Guidebook for Abergavenny
Food Scene
The Angel Bakery
50 Lower Castle StGreat sourdoughs and awesome croissants for breakfast.
Excellent restaurant run by Stephen Terry. Choose from a massive menu featuring great dishes cooked from fresh local ingredients. Lively atmosphere and a brilliant venue for a special meal.
68 locals recommend
The Hardwick
Excellent restaurant run by Stephen Terry. Choose from a massive menu featuring great dishes cooked from fresh local ingredients. Lively atmosphere and a brilliant venue for a special meal.
Authentic Italian pizza in a friendly restaurant with great atmosphere.
30 locals recommend
Pizzorante
Market StreetAuthentic Italian pizza in a friendly restaurant with great atmosphere.
Michelin Star dining two miles from the Cart House. Fabulous cooking from Shaun Hill in a stylish but unpretentious restaurant with fine quality wines.
81 locals recommend
The Walnut Tree
Michelin Star dining two miles from the Cart House. Fabulous cooking from Shaun Hill in a stylish but unpretentious restaurant with fine quality wines.
Drinks & Nightlife
Great local pub with good beers and wine, friendly hosts and great food. Dogs welcome and nothing is too much trouble,
13 locals recommend
The Hunters Moon Inn
Great local pub with good beers and wine, friendly hosts and great food. Dogs welcome and nothing is too much trouble,
Chesters has a great range of carefully selected wines. The real bonus is that you can pull up a table and open a bottle to enjoy. Bring your own food if you are hungry!
Chesters Wine Merchants
46 Cross StChesters has a great range of carefully selected wines. The real bonus is that you can pull up a table and open a bottle to enjoy. Bring your own food if you are hungry!
Robb and Nicola Merchant opened their vineyard around ten years ago and since then have developed an amazing range of award-winning Welsh wines. The Cellar is open at weekends for tasting tours and it is easy to settle in! Don't miss the pinot noir - it is incredible.
13 locals recommend
White Castle Vineyard
Robb and Nicola Merchant opened their vineyard around ten years ago and since then have developed an amazing range of award-winning Welsh wines. The Cellar is open at weekends for tasting tours and it is easy to settle in! Don't miss the pinot noir - it is incredible.
Sightseeing
Real fairytale castle with four towers, a drawbriedge and a moat. Just fifteen minutes walk from the Cart House, this is a really interesting spot for a picnic or just to take in the view.
Whitecastle
Real fairytale castle with four towers, a drawbriedge and a moat. Just fifteen minutes walk from the Cart House, this is a really interesting spot for a picnic or just to take in the view.
Llanthony Priory is a splendid ruined monastery in an unrivalled setting in the heart of the Black Mountains. Go there to walk, drink (there is a pub in the ruins), or hang out with a picnic. A truly beautiful place and a real highlight.
30 locals recommend
Llanthony
Llanthony Priory is a splendid ruined monastery in an unrivalled setting in the heart of the Black Mountains. Go there to walk, drink (there is a pub in the ruins), or hang out with a picnic. A truly beautiful place and a real highlight.
Parks & Nature
Iconic local mountain that provides the backdrop to sunset from the Cart House. Legend has it that the end of the hill was struck off by a thunderbolt on the day of the crucifixion. Worth a walk up whatever - the views are amazing.
17 locals recommend
Ysgyryd Fawr
Iconic local mountain that provides the backdrop to sunset from the Cart House. Legend has it that the end of the hill was struck off by a thunderbolt on the day of the crucifixion. Worth a walk up whatever - the views are amazing.
Shopping
Abergavenny has great local and independent shops, as well a range of supermarkets (Waitrose, Morrisons, Tesco and Aldi). The town market (Tues, Fri, Sat) is a great place for fresh fish, veg and cheese, as well as lots of eccentric non-edibles.
145 locals recommend
Abergavenny
Abergavenny has great local and independent shops, as well a range of supermarkets (Waitrose, Morrisons, Tesco and Aldi). The town market (Tues, Fri, Sat) is a great place for fresh fish, veg and cheese, as well as lots of eccentric non-edibles.
Getting Around
Station Road
Station RoadThe nearest station is Abergavenny, with regular services to Newport and London.
Entertainment & Activities
The Cart House is mid-way between Bike Park Wales and the Forest of Dean, making it a great centre for mountain bikers. There are lots of green lanes around the farm and close by and we can offer a bike wash and secure storage.
128 locals recommend
Bike Park Wales
The Cart House is mid-way between Bike Park Wales and the Forest of Dean, making it a great centre for mountain bikers. There are lots of green lanes around the farm and close by and we can offer a bike wash and secure storage.