Sedbury

Worth seeing in and around Sedbury

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
   Severn Bridge

   The Severn Bridge is a motorway suspension bridge that spans the River Severn between South Gloucestershire in England and Monmouthshire in South East Wales. It is the original Severn road crossing between England and Wales, and took three and a half years to build, at a cost of £8 million.

   3 km · suspension bridge in Gloucestershire, England · Wikipedia
2. 02
   Chepstow 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.

   1.7 km · castle in Chepstow, Monmouthshire, Wales · Wikipedia
3. 03
   Old 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.

   1.7 km · bridge in Chepstow, south-east Wales · Wikipedia
4. 04
   Chepstow 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.

   1.3 km · grade II listed railway bridge in Chepstow, United Kingdom · Wikipedia
5. 05
   St 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.

   1.4 km · church in Chepstow, Monmouthshire, Wales · Wikipedia
6. 06
   St Tewdric's Church

   St Tewdric's Church is a Church in Wales parish church in Mathern, Monmouthshire, Wales. It is purportedly built over the resting place of Saint Tewdrig for whom it is named.

   3.3 km · church in Mathern, Monmouthshire, Wales · Wikipedia
7. 07
   Otter 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.

   3.6 km · cave in United Kingdom · Wikipedia
8. 08
   Powis 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.

   1.6 km · building in Chepstow, United Kingdom · Wikipedia
9. 09
   Chepstow Museum

   Chepstow Museum is a museum in Chepstow, Monmouthshire, south east Wales. It is operated by Monmouthshire Museums Service.

   1.6 km · local museum in Chepstow · Wikipedia
10. 10
    St Peter's Cave

    St Peter's Cave is a natural opening in the base of the limestone of Hardwick Cliff, below Bulwarks Camp and above the mean high-water mark on the River Wye in Chepstow. It is potentially the site of the earliest discovered evidence of human occupation in this part of the lower Wye Valley.

    900 m · cave in Chepstow, Monmouthshire, Wales, UK · Wikipedia

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Getting to Sedbury

Airports

Bristol (BRS), 28 km · Cardiff (CWL), 54 km · Birmingham (BHX), 110 km

Stations

Chepstow railway station, 1.2 km · Tidenham railway station, 2.4 km

• Cardiff → Sedbury

  40 km · quickest by road, 1h 12m · £4.5–6
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• Birmingham, West Midlands → Sedbury

  107 km · quickest by road, 2h 40m · £13–17
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• London → Sedbury

  176 km · quickest by road, 3h 17m · £18–24
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