Monmouth (Wales)

Monmouth is a delightful, bustling, market town situated near where the three rivers Wye, Monnow and Trothy meet on the border with England. On a sunny day it can be packed with tourists strolling up and down the narrow pavements of Monnow Street, Agincourt Square and Church Street. It has an iconic only recently relieved of motor traffic by the building of a long-awaited second bridge over the Monnow now that the cattle market has closed. Little is left of the Norman castle around which the town grew.
Monmouth museum displays artefacts associated with Admiral Lord Nelson and Charles Rolls of Rolls Royce fame.
The whole town has free Wi-Fi, as a result of Monmouthpedia - a project to use QRpedia QR codes "to provide multilingual smart phone access to Wikipedia articles covering notable subjects in Monmouth, such as places, people, artefacts, flora and fauna." according to Wikipedia itself. This 2012 project led to Monmouth being described as the "world's first Wikipedia town".

• Tourist Information Centre

  phone: +44 1600 775257
  address: Shire Hall, Agincourt Square, NP25 3DY

By bus

Buses go to and from Newport, Abergavenny, Chepstow and Hereford, as well as many towns in the Forest of Dean. For detailed timetables.

By coach

National Express coach 323 calls daily at Monmouth - in the morning on its route via Ross-on-Wye, Worcester and Birmingham towards Liverpool, and in the evening on its return run towards Newport and Cardiff.

By train

Since there is no train station, Chepstow and Abergavenny are the best options. Both stations are about 30 minutes drive away. Faster trains call at Newport and Bristol Parkway

The closest railway station is Abergavenny which is on the Cardiff to Manchester line.

• Monmouth Trefynwy Taxis

• Kymin

  phone: +44 1600 719241
  Impressive view of Monmouth and the surrounding countryside.

• Skenfrith Castle

  phone: +44 1874 625515
  address: Skenfrith, near Abergavenny, NP7 8UH

• Marks & SpencerHigh quality clothing, especially underwear, at reasonable prices with a liberal exchange policy.

• The Whole Earth Cafe Bistro

  phone: +44 1600 715555
  address: White Swan Ct.

• La Piccola Italia

  phone: +44 1600 712527
  address: 100 Monnow St

• The Whitebrook

  phone: +44 1600 860254
  address: Whitebrook

• The Bell at Skenfrith

  phone: +44 1600 750235
  address: Where the B4521 crosses the Monnow River, Monmouthshire

• Number Seven Church Street

  phone: +44 1600 712600
  address: 7 Church St, NP25 3BX

• The Lancaster Arms Guest House

  phone: +44 1873 890699
  address: Old Hereford Road
  Located on the A465 approx. 6 miles north-east of Abergavenny. This is a country guest house, situated just off the Offa's Dyke Path.

• Bechers Cottage

  phone: +44 1600 750677
  address: The Farr Farm, Newcastle NP25 5NF
  A 5 star cottage

• Kings Orchard Caravan Park

  phone: +44 1600 714186
  address: Withy Lane
  Holiday caravan park, approximately one mile from the town centre.

• Forest of Dean
• Chepstow
• Abergavenny