Abergavenny Museum is set in the grounds of a ‘ruined’ Norman Castle. You can enjoy a picnic during the summer or a brisk walk on winter days.
Abergavenny Museum
The Castle
Castle Street
Abergavenny
Monmouthshire
NP7 5EE
Telephone: +44 (0)1873 854282
Caerleon Roman Fortress also called - the ‘ fortress of the Legion.’ The fort is massive covering 50 acres and rectangular in shape. It has an Amphitheater, as well as several fortification ditches and walls. In the forts heyday it was used by more than 7,000 soldiers.
It was first occupied in cAD75 by Sextus Julius Frontinus who built the fort under the instruction by Romain Emperor Vespasian.