Discover locally-produced food, great places to stay and fantastic scenery – the beautiful Black Mountains are the backdrop to Abergavenny in the south east corner of the Brecon Beacons National Park. The town is a great base for walking, cycling and just enjoying the great outdoors.
With its annual Abergavenny Food Festival, the town is also mecca for foodies – and there are plenty of gorgeous gastro pubs, ancient inns and restaurants to try in the surrounding countryside too. The town has regular markets where you can buy quality produce grown locally too.
Abergavenny has history and heritage in spades – come and explore our castles, medieval mansions, Roman remains and standing stones. We’ve got the Monmouthshire and Brecon Canal on our doorstep and the Blaenavon World Heritage and Big Pit mine are just up the road.
Bed & breakfasts, hotels, inns, farm stays, camping, caravanning and cottages for self-catering – we’ve got the lot in Abergavenny and the surrounding countryside!
From walking, cycling, horse riding for all ages and abilities to watersports, river fishing and canal holidays, we’ve got the outdoors covered. Abergavenny is a great base for sporty types too – there’s mountain biking, gliding, paragliding, climbing and more.
From fine dining to pub grub, our local restaurants, pubs and cafes in Abergavenny and around make use of great local produce including some of the best meat and salmon you’ll taste anywhere in Britain.
Raglan Castle is just down the road and we’ve got Roman remains and modern industrial history like the World Heritage Centre at Blaenavon just up the road for Horrible Histories fans.
Rain stopped play? Not here! As well as eating, drinking and shopping in Abergavenny we’ve got a cinema, theatre, history trails and museums to keep you entertained on rainy days.
We think there’s more than enough to keep you busy here but the Welsh capital Cardiff is only a 40-minute drive or train ride away from Abergavenny. It has excellent (free) national museums and art galleries, fantastic shopping, culture, theatre and restaurants galore.
For more ideas on what to see and do in and around Abergavenny, come and talk to our friendly Visitor Information staff at their new location.
Abergavenny Tourist Information Centre
Tithe Barn, next to St Mary’s Priory Church,
Monk Street,
Abergavenny.
NP7 5ND
Tel: 01873 853254
Email: Abergavennyic@breconbeacons.org
