Walk through the past with US

Blue Plaques You can access and print out a route around the refurbished blue plaques which mark significant historical sites in Abergavenny, click here:  Blue Plaques Trail

Trails and Tails for Families:

These leaflets are available from the Tourist Information Centre and from Abergavenny Museum, or download them below.
Wigs, Flannels, Normans and Romans … for a taster of the history of Abergavenny, follows a trail round the Children’s Plaques
Parks and Gardens …. Just a few of the parks and gardens of Abergavenny
Chapels and Churches: Dissenters, Recusants & Anglicans ... a trail around some Abergavenny churches and chapels

The Charcoal Industry of Fforest Coalpit & the Grwyne Fawr Valley

If you have read Shirley Rippin's book you may be interested in going on this walk to see a number of the sites mentioned. Or try the walk first and buy the book afterwards if you prefer. But do go on the walk. Download the route description here:  Charcoal Walk

Guided walks 

We may be able to offer tailored walks, on request, for other organisations or groups.

Ceramic & stone plaques: Leaflets in both Welsh and English about the new ceramic and stone plaques, Strydoedd a Straeon/Tails and Trails are now available from Abergavenny Tourist Information Centre in the Market Hall, the Museum and other outlets. See Plaques

QR History points: look out for the long green topped History Points in shop and pub windows as well as by the War memorial, Castle Street Car Park and the Museum Car Park. If you have a smart phone with the app to read QR (quick read) points you can obtain more information. Some of the History Points will lead you on a trail around Abergavenny called The Law: makers and breakers, with links to the website. For the History Points website click here:   historypoints.org

Leaflets on walks are available: see Books & Leaflets