Caerwent is a small village in Monmouthshire that has one of the longest and most fascinating histories of any local community. A stone in...

Visit Caldicot’s magnificent Medieval Castle in Monmouthshire, set in fifty-five acres of beautiful parkland. Discover the castle’s past with a taped tour and enjoy the...

The most northerly tip of Portishead, Battery Point offers wonderful views along the Bristol Channel. In WWII, a battery of guns was mounted on aprons,...

The Lake Grounds area is a beautiful spot to relax. Built around an artificial lake and running alongside the esplanade, this is the town’s main...

The small town of Caerleon near Newport in South Wales is rich in Roman history as it was the site of the Roman fortress of...

The Ffwrwm Crafts and Arts Centre in Caerleon offers visitors the chance to relax after exploring the town’s Roman sites. The centre itself houses...

The Roman Fortress Baths in Caerleon were built around A.D. 85 but were not discovered until 1964. They are the most complete remains of...

The Roman Amphitheatre in Caerleon, the Roman Fortress of Isca, in South Wales is the best preserved in Britain. Excavations began in the 1920s...

As a port and market town, much of the trading activity in Newport used to centre around the indoor market. The market was built...

The small town of Caerleon was the site of a Roman fortress called Isca that was founded in AD75. The museum is within the...

St Woolos Cathedral dates back to the 12th Century but is built on a site that has been a place of worship since the 6th...

The new Riverfront arts centre in Newport has been long awaited in the city. There are two theatres that offer diverse forms of entertainment...

The Newport City Live Arena started its life as an Odeon cinema and is the only example of classic Art Deco style to be found...

Newport Castle was built in the 14th Century and was extensively destroyed by Owain Glyndwr. The remains stand on the banks of the river...

St Peter’s in Portishead dates from the 14th Century though the high Somerset Tower was erected in 1450. The church has a Norman carved font...

The Transporter Bridge in Newport is one of only seven transporter bridges left in the world and is fully operational. Designed by the French...

Tredegar House is one of the finest examples of a 17th Century Charles II house anywhere in Britain and is surrounded by 90 acres of...

Across the road from Clevedon Pier you will find a first rate example of one of the town’s specialities – a superb Grade II Listed...

The only intact Grade I listed pier in the country was built from scrap metal. Clevedon Pier’s designers, John Grover and Richard Ward, bought 37...

The Grade II listed drinking fountain situated on The Beach in Clevedon was built by the Rev. J.S. Newman in memory of his wife, Annie....

Stroll along The Beach in Clevedon and you’ll come upon the town’s decorative bandstand. It was built to commemorate the Golden Jubilee of Queen Victoria...

Waterloo House in Clevedon was built in 1829, by a local man, George Somerton, whose family owned it for almost a hundred years. The Grade...

Salthouse Fields, next to the sea front, were once used to process salt left by the tides. Now they’re a green area offering seaside activities...

Marine lakes were once very fashionable - and very useful. Clevedon lies on the Bristol Channel, which has the second highest tidal range in the...

The Lookout in Clevedon can be located on an incline a little way past the Marine Lake. It was built in 1835 by Ferdinand Beeston....

Chepstow Castle is a well loved feature of the town. Substantial remains are still to be seen of this, what was probably one of...

Chepstow Museum is a popular visitor attraction in the town, and holds a large collection that is interesting and wide-ranging. There have been settlements...

A Roman villa was a country house, usually the centre of an estate. This one was discovered during the construction of Lawrence Weston housing estate...

The Regimental Museum is located close to the heart of Monmouth and is one of the most significant pieces of architecture in the town....

Architect Sir John Vanbrugh, famed for the palatial Blenheim and Castle Howard, designed this more compact country house for Sir Edward Southall, Queen Anne’s Secretary...

This beautiful country park is one of the finest areas of natural and open land that exists in this area of South Gloucestershire. Well...

These enchanting cottages around a green were built c.1811 for retired employees of John Scandrett Harford, who owned Blaise Castle House. Each of the nine...

The 650-acre Blaise Castle Estate has been a public pleasure-ground since it was bought by Bristol Council. Paths wind along wooded slopes and beside brooks....

This farm is open to the public and offers local people and visitors to the area a chance to see how a farm in this...

Cwmbran Stadium has been well supported by the Sports Council for Wales which has resulted in its offering an excellent sporting facility in the Torfaen...

The Rolls-Royce Heritage Trust was established by a small group of workers and enthusiasts in 1981, and on a small patch at the Bristol factory,...

There are no hard and fast rules set by this art centre and gallery as to what style it is involved in promoting and exhibiting....

The idea of the Cultural Development Centre is to offer ways for the people of the city and surrounding area to develop their cultural talents...

Bishop Carpenter built a new quadrangle in the 15th century for Westbury’s college (community) of priests. It was like a miniature castle, with a turret...

Raglan Castle was built in the 15th Century and is a great monument to the medieval era. Before the present structure was built there...