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Ancient Market Town Abergavenny - here Market Hall
Abergavenny Castle Ruins
Abergavenny Museum at the CastleAbergavenny Castle Brecon Beacons National Park Tourist Information
Abergavenny, the Mid Wales base of choice for walkers looking to push into the Brecon Beacons National Park just on Abergavenny's doorstep, the town is a pretty and laidback market town with an annual food festival and arts festival, as well as the magnificent Abergavenny Castle and Museum.
Framed by the three huge hills Skirrid Fawr, Sugar Loaf and Blorenge, the opportunities for walking, climbing and other outdoor leisure activities in the area is numerous. Further from the English border, Abergavenny has a real Welsh feel, marked by Roman forts, religious history and ancient Neolithic sites. The largely untouched Abergavenny Castle and adjacent Abergavenny Museum pulls in the visitors, and the intricate medieval carvings in St Mary's Parish Church built around the same time as the castle in 1090 is well worth a look, particularly the famous Jesse carving.
Abergavenny Castle
The remains of Abergavenny Castle you can see today are not the original castle - this was destroyed totally in 1233 by Richard Marshall, the Earl of Pembroke. Abergavenny Castle's gatehouse, in the Barbican style, is thought to have been added in the 15th century.
Looking at the remains you can see that Abergavenny Castle would have been a pretty impressive if it's heyday, indeed it played host to kings and was strategically positioned just above the River Usk to ward off Welsh invasion into the lowland. Check the Abergavenny Castle weblinks right for more details on the history of this Welsh Castle.
Abergavenny Museum & Abergavenny Castle, The Castle, Castle Street, Abergavenny, Monmouthshire. Tel: 01873 854282. Open from March to October, Monday to Saturday 11am to 1pm and 2pm to 5pm, Sun 2pm to 5pm. From November to February Monday to Saturday 11am to 1pm, and 2pm to 4pm.
Abergavenny Museum
Abergavenny Museum, adjacent to the castle, is situated in what was the old hunting lodge situated amidst the castle ruins. With a firm focus on local history, the museum's collections are impressive and include numerous old photographs of Abergavenny and important municipal records providing information on Elizabethan and Medieval parts of the town destroyed in slum clearances between 1957 and 1972.
Social history artefacts reflect on the areas rural history and agriculture as well as local industries, working life and the domestic. Artefacts from the local Roman fort of Gobannium are also on show here, as well as an excellent collection of women's costumes including Regency, late 19th century and 1920s attire.
Abergavenny Tourist Information Centre & National Park Visitor Centre, Monmouth Road, Abergavenny, Monmouthshire. Tel: 01873 857588.
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