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has been a bed and breakfast. and bed a been has

decommissioned. Since 1989 The West Lighthouse Lighthouse Usk West The 1989 Since decommissioned.

lighthouse warning ships until 1922 when it was was it when 1922 until ships warning lighthouse

the land around it was reclaimed. It was a working working a was It reclaimed. was it around land the

lighthouse was on its own island up until 1856 when when 1856 until up island own its on was lighthouse

Channel Flood of 1607. of Flood Channel Walker. It was the first of 22 lighthouses he built. The The built. he lighthouses 22 of first the was It Walker.

There are plans to link both walks to the Coast Path. Coast the to walks both link to plans are There Circular Walk Circular Locks Fourteen a refuge for local folks sheltering from the Bristol the from sheltering folks local for refuge a Brides. It was built in 1821 by Scottish architect, James James architect, Scottish by 1821 in built was It Brides.

1 Newport Walk Let’s to refer or fourteenlocks.co.uk 15th Century church. It is thought to have provided provided have to thought is It church. Century 15th The is on the sea wall south of St St of south wall sea the on is Lighthouse Usk West The

fringe.

For opening times and more information, visit www. visit information, more and times opening For private home though it still looks like an impressive impressive an like looks still it though home private

The West Usk Lighthouse Usk West The mountain scenery, upland and lowland farms and urban urban and farms lowland and upland scenery, mountain

significant and impressive in the country. country. the in impressive and significant St Peter’s Church at Wentloog is now a a now is Wentloog Peterstone at Church Peter’s St

House in Newport. It passes through spectacular spectacular through passes It Newport. in House

of locks in a small area, it becomes one of the most most the of one becomes it area, small a in locks of

Peterstone Church Church Peterstone at Sirhowy (near Tredegar) and finishing at Tredegar Tredegar at finishing and Tredegar) (near Sirhowy at

in Britain, and when combined with the sheer number number sheer the with combined when and Britain, in

A 26 mile (42km) walk starting starting walk (42km) mile 26 A Walk Valley Sirhowy The

160 ft in just 800 yards. This is one of the steepest rises rises steepest the of one is This yards. 800 just in ft 160

will take an average of 4 days to complete. to days 4 of average an take will that raised the water level of the Canal Canal Monmouthshire the of level water the raised that

the sea until the next high tide. high next the until sea the

Caerleon and through the beautiful Vale of Usk Usk of Vale beautiful the through Brecon and of the 18th Century. Dadford created a flight of locks locks of flight a created Dadford Century. 18th the of

water then pushes the flap open again – draining out to to out draining – again open flap the pushes then water

A 48 mile (77km) walk between between walk (77km) mile 48 A Walk Valley Usk The engineering feat of Thomas Dadford in the last years years last the in Dadford Thomas of feat engineering

tide turns and goes back out. The weight of the fresh fresh the of weight The out. back goes and turns tide

The Fourteen Locks Canal Centre celebrates the the celebrates Centre Canal Locks Fourteen The

of the wall builds up temporarily in the reens until the the until reens the in temporarily up builds wall the of

Other Walks Other

the flap and closes it. The fresh water on the other side side other the on water fresh The it. closes and flap the

Fourteen Locks Locks Fourteen

tide comes in, the incoming seawater pushes against against pushes seawater incoming the in, comes tide

reservoir and of the . Bristol the of and reservoir wall at low tide via a flap and out to the sea. When the the When sea. the to out and flap a via tide low at wall

Lodge Hill Circular Walk Circular Hill Lodge 5 Newport Walk Let’s to refer or

play area, an assault course and stunning views of the the of views stunning and course assault an area, play water from the ditches and reens goes through the sea sea the through goes reens and ditches the from water

www.newport.gov.uk/visiting visit

lost. There are picnic areas, BBQ facilities, a children’s children’s a facilities, BBQ areas, picnic are There lost. the house. the to that used by the Romans nearly 2000 years ago. Fresh Fresh ago. years 2000 nearly Romans the by used that to

information, more and times opening For

well signposted so that it’s almost impossible to get get to impossible almost it’s that so signposted well More visitors than ever can now enjoy the splendour of of splendour the enjoy now can ever than visitors More The gout is a simple tidal flap system similar similar system flap tidal simple a is gout The

Camelot. bridal paths and cycling trails of various lengths are are lengths various of trails cycling and paths bridal of the building, as well as of the gardens and parkland. parkland. and gardens the of as well as building, the of

The Gout at Peterstone at Gout The

believe Caerleon to be the location of ’s Arthur’s King of location the be to Caerleon believe ant as well more than 130 species of birds. Walks, Walks, birds. of species 130 than more well as ant Recently the National Trust took on the management management the on took Trust National the Recently

changing rooms, a pool and a gymnasium. Some people people Some gymnasium. a and pool a rooms, changing It’s home to deer, dormouse, adders, lizards and wood wood and lizards adders, dormouse, deer, to home It’s

building material. building

the legionnaires’ leisure centre complete with heated heated with complete centre leisure legionnaires’ the 1000 years. years. 1000

1672 in red brick, at that time a rare and expensive expensive and rare a time that at brick, red in 1672

remnants of fortress baths which would have been been have would which baths fortress of remnants more than than more

and 1664 between rebuilt substantially was it stone, of

spectators; remains of Roman barrack buildings and and buildings barrack Roman of remains spectators; spanning spanning

today dates from the late 15th Century. Originally built built Originally Century. 15th late the from dates today

the whole legion – 6,000 6,000 – legion whole the and a history history a and

from 1402, but the oldest part of the building we see see we building the of part oldest the but 1402, from

which once could seat seat could once which woodland woodland

The Morgan family lived on the site of House Tredegar of site the on lived family Morgan The

wall; the amphitheatre amphitheatre the wall; of continuous continuous of

sections of the fortress fortress the of sections

1000 hectares hectares 1000 park.

AD75. What survives are: are: survives What AD75.

Wales with a a with I listed building and is set in its own beautiful 90 acre acre 90 beautiful own its in set is and building listed I Coast Path Coast

occupied Caerleon from from Caerleon occupied www.newport.gov.uk/visiting forest in in forest century mansions in the whole of Britain. It’s a Grade Grade a It’s Britain. of whole the in mansions century

Augustan Legion Legion Augustan is the largest largest the is House is also one of the most significant late 17th- late significant most the of one also is House

The Second Roman Roman Second The Wentwood One of the architectural wonders of Wales, Tredegar Tredegar Wales, of wonders architectural the of One

Newport

Tredegar House Tredegar

Wentwood Caerleon

West Usk Lighthouse to the Wentloog Levels Wentloog the to Lighthouse Usk West Sites of interest around Newport around interest of Sites

From Redwick to Nash The Docks and

Redwick Goldcliff Sea Wall and Priory The East Usk Lighthouse View of the Docks The City (SDR) Steel Wave by Peter Fink The East Usk Lighthouse is one of two lighthouses on Redwick is the best- Giraldus Cambrensis, who toured Wales in 1188, Stands on the either side of the at the Severn . It is preserved medieval described Gouldclyffe in Latin as ‘glittering with a riverbank where still operational. In 1893, Thomas Williams, with the village on the wonderful brightness’. commercial help of his horse, dragged the steel used to build Gwent Levels. The and passenger Goldcliff was named after a limestone cliff, about 60 the lighthouse from Nash down the long lane to the village probably wharves were feet high, that once rose over a great bed of yellow mica coast. His family continued to tend the lighthouse for originated late thriving early in that had a glittering appearance in sunshine, especially generations. Originally, it was built on legs, but now it in the eleventh the 19th Century. to ships passing in the Bristol Channel. forms part of the sea wall and stands within the century; its layout The sculpture grounds of the Wetlands Nature Reserve. has hardly changed Goldcliff was an island until the sea wall was built. reflects Newport’s since. In 1113ad the Norman Lord of Caerleon granted the This outstanding 190 metre steel celebrates history of steel Benedictines a priory which was built on the island of the City of Newport’s industrial heritage. It’s located The church, St manufacturing Goldcliff. The monks were also given the surrounding between the and the George Street Thomas the From here you can see the Alexandra Docks across the and the foundation of the town on the banks of the land to farm though they had to reclaim it from the sea Bridge – the first cable-stayed highway bridge in the Apostle, is well river. The North Dock opened in April 1875, and in 1878, River Usk. Erected in 1990, the sculpture was made using – continuing the work of the Romans. UK – and completes the family of seven different worth a visit. whilst constructing the timber float, a Danish Viking 50 tons of sheet steel and stands 14 metres high by 35 that celebrate the partnership between the city Among its unique Goldcliff has long been Ship was found in mud on ten acres of land near the metres long. and the River Usk. features, the church has medieval stone carvings, a full associated with the tidal North Dock. immersion baptistery and its font originates from the fishing of salmon, which The South Dock was constructed in three sections: the 13th Century. Two of the six bells in the central tower may well have had its northern section opened in 1893, the second southern The Newport City Footbridge date from the pre-Reformation period and are thought origins with the Priory or portion in 1907, and the third and final section including The Newport City to be some of the oldest working church bells in the even in Roman times. the South Lock entrance was officially opened on 14th Footbridge is a country. RSPB Centre July 1914 by HRH Prince Arthur of Connaught. On the pedestrian and cycle Wetlands Nature Reserve The Wetlands Centre is nestled among reeds and pools date of opening, it was the largest sea lock in the world. bridge that links to make it look as if it’s floating. The centre was opened the east bank of the River Usk to new The reserve was first established by the Countryside in 2008 and is managed by the RSPB. It houses a shop, The Newport Transporter Bridge developments on Council for Wales (CCW) in 2000 to mitigate the loss café, an education room and conference facilities to the west bank. The of the wildlife habitat in the area after the provide activities and events as well as a place for Newport’s Grade I listed Transporter Bridge is one of bridge has won a The houses and farmsteads in Whitson are set back Bay Barrage scheme was undertaken. The land which visitors to relax. Guided walks around the Reserve can just six working Transporter Bridges worldwide, and it design award and from the road in long strips of pasture. It reflects a stretches from Goldcliff to Uskmouth was once an ash be arranged from here. is a fascinating and impressive monument to Edwardian is part of Newport’s medieval ‘cope’ land allocation pattern. This fascinating covered wasteland for the neighbouring coal-fired engineering. Opened in 1906, the design was an major regeneration project. It was opened exactly 100 landscape was planned out between the 11th and 13th Uskmouth power station. ingenious solution to the problem of crossing the River century, possibly by the monks at Goldcliff. Great Traston Usk, which has the highest tidal range of any city in the years to the day after the Transporter Bridge. Newport The ash was removed and the site re-landscaped. Now world, whilst still allowing the passage of tall-masted was built in the 1280s and 1290s by “Monksditch” also known as “Goldcliff Pill” passes 438 hectares cover salt marsh, reed beds, saline , Meadows Reserve ships. through the village on its way to the sea. Monksditch wet grassland, and scrub and provide an excellent Gilbert de Clare, earl of . Its dramatic riverside Solutia (now Eastman carries water from an upland stream to the coast, habitat for a range of species, especially wetland birds. The bridge is open for gondola crossings roughly from frontage has a water gate in the central tower, so the Industries) established the preventing the fresh water from flooding the levels. It The water levels are carefully regulated to ensure the March until the end of September. Day visit tickets The Riverfront is lord could arrive by boat. The only similar example is reserve in conjunction with was first documented in the 13th Century and probably saline lagoons get enough sea water. As the sea water also include access to the motor house and high level Newport’s thriving the ‘Traitor’s Gate’ at the Tower of . Between and the constructed by the monks at Goldcliff. floods in, so do the fish and prawns which provide a walkway, which were previously unavailable, but are theatre and arts the corner and central towers was a great hall and Gwent Wildlife Trust. It consists great source of food. now regularly open. The Visitor Centre is open all year. centre whose chambers, and the whole castle was contained within of grazing marsh bordered by purpose is to bring a tidal moat and a curtain wall. Updated by the dukes The gondola crossing forms part of the Coast Path route, reens which creates a unique as many people as of Buckingham into a great house with a fine presence but please check prior to visiting – when the bridge is habitat for species of wildlife possible into contact chamber over the water gate, it fell into disrepair after closed, the route goes along the SDR bridge just upriver. and plants. with the arts and the third duke was executed in 1521. In 1800s it was More than 95% of Britain’s hay meadows have been Day visits and gondola crossings are available to groups creativity. To that converted into a tannery and brewery, and today the lost since the Second World War due to changes in all year (engineering works permitting - please book), end, it houses two site is open to visitors for special events during the year. land management, so the Reserve’s hay meadows are and the Friends of Newport Transporter Bridge can theatre spaces, two increasingly important for the rare plants found there. arrange for a guide to show you around. Car and visual art galleries, a dance studio, a recording studio, They are designated Sites of Special Scientific Interest. coach parking is just across the road on the West side. workshop rooms, a conference room and licensed café. | www.newportship.org www.fontb.org.uk Newport Coast Path

The Coast Path of Wales is 870 miles. Wentood The Newport Coast Path A4042 Section is 23 miles/ 37km of this. A4051

Caerleon

A48

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M4 A4048

PointsofInterest Fourteen Locks Redwick Whitson

Goldcliff Sea Wall & Priory Newport Ship Waterloo Hotel Wetlands Nature Reserve & Bistro The East Usk Lighthouse

Fanny’s Rest Stop The Wetlands Centre A48 Great Traston Tredegar House Meadows Reserve The Docks The Newport Transporter Bridge Redwick The (SDR) The Newport City Parc Golf Club Rose Inn Footbridge Nash Waterloo Inn RSPB Newport Whitson Riverfront Arts Centre Wetlands Goldcliff Steel Wave Farmer’s Arms Newport Castle Tredegar House

Sea Wall Tearooms, The West Usk Lighthouse Goldcliff The Gout at Peterstone Waymarker Peterstone Church St Brides B4239 Tourist Information Centre Newport Coast Path Route Lighthouse Pub, St Brides Ty Coch Camping & Walnut Tree Sirhowy Valley Walk Local Information Centre Caravanning Farm Park Sirhowy Valley Walk link (under construction) Toilets Peterstone Lakes Golf Course Usk Valley Walk link (under construction) Food & Drink Peterstone Wentloog Newport Boundary The Six Bells Inn Miles Transporter Bridge crossing 0 0.5 1 Accommodation Let’s Walk Newport www.newport.gov.uk/countryside 0 0.5 1 Camping & Caravan site Kilometres Forest areas Public house Urban areas Parking (free) (paid) Gwent Levels (SSSI*) When walking, refer to the OS Explorer Map 152 Newport and Pontypool River Usk (SSSI*) Golf Course * S i t e ofSpecial ScientificInterest