Events Around Monmouth

Taste of Monmouthshire is a boutique food and drink festival held in the historic venue of Shire Hall in the county town of Monmouth. The county of Monmouthshire is the Food Capital of Wales and boasts many award winning hotels and restaurants together with top quality food and drink producers.

Presented here is a unique opportunity to hear a comprehensive selection of chart hits America’s biggest pop band ever recorded including: God Only Knows - Good Vibrations - I Get Around - Surfin’ USA - Fun Fun Fun - California Girls - Sloop John B and many more that you will surely know and by the end of the evening

Open Doors is Europe’s largest, free, architectural and heritage event, involving 48 countries. The Kymin will be celebrating this special week-end by opening the doors to the Round House free of charge on both 8th & 9th September. On Saturday 8th September we’ll have Rock Painting for all.

A quirky hilltop property with fantastic views across the Brecon Beacons, Wye Valley and Forest of Dean. Two small Georgian buildings adorn the site: a circular two-storey dining club and a unique Naval temple celebrating the victories of the Royal Navy during the Napoleonic wars.

The Welsh Wanderer CycleFest is taking place in the market town of Monmouth on 26th August. Experience the outstanding natural beauty of the Wye Valley, by taking part in one of the two challenging sportive route options or bring the whole family along for a Free Family Cycle ride which is a perfect event for cyclists...

Have you ever wanted to draw beautiful landscapes but don’t know where to start£ Or are you already drawing and painting as a hobby and would like to improve your skills£ If so this one day course is for you.

Ever fancied trying your hand at water colouring£ Well now’s your chance. Talented painter Lavinia will help you create your own water colour painting. Whether you are an experienced painter or this is your first time. All materials provided free of charge. Tea and home made cakes available to buy.

There will be free parking in Redbrook on this day

Visitors are invited to attend a grand tour of Raglan Castle the stylish home of Lord William and Lady Anne Herbert. The year is 1462 and the fabulously wealthy couple are keen to show off their impeccable taste in interior design.

Join the group Castles of the UK for their annual meet up. Enjoy a full programme of multi-period living history, craft displays, talks and tours.

9 acres of mature woodland gardens with streams, ponds, formal gardens with over 80 varieties of trees. Wild flower meadows host a variety of wild Orchids species. Traditional games on the lawns and lunches served on the terraces. Garden tours available.

Brockweir is a medieval village, nestled between the River Wye and the Offas Dyke Path. The gardens are of contrasting styles and sited in elevated positions offering extensive views over the Wye Valley and beyond. All gardens have parking close by.

The redundant church of St Jeromes is renowned for its late 15th-century screen, one of the finest in southern Wales. The 19th-century restoration was carried out between 1863 and 1878 and supervised by J.P. Seddon.

Brother Thomas will tell you all about his life as a monk at Tintern Abbey. Our sympathetic and helpful brother will give you inside information about the monks rituals and responsibilities. As the cellarer of Tintern Abbey, he will be able to tell you all that is to know (and perhaps some things you shouldnt know!

Ever wondered what lurks in the mud? Where does a dragonfly come from? What’s a bloodworm? You’ll be amazed at how much life there is in a seemingly empty pond. Come and see what creeps around in the depths of our pond. Assisted by our staff, you’re sure to see a variety of minibeast life, and learn something new.

St Marys is a Grade I listed medieval church which was rebuilt in the 1800s, carefully reusing some of the earlier fabric such as the 15th-century rood-screen, stained glass and tracery. In 1885 the vicars wife, Rosamund Lindsay, died and her husband decorated the interior in her memory.

The Usk Farmers’ Market is held on the first and third Saturday of each month throughout the year from 10.00am to 1.00 pm. It is held in the Memorial Hall with both indoor and outside stalls.

The 2018 OVO Energy Tour of Britain begins in Carmarthenshire for the first time as we welcome 120 of the world’s top professional cyclists for Britain’s biggest professional cycle race.

On the second Saturday in September, every year since 1844, Usk Farmers’ Club have held the Usk Show to celebrate the very best of Monmouthshire farming and rural life. Now one of the biggest One-Day Agricultural Shows in the whole of the UK, its popularity is second-to-none.

The redundant church of St David is in the care of the Friends of Friendless Churches. The church is largely from the fifteenth century: most of the windows and the screen and rood loft date from this century.

Monsters Of Rock featuring Letz zep, Women in Rock & Whitesnake uk.: Tickets avaiable.

On Saturday 1st Sept at 2.30pm, Owain Gibby, a Japanese gardening enthusiast, will be giving a talk about, and answering questions on, “von Siebold in Japan”.

No need to throw away your broken items. Bring your broken item for our excellent and skilled repairers to repair – furniture, toys, tools, electronics, household appliance, clothing and textiles, and more. We have a number of excellent and skilled repairers. We can repair almost anything.

Book talk and signing