Self-guided Sightseeing Tour #1 in Monmouth, United Kingdom

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Number of sights 14 sights
Distance 1 km
Ascend 10 m
Descend 11 m

Experience Monmouth in United Kingdom in a whole new way with our self-guided sightseeing tour. This site not only offers you practical information and insider tips, but also a rich variety of activities and sights you shouldn't miss. Whether you love art and culture, want to explore historical sites or simply want to experience the vibrant atmosphere of a lively city - you'll find everything you need for your personal adventure here.

Individual Sights in Monmouth

Sight 1: Monmouth Castle

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Monmouth Castle is a castle close to the centre of the town of Monmouth, the county town of Monmouthshire, on a hill above the River Monnow in south-east Wales.

Wikipedia: Monmouth Castle (EN)

4 meters / 0 minutes

Sight 2: Monmouth Castle & Regimental Museum

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The Monmouth Regimental Museum is located on Castle Hill in Monmouth, Monmouthshire, Wales. The museum is in a wing of Great Castle House, a listed building on the Monmouth Heritage Trail. The focus of most of the museum's exhibits is the most senior regiment in the British Territorial Army, the Royal Monmouthshire Royal Engineers. Great Castle House is home to the Royal Monmouthshire Royal Engineers, and the museum maintains the records of the regiment.

Wikipedia: Monmouth Regimental Museum (EN), Website

143 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 3: Charles Stewart Rolls

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A memorial statue to the aviation pioneer Charles Rolls stands in front of the Shire Hall in Agincourt Square, Monmouth, Wales. The 8 feet (2.4 m) high bronze statue was designed by Sir William Goscombe John, R.A. and Sir Aston Webb, R.A. designed the pink granite plinth. The statue is a Grade II* listed structure.

Wikipedia: Statue of Charles Rolls, Monmouth (EN)

55 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 4: Shire Hall Museum

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The Monmouth Museum, previously known as The Nelson Museum and Local History Centre, was a museum in Monmouth, Monmouthshire, south east Wales. It featured a collection of artefacts associated with Admiral Horatio Nelson, and a local history collection. The museum was located in the Market Hall in the town centre. It was closed during the COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom and did not re-open thereafter. In 2021 Monmouthshire County Council announced plans to move the museum collection to the Shire Hall in Agincourt Square. The five-year project, supported by the National Lottery Heritage Fund, will see a new museum open at the Shire Hall by 2027. The Market Hall site will be let as commercial premises.

Wikipedia: Monmouth Museum (EN), Website

104 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 5: Shire Hall

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The Shire Hall, Monmouth, Wales, is a prominent building on Agincourt Square in the town centre. It was built in 1724, and was formerly the centre for the Assize Courts and Quarter Sessions for Monmouthshire. The building was also used as a market place. In 1839–40, the court was the location of the trial of the Chartist leader John Frost and others for high treason for their part in the Newport Rising.

Wikipedia: Shire Hall, Monmouth (EN), Website

31 meters / 0 minutes

Sight 6: The Punch House

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The Punch House is a public house and hotel located at Agincourt Square, Monmouth, Wales.

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56 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 7: Agincourt House

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Agincourt House, No. 1 Agincourt Square, Monmouth, Monmouthshire, Wales is a notable early seventeenth century half-timbered building.

Wikipedia: Agincourt House, Monmouth (EN)

87 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 8: White Swan Court

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The White Swan Inn, White Swan Court, Church Street, Monmouth, Monmouthshire, south-east Wales, is an eighteenth-century former coaching inn. The building is Grade II* listed as of 27 June 1952. It is one of 24 buildings on the Monmouth Heritage Trail.

Wikipedia: The White Swan Inn, Monmouth (EN)

44 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 9: Savoy Theatre

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The Savoy Theatre, Church Street, Monmouth is a theatre and cinema, reputedly the oldest working theatre site in Wales. It has a capacity for 360 people and is run by a charitable trust. One of 24 buildings on the Monmouth Heritage Trail, the theatre is a Grade II* listed building.

Wikipedia: Savoy Theatre, Monmouth (EN), Website

75 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 10: St Mary's Priory Church

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St Mary's Priory Church, in Whitecross Street, Monmouth, Monmouthshire, Wales, is an Anglican church founded as a Benedictine priory in 1075. The current church dates mostly from the 18th and 19th centuries. It was designated a Grade II* listed building in 1952. It is one of 24 buildings on the Monmouth Heritage Trail.

Wikipedia: St Mary's Priory Church, Monmouth (EN)

103 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 11: Former Working Men's Free Institute

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1 Monk Street, Monmouth was built as a Working Men's Free Institute. It is a Grade II Listed building in Monmouth, Wales and located next to Monmouth Baptist Church.

Wikipedia: 1 Monk Street, Monmouth (EN)

0 meters / 0 minutes

Sight 12: Monmouth Baptist Church

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Monmouth Baptist Church is located in Monk Street, Monmouth, south east Wales. The church building was opened in 1907, although the Baptist congregation had been formed in 1818. The church became a Grade II listed building on 27 October 1998.

Wikipedia: Monmouth Baptist Church (EN)

245 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 13: St Mary's Roman Catholic Church

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St Mary's Roman Catholic Church, in St Mary's Street near the centre of Monmouth, is the earliest post-Reformation Catholic public place of worship to be permitted in Wales. The church is a late Georgian Roman Catholic church with later Victorian additions by the Catholic convert architect Benjamin Bucknall. It has been designated as a Grade II listed building since 15 August 1974, and is one of 24 buildings on the Monmouth Heritage Trail.

Wikipedia: St Mary's Roman Catholic Church, Monmouth (EN)

99 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 14: Monmouth Methodist Church

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Monmouth Methodist Church is located in Monmouth, south east Wales. It is set well back from St James Street between buildings. Designed by George Vaughan Maddox and built in 1837, it retains its original galleries, organ loft and sophisticated pulpit.

Wikipedia: Monmouth Methodist Church (EN)

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