The Kymin, Letcombe Valley

Name: The Kymin
Address: The Round House 15 The Kymin, Letcombe Valley, NP25 3SF, United Kingdom
Telephone: +44 1600 719241

#2 among attractions in Letcombe Valley

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The Kymin, is a hill overlooking Monmouth, in Monmouthshire, Wales. It is located approximately one mile east of Monmouth, on the eastern side of the River Wye and adjacent to the border with the Forest of Dean and England. The summit of the hill, about 800 feet above sea level, is known for its neo-classical monuments, the Roundhouse and the Naval Temple, built between 1794 and 1800. The site is within a designated Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty and is owned by the National Trust. ()

Coordinates: 51°48'35"N, 2°41'16"W

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The Round House 15 The KyminLetcombe Valley NP25 3SF United Kingdom

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+44 1600 719241

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The Kymin – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Wye Bridge, Monmouth Viaduct, Wysis Way, Monnow Valley Walk.

0.9 miW
Bridge
Wye Bridge, Monmouth
25 min walk • The Wye Bridge in Monmouth is a bridge across the River Wye. The A466 passes over it and immediately meets the A40 at its western end. The bridge is a grade II listed building. The total span of the bridge is 71 metres.
0.9 miW
Bridge
Monmouth Viaduct, Monmouth
23 min walk • The Monmouth Viaduct or Chippenham Meadow Viaduct is a 20-arch 183m red sandstone viaduct, with two 23m steel lattice-girder spans over the river. It carried the Coleford, Monmouth, Usk & Pontypool Railway line across the River Wye at Monmouth, Wales. A further river crossing by the Ross and Monmouth Railway was later built nearby.
0.9 miW
Hiking, Hiking trail
Wysis Way, Monmouth
24 min walk • The Wysis Way is an 88 km walking route which forms a link between the Offa's Dyke Path and Thames Path national trails in the United Kingdom. The Way runs between Monmouth in Wales and Kemble, Gloucestershire in England.
1 miW
Hiking, Hiking trail
Monnow Valley Walk, Monmouth
26 min walk • Monnow Valley Walk is a 40 miles long-distance footpath in north-east Monmouthshire, South Wales, with short sections in Herefordshire, England and Powys. It links Monmouth and Hay-on-Wye, following the River Monnow and the foot of the Black Mountains.
0.8 miNW
Church
St Peter's Church
20 min walk • St. Peter's Church is a Church of England parish church at Dixton. It is situated on the banks of the River Wye, about 1 mile north-east of Monmouth, Wales. The church is a Grade II* listed building and the cross in the churchyard is both a listed building and a scheduled monument.
1 miW
Archaeological site
33 Whitecross Street, Monmouth
27 min walk • 33 Whitecross Street is a grade II listed building in Monmouth, Monmouthshire, Wales. It is in the historic St James Square neighbourhood.
1 miW
Church
Monmouth Methodist Church, Monmouth
27 min walk • Monmouth Methodist Church is located in Monmouth, south east Wales. It is set well back from St James Street between buildings. Designed by George Vaughan Maddox and built in 1837, it retains its original galleries, organ loft and sophisticated pulpit.
0.7 miW
Nightlife
The Mayhill Hotel, Monmouth
20 min walk • The Mayhill Hotel is a public house and hotel located Wyesham Road, Monmouth, Wales. The pub is situated between the roads leading to Wyesham and the Forest of Dean and as such claims it is the Last Pub in Wales.
1 miW
Archaeological site
St James House, Monmouth
27 min walk • St James House is a grade II listed building in Monmouth, Monmouthshire, Wales. It is in the historic St James Square neighbourhood, within the Medieval town walls.
1.1 miW
Street
Whitecross Street, Monmouth
29 min walk • Whitecross Street is a historic street in the town centre of Monmouth, Monmouthshire, Wales. It was in existence by the 15th century, and appears as Whit crose on the 1610 map of the town by cartographer John Speed.
1 miW
Memorial
Monmouth War Memorial, Monmouth
27 min walk • The Monmouth War Memorial commemorates the Monmouth fallen of the First and Second World Wars.