Formerly the site of Speech House colliery, Beechenhurst is now the ideal base for a family day out with walking trails,Gaveller’s cafe and a play area. It has visitor information and is home to the famous Sculpture Trail.

Beautiful mature Oak and Beech woodland Bargain Wood lies adjacent to a section of the famous Wye Valley Walk. Visitors to the site can enjoy pleasant walks that take in a number of fantastic views across the Wye Valley. The Whitestone picnic and play area offers visitors the opportunity to relax in beautiful surroundings with barbecue facilities and a unique children

Situated in the heart of Ross-on-Wye in the famous sandstone Market House of 1650, this centre offers a flavour of the heritage of this historic town and also offers extensive resources for the family history researcher, hands-on elements for younger visitors, children’s activities in all of the school holidays and an excellent gift shop stocking local books, gifts and souvenirs.

Visit Herefordshire provides all aspects of tourism marketing, research, development and training for the County.
Visit Herefordshire can also help with any specific tourism information not covered on their website.

There are two Tourist Information Centres (TICs) in Monmouthshire, located in Abergavenny and Chepstow and a Tourist Information Outlet (TIO) in Monmouth. Chepstow and Monmouth are managed directly by Monmouthshire Council. TICs act as a focal point for tourism businesses in the area and a communication channel for information for visitors e.g. on local events, special offers etc.

Shire Hall is located in the centre of Monmouth. It is a Grade I listed, classically designed building designed by Philip Fisher of Bristol in 1724. It is famous for housing the Chartist Trials of 1839/40.
It also houses a Tourist Information Centre

Abbey Mill is a complex of café and craft shops housed in the Old Mill Buildings. The Old Water Wheel, made in the 1870s and operated until 1951. Power came from this waterwheel, one of 22 waterwheels which lined the banks of the Angidy river,  providing energy for the Valley’s industries. The Abbey Mill wheel is the only one to survive. It was taken away to be restored in November 2008.The restoration was a part of an “Overlooking the Wye” project, part funded by the Heritage Lottery.

Goodrich Castle stands majestically on a wooded hill commanding the passage of the River Wye into the picturesque valley of Symonds Yat . The castle was begun in the late 11th century, by the English thegn Godric who gave it his name

The ruins of Chepstow Castle have a spectacular setting on cliffs over the River Wye.  This powerful defensive position can best be seen from several points on the English side of the river. William Fitzosbern commenced building the castle the year after the Battle of Hastings in 1067, in stone to help subdue the Welsh of Gwent

The Abbey remains the best-preserved medieval abbey in Wales. Tintern was only the second Cistercian foundation in Britain, and the first in Wales. The present-day remains are a mixture of building works covering a 400-year period between 1131 and 1536.

Brockweir Quay is where the trows from Bristol would load/unload and it was once a busy port. The quay has been cleaned and restored by the Overlooking the Wye project

The internationally famous viewpoint is situated 120m above the gorge of the River Wye with views over rural Herefordshire and the mountains of mid-Wales. It is a Forestry Commission site
Nearby cliffs are the nesting place of Peregrine Falcons, you can enjoy watching the birds while they hunt and raise their young from April to August each year.

Built as a Victorian country railway station, this Green Flag Award winning site is set in Picturesque surroundings by the River Wye just outside Tintern. With new railway carriages, a signal box, a Victorian Tea Room and Destination Wye Valley exhibition this site offers picnic and barbeque facilities and numerous events