Planning a Trip

Getting There -- The town is linked by rail to both Shrewsbury and Hereford (in England) and to Newport, a distance of 31km (19 miles) to the southwest, in Wales. From Newport, rail connections are made to Cardiff, Bristol, and London. The Abergavenny Rail Station is on Station Road, off Monmouth Road. It usually takes 2 1/2 hours if you're arriving from London. For rail information and schedules, call tel. 0845/748-4950 or visit www.nationalrail.co.uk.

The no. X3 or X4 Stagecoach Bus from Hereford arrives 10 times per day. Bus no. X43 arrives seven times per day from Brecon, and bus no. X20 arrives at the rate of 12 per day from Newport (from which connections are made to Cardiff). For information, call tel. 0870/608-2608 or visit www.stagecoachbus.com.

If driving from Hereford, take the A465 southwest; from Cardiff, take the M4 motorway east toward London but cut north along the A4042 toward Abergavenny.

Visitor Information -- Abergavenny's Civic Society has laid out a Town Trail, marking buildings and other points of interest with brass plaques. For more info about the town and its environs, get in touch with the Tourist Information Centre, Swan Meadow, Monmouth Road (tel. 01873/857588; www.abergavenny.co.uk); it's open Easter to October daily 10am to 1pm and 2 to 5:30pm, and November to Easter daily 10am to 4pm.