Llanvair Discoed
Llanvair Discoed is a small village in Monmouthshire, south-east Wales, 6 miles west of Chepstow and 10 miles east of Newport.
Llanvair Discoed is a small village in Monmouthshire, south-east Wales, 6 miles west of Chepstow and 10 miles east of Newport.
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Worth seeing in and around Llanvair Discoed
6 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.
- 01Penhow Castle
Penhow Castle, Penhow, Newport dates from the early 12th century. Extended and reconstructed in almost every century since, it has been claimed to be the oldest continuously-inhabited castle in Wales.
2.9 km · castle in Penhow, Newport, Wales, UK · Wikipedia - 02Wentwood
Wentwood, in Monmouthshire, South Wales, is a forested area of hills, rising to 1,014 feet above sea level. It is located to the northeast of, and partly within the boundaries of, the city of Newport.
2.1 km · hill (309.1m) and woodland in Newport, Wales · Wikipedia - 03Church 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.
3.3 km · church in Shirenewton, Monmouthshire, Wales · Wikipedia - 04Penhow Woodlands National Nature Reserve
Penhow Woodlands National Nature Reserve is a national nature reserve and Site of Special Scientific Interest located in south east Wales near the village of Penhow, to the east of Newport. The reserve covers an area of 24 hectares.
3.4 km · Site of Special Scientific Interest in Wales · Wikipedia - 05Church of St Stephen and St Tathan (Tatheus)
The Church of St Stephen and St Tathan, Caerwent, Monmouthshire, is a parish church with datable origins to the 13th century. It is believed to be one of the oldest Christian sites in the county, and possibly within Wales.
2.7 km · church in Caerwent, Monmouthshire, Wales · Wikipedia - 06Dewstow House
Dewstow House, Caldicot, Monmouthshire, Wales, is an early nineteenth century villa in a Neoclassical style. The house is notable as the site of "one of the strangest gardens in Wales." The building itself is plain; described by architectural writer John Newman as a "simple three-bay villa", it has extensive views over the Severn Estuary.
3.9 km · grade II listed building in the United Kingdom · Wikipedia
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Getting to Llanvair Discoed
- Airports
- Bristol (BRS), 28 km · Cardiff (CWL), 46 km · Birmingham (BHX), 117 km
- Cardiff → Llanvair Discoed31 km · quickest by road, 1h 2m · £3.5–4.5
- Birmingham, West Midlands → Llanvair Discoed113 km · quickest by road, 2h 26m · £14–18
- London → Llanvair Discoed185 km · quickest by road, 3h 25m · £19–25
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No local-transport research exists yet for Llanvair Discoed
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 Llanvair Discoed. 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.
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Next door to Llanvair Discoed
Llanvair Discoed is 24 km from Bristol, the nearest large city, whose note carries the wider picture.
- Caerwentvillage and community in Monmouthshire, Wales2.7 km
- Shirenewtonvillage and community in Monmouthshire, Wales, UK3.2 km
- Penhowvillage and comunity in Newport, Wales3.9 km
- Venta Silurumtown in the Roman province of Britannia or Britain2.7 km
- Llanvachesvillage and community in Newport, Wales, United Kingdom2.3 km
- Earlswoodvillage in Monmouthshire, United Kingdom3.9 km