Magor
Magor is a large village in Monmouthshire, south east Wales, about 9 miles (14 km) west of Chepstow and about 9 miles (14 km) east of Newport.

Magor is a large village in Monmouthshire, south east Wales, about 9 miles (14 km) west of Chepstow and about 9 miles (14 km) east of Newport. It lies on the Caldicot Levels beside the Severn Estuary, and is in the community of Magor with Undy. Magor lies close to the M4 motorway.
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Worth seeing in and around Magor
7 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.
3.8 km · castle in Penhow, Newport, Wales, UK · Wikipedia - 02Pencoed Castle
Pencoed Castle is a ruined Tudor mansion, largely dating from the 16th century, in the parish of Llanmartin, now within the city of Newport, south Wales. It is located about 0.5 miles east of Llanmartin village, and 0.5 miles south-east of Llandevaud, at the end of a farm lane.
3 km · historic site in Newport, Wales · Wikipedia - 03St Mary's Church
St Mary's Church, Undy is located in the village of Undy, in Monmouthshire, Wales.
1.5 km · church in Undy, Monmouthshire, Wales · Wikipedia - 04Church of St Mary, Rogiet
The Church of St Mary is the parish church of Rogiet, a small rural village on the Caldicot Levels, 8 miles west of Chepstow, Monmouthshire, Wales. It is a Grade II* listed building.
3.2 km · church in United Kingdom · Wikipedia - 05St Thomas's Church
The Church of St Thomas is the parish church of the village of Redwick, to the south east of the city of Newport, South Wales, Great Britain. A medieval church, Perpendicular in style, and with elements dating from the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries, possibly with twelfth-century origins, it was listed Grade I on 3 January 1963.
3.2 km · church in Redwick, Newport, Wales · Wikipedia - 06Penhow 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.
2.8 km · Site of Special Scientific Interest in Wales · Wikipedia - 07St Michael and All Angels Church, Llanfihangel Rogiet
St Michael and All Angels Church, Llanfihangel Rogiet, is a redundant church in the hamlet of Llanfihangel Rogiet near the village of Rogiet, Monmouthshire, Wales. It has been designated by Cadw as a Grade II* listed building and is under the care of the Friends of Friendless Churches.
2.7 km · church in United Kingdom · Wikipedia
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Getting to Magor
- Airports
- Bristol (BRS), 23 km · Cardiff (CWL), 41 km · Birmingham (BHX), 122 km
- Stations
- Severn Tunnel Junction railway station, 3.8 km · Magor railway station, 200 m
- Cardiff → Magor27 km · quickest by road, 53 min · £3–4.5
- London → Magor187 km · quickest by road, 3h 19m · £19–25
- Birmingham, West Midlands → Magor119 km · quickest by road, 2h 19m · £14–18
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No local-transport research exists yet for Magor
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 Magor. What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more.
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Next door to Magor
Magor is 21 km from Bristol, the nearest large city, whose note carries the wider picture.