucestershire, England, UK2.1 km
- St Arvansvillage and community in Monmouthshire, Wales2 km
- Brockweirvillage in Gloucestershire, United Kingdom3.8 km