See Chepstow Port Wall and one more in Chepstow
5 of the 8 places to visit in and around Chepstow are castles or historic places. There are 2 places to visit inside Chepstow’s built-up area, and 6 more within 5 km of its edge. Of the places on our list, 3 are looked after by Cadw. Walking distance covers 2 of the places on the list, all within 1 km of the middle. Day-trippers head 20 km out to Monmouth Castle.
Top of the list in Chepstow
After Chepstow Port Wall come 3 castles, a museum and an abbey or priory.
Fort · CadwChepstow Port Wallin town
MuseumChepstow Museumin town
Castle · CadwChepstow Castle100 m outside town, to the north
Abbey or priory · CadwTintern Abbey4.6 km outside town, to the north
CastleCaldicot Castle4.8 km outside town, to the southwest
CastleMoynes Court900 m outside town, to the southwestEach has a page of its own: what it is, who runs it, the weather month by month and what else is near it.
How they lie
Look to the southwest for most of the 6 just outside.
The dashed line is Chepstow’s built-up area; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · ONS built-up area 2022
What you can see
Count 5 castles or historic places and 2 other attractions.
Green: inside Chepstow. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
3 places are cared for by Cadw (Chepstow Port Wall, Chepstow Castle and Tintern Abbey).
Every place to visit
It starts in town with 2 places and goes on to 6 within 5 km of its edge.
The 2 inside Chepstow come first, best known first; then the places within 5 km, close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
197 listed buildings and 4 scheduled monuments are on Chepstow’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Chepstow →
Day trips from Chepstow
Day trips number 12; the best known is Monmouth Castle, 20 km off.
Castle · CadwMonmouth Castle20 km north
MuseumSS Great Britain Museum21 km south
CathedralBristol Cathedral21 km south
MuseumBristol City Museum & Art Gallery21 km south · 451K visitors a year
Castle · CadwRaglan Castle19 km northwest
MuseumNational Museum Cardiff38 km southwest · 373K visitors a year
CathedralGloucester Cathedral39 km northeast
CastleBerkeley Castle16 km eastCastleCastle · CadwCaerphilly Castle38 km west
CastleCardiff Castle39 km southwest
Castle · English HeritageGoodrich Castle27 km north
Art galleryArnolfini21 km south · 398K visitors a yearPlaces well known beyond Chepstow (Wikipedia articles in several languages, published visitor counts, or a National Trust, English Heritage or Cadw property), close and famous first. Distances are straight lines from the middle of the town.
Seeing Chepstow: your questions
What are the main attractions in Chepstow?
The best known inside Chepstow’s built-up area are Chepstow Port Wall and Chepstow Museum. In all, 2 places to visit are mapped inside the town, and 6 more within 5 km.
Does Chepstow have a museum?
1 museum or gallery is in or within 5 km of Chepstow: Chepstow Museum.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Chepstow?
Yes. In or within 5 km of Chepstow, 3 places are cared for by Cadw (Chepstow Port Wall, Chepstow Castle and Tintern Abbey).
What are the best-known days out near Chepstow?
Within 40 km: Monmouth Castle (20 km), SS Great Britain Museum (21 km), Bristol Cathedral (21 km), Bristol City Museum & Art Gallery (21 km).
Where are Chepstow’s historic buildings listed?
Chepstow has 197 listed buildings, 3 of them Grade I. They are on its History page, from Cadw’s list, not repeated here.
How is this list made?
From OpenStreetMap (museums, galleries, zoos, theme parks and attractions, castles, forts and abbeys, and historic houses and gardens that are open to visitors) and Wikidata (what each place is, who runs it, its website and visitor counts). A place counts for Chepstow when it is inside the ONS 2022 built-up area, and as nearby within 5 km of its edge. Opening times and prices are not shown: check the official site.
Places: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence) and Wikidata (CC0), placed in the ONS 2022 built-up area (Open Government Licence v3.0). Visitor counts are the latest Wikidata gives, with their year.
Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Photo credits (17)
- Chepstow Port Wall: Pasicles, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Chepstow Museum: Nilfanion, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Chepstow Castle: eszgé, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Tintern Abbey: Saffron Blaze, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Caldicot Castle: Nick, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Moynes Court: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Monmouth Castle: Pauline Eccles, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- SS Great Britain Museum: Hugh Llewelyn, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bristol Cathedral: Adrian Pingstone., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Bristol City Museum & Art Gallery: The original uploader was Steinsky at English Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Raglan Castle: Tyssil, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- National Museum Cardiff: Ham II, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Gloucester Cathedral: Geni, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Berkeley Castle: Philip Halling, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Cardiff Castle: Tevfik Teker, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Goodrich Castle: kitmasterbloke, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Arnolfini: Photographed by Adrian Pingstone, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
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