Newport (Wales)

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The City of Newport (Cas Newydd) is in South Wales and stands at the mouth of the River Usk. It is a busy industrial and commercial center. It is home to the University of Wales Newport (http://www.newport.ac.uk/).

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1 Get in
2 Get around
3 See
4 Do
5 Buy
6 Eat
7 Drink
8 Sleep
9 Get out
10 External links
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Get in

  • Road: the M4 motorway skirts Newport to the North. It connects to Cardiff and Swansea to the West and London, via the Severn Bridge, to the East. This is used by the National Express and other coach companies to connect to the London (2hrs), Bristol (45 mins), and Cardiff (35 mins) airports and the rest of the UK.
  • Rail: Newport has its own railway station on the main line between London, Paddington and South Wales.
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Get around

From Apr to Sep sightseeing tours by bus last 75 mins. Every 90 mins from the Bus Station.

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See

  • Tredegar House and Country Park. 17C mansion and 90 acre park. Tel: 01633 815880. Park and Woodland Walk open 09:00 to dusk all year. House is open for tours from Easter to September, Wed–Sun inc Bank Holidays 11:30–16.00.
  • Transporter Bridge (http://www.du.edu/~jcalvert/tech/transport.htm) - the symbol of Newport.
  • The ruins of the 14C Newport Castle (http://www.castlewales.com/newportg.html) on the banks of the River Usk.
  • Roman Legionary Museum, Caerleon (http://www.nmgw.ac.uk/rlm/). Tel: 01633 423134. Open 10:00-17:00 Mon-Sat, 14:00-17:00 Sun.
  • Fourteen Locks Canal Visitor Centre (http://www.newport.gov.uk/_dc/index.cfm?fuseaction=thingstosee.fourteenlocks), High Cross. Open Easter to late Sep, closed Tuesday & Wednesday. Free admission. Tel: 01633 894802
  • St Woolos Cathedral (http://www.britannia.com/wales/sacred/sac03.html), Stow Hill.
  • Newport Museum & Art Gallery, John Frost Square, Tel: 01633 840064
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Do

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Buy

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Eat

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Sleep

  • Holiday Inn, M4 J24
  • Express by Holiday Inn Celtic Springs, Cleppa Park, Rooms from £70
  • Newport Lodge Hotel (http://www.newportlodgehotel.co.uk/), Brynglas Road. Tel: 01633 821818, mailto:info@newportlodgehotel.co.uk
  • Quay Hotel, 41 Quay St
  • Knoll Guesthouse, 145 Stow Hill
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Get out

  • Big Pit National Mining Museum of Wales (http://www.nmgw.ac.uk/bigpit/), Blaenafon. Tel: 01495 790311. Open Mid Feb to 30 Nov, 9:30-17:00 daily. Underground tours run frequently between 10:00-15:30. 17 miles north of Newport. Explore a real mine 300ft underground with a guide.
  • Penhow Castle (http://www.castlewales.com/penhow.html). 9 miles along the A48 towards Chepstow, on the right. Tel: 01633 400800.
  • Cwmcarn Forest Drive (http://www.caerphilly.gov.uk/enjoying/countryside/countryparks/cwmcarnforestdrive.htm), Nantgarn Road, Cwmcarn, Crosskeys. Tel: 01495 272001, mailto:cwmcarn-vc@caerphilly.gov.uk. Forest Drive open Mar-Easter 11:00-18:00, Easter to Aug 11:00-19:00, Sep 11:00-18:00, Oct 11:00-17:00, Nov 11:00-17:00 (weekends only). Visitor Centre and Campsite open Easter-Sep Mon-Thur, 9:00-17:00, Fri-Mon, 9:00-18:00, Oct-Easter 9:00-17:00 except Fri, 9:00-16:30. (Call for Christmas opening hours).
  • Caerwent (http://www.caerleon.net/caerwent/) - the remains of a Roman city, 12 miles along the A48, towards Chepstow.
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