Pen-y-Pound, Abergavenny

#17 among attractions in Abergavenny

Sport, Sport venue

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Facts and practical information

Pen-y-Pound is a cricket ground in Abergavenny, Wales. It is the home of Abergavenny Cricket Club, who play in the South Wales Cricket League. The ground was first used by the Glamorgan 1st XI in 1981 for limited over matches and in 1983 for County Championship matches. Between 1985 and 1997, the ground hosted a County Championship match annually. However, Glamorgan have only used the ground twice since then. ()

Coordinates: 51°49'45"N, 3°1'30"W

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Abergavenny United Kingdom

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Pen-y-Pound – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Abergavenny Castle, Abergavenny Town Hall, Abergavenny Museum, Church of Our Lady and St Michael.

0.7 miSE
Museum, Forts and castles
Abergavenny Castle, Abergavenny
19 min walk • Abergavenny Castle is a ruined castle in the market town of Abergavenny, Monmouthshire, Wales, established by the Norman lord Hamelin de Balun c. 1087.
0.6 miSE
City hall
Abergavenny Town Hall, Abergavenny
15 min walk • Abergavenny Town Hall is a public building located on Cross Street, Abergavenny in Monmouthshire, Wales. The town hall, which also houses the town's market, is a Grade II listed building.
0.7 miSE
Forts and castles, History museum, Museum
Abergavenny Museum, Abergavenny
19 min walk • Abergavenny Museum is a museum situated in the grounds of Abergavenny Castle, Abergavenny, Monmouthshire, south east Wales. The museum is housed in the square 'keep' on the high point of the castle motte, in the hunting lodge built for the Marquess of Abergavenny in 1819 on the site.
~1400 ftSE
Church, Gothic Revival architecture
Church of Our Lady and St Michael, Abergavenny
7 min walk • The Church of Our Lady and St Michael in Abergavenny, Monmouthshire, is a Roman Catholic parish church. A Grade II* listed building, it was built between 1858 and 1860 to a design by Benjamin Bucknall.
0.7 miSE
Historical place, Church
Priory Church of St Mary, Abergavenny
18 min walk • The Priory Church of St Mary, Abergavenny is a parish church in the centre of Abergavenny in Monmouthshire, Wales. St. Mary's has been called "the Westminster Abbey of Wales" because of its large size, and the numerous high status tomb monuments and medieval effigies surviving within it.
0.7 miSE
Shopping, City wall
Abergavenny town walls, Abergavenny
18 min walk • Abergavenny's town walls are a sequence of defensive walls built around the town of Abergavenny in Monmouthshire, Wales.
1.2 miW
Church
St Peter's Church, Brecon Beacons
30 min walk • The Church of St Peter, Llanwenarth, Monmouthshire is a parish church with reported origins in the 6/7th centuries. The current building dates from the early 14th century. Rebuilt in the 19th century, it was listed Grade II* in 1956. It remains an active Church in Wales church in the parish of Llanwenarth Citra.
1.3 miNE
Church
Church of St Teilo, Llanfoist
35 min walk • The Church of St Teilo is the parish church of Llantilio Pertholey, Monmouthshire, Wales. "An unusually large and varied church", it is a Grade I listed building as of 1 September...
0.7 miSE
Church
Gunter Mansion, Abergavenny
19 min walk • Gunter Mansion, 37–39 Cross Street, Abergavenny, Monmouthshire is a house of the early 17th century. It was built around 1600 and mentioned in 1678 in the House of Commons of the United Kingdom as a place of public Catholic worship.
0.7 miS
Bridge
Abergavenny Bridge, Abergavenny
18 min walk • Abergavenny Bridge, crosses the River Usk at the boundary between Abergavenny and Llanfoist. The bridge carries the A4143. The bridge is of medieval origin, but was substantially reconstructed in the early 19th century, to support a tramroad, and in the mid 19th century, when the two bridges were combined.
0.7 miSE
History museum, Museum, Historical place
The Tithe Barn, Abergavenny
18 min walk • The Tithe Barn, Monk Street, Abergavenny, Monmouthshire is a tithe barn of late medieval origins which forms part of a group of historic buildings in the centre of the town. It is a Grade II* listed building.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Which popular attractions are close to Pen-y-Pound?

Nearby attractions include Church of Our Lady and St Michael, Abergavenny (7 min walk), Gobannium, Abergavenny (15 min walk), Abergavenny Town Hall, Abergavenny (15 min walk), Borough Theatre, Abergavenny (15 min walk).

How to get to Pen-y-Pound by public transport?

The nearest stations to Pen-y-Pound:

Bus

Abergavenny Bus Station (20 min walk)

Train

Abergavenny (28 min walk)