Cat's Ash, Newport
#85 among attractions in Newport
Facts and practical information
Cat's Ash is a small hamlet to the east of the city centre of the city of Newport, South East Wales. ()
Newport United Kingdom
Cat's Ash – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)
Nearby attractions include: Llanwern Golf Club, Caerleon Roman Fortress and Baths, National Roman Legion Museum, Caerleon Bridge.
GolfLlanwern Golf Club, Newport
46 min walk • Llanwern Golf Club is a golf club based just outside Llanwern at Newport, Wales. It is an 18-hole parkland course and is reputedly one of the oldest in South Wales. In 2010 the club based PGA professional Leanne Cooper was named the Ladies European Tour-sponsored PGA female assistant of the year. This club has a "members only" policy.
Museum, Archaeological museum, Historical placeCaerleon Roman Fortress and Baths, Newport
50 min walk • The Caerleon Roman Fortress and Baths museum is a historical site located in the town of Caerleon, South Wales. Near to the city of Newport, it is run by the Welsh historic environment service Cadw.
Museum, Archaeological museum, Specialty museumNational Roman Legion Museum, Newport
51 min walk • The National Roman Legion Museum is a museum in Caerleon, near Newport, south-east Wales. It is one of three Roman sites in Caerleon, along with the Baths museum and the open-air ruins of the amphitheatre and barracks.
BridgeCaerleon Bridge, Newport
49 min walk • Caerleon Bridge is a bridge crossing of the River Usk at Caerleon in the city of Newport, Wales, carrying the B4236 road from Caerleon-ultra-Pontem into Caerleon itself.
ChurchSt Cadoc's Church, Newport
51 min walk • St Cadoc's Church is a Church in Wales church located in Caerleon, Newport, Wales and is Grade II* listed. It is one of many buildings associated with the travels of St Cadoc. Caerleon is the historically important site of the Roman legionary fortress of Isca Augusta.
NightlifeHanbury Arms, Newport
48 min walk • The Hanbury Arms is a Grade II listed public house on Caerleon High Street, near Newport, Wales. The historical significance of the Hanbury Arms is that it is famous for being visited frequently by Alfred, Lord Tennyson in 1856, where he began writing Idylls of the King from the building, with its riverside views.
Roman amphitheater in lush surroundsIsca Augusta, Newport
55 min walk • Isca, variously specified as Isca Augusta or Isca Silurum, was the site of a Roman legionary fortress and settlement or vicus, the remains of which lie beneath parts of the present-day suburban village of Caerleon in the north of the city of Newport in South Wales.
ChurchSaint Andrew
66 min walk • The Church of St Andrew, Tredunnock, Monmouthshire is a parish church with its origins in the 12th or 13th century. A Grade II* listed building, the church remains an active parish church.
Town, AreaCaerleon, Newport
55 min walk • Caerleon is a town and community in Newport, Wales. Situated on the River Usk, it lies 5 miles northeast of Newport city centre, and 5.5 miles southeast of Cwmbran.
Restaurant, BridgeNew Bridge, Usk
67 min walk • New Bridge crosses the River Usk at Newbridge-on-Usk between Usk and Caerleon. The bridge carries the B4236. It was constructed in 1779, probably by William Edwards, a prominent civil engineer of Pontypridd, or by a member of his bridge-building dynasty. The bridge has Grade II* listed building status.
Forts and castlesPencoed Castle, Newport
60 min walk • Pencoed Castle is a ruined Tudor mansion, largely dating from the 16th century, in the parish of Llanmartin, now within the city of Newport, south Wales.
Wales