Places to see in ( Newport - UK )
Places to see in ( Newport - UK )
Newport is a cathedral and university city and unitary authority area in south east Wales. Newport is located on the River Usk close to its confluence with the Severn Estuary, approximately 12 miles northeast of Cardiff.
Newport has been a port since medieval times, when the first Newport Castle was built by the Normans. The town outgrew the earlier Roman town of Caerleon, immediately upstream, and gained its first charter in 1314. It grew significantly in the 19th century, when its port became the focus of coal exports from the eastern valleys of South Wales. Until the rise of Cardiff from the 1850s, Newport was Wales' largest coal-exporting port. It was the site of the last large-scale armed insurrection in Britain, the Newport Rising of 1839 led by the Chartists.
During the 20th century, when the docks declined in importance, Newport remained an important manufacturing and engineering centre. Newport was granted city status in 2002. Newport hosted the Ryder Cup in 2010. The city was the venue for the 2014 NATO summit. Newport is the largest urban area within the historic county boundaries of Monmouthshire and the preserved county of Gwent. The City of Newport, which includes some surrounding rural areas as well as the built up area, is governed by Newport City Council.
The M4 motorway comes within a mile (1.6 km) of the city centre, and Newport can be accessed from six junctions (from 24–28 inclusive). The Great Western main railway line also passes through the heart of the city, stopping at Newport railway station. Newport is well linked with nearby Cardiff, with approximately six rail and five bus services between the cities every hour. The Old Green Interchange is an elevated roundabout over the A4042 (Heidenheim Drive) at the western end of Newport Bridge. Newport's pedestrianised High Street runs southwest from the interchange through Westgate Square to the pedestrianised Commercial Street. Queensway passes Newport railway station and links the Old Green Interchange to Newport Civic Centre via Clytha Park Road.
Alot to see in ( Newport - UK ) such as :
Tredegar House
Newport Transporter Bridge
Newport Museum
Belle Vue Park
Newport Market
Newport Cathedral
Beechwood Park, Newport
National Roman Legion Museum
Caerleon Roman Fortress and Baths
Tredegar House Country Park
Newport Castle
Fourteen Locks
Caerleon Amphitheatre
Magor Marsh
Twmbarlwm
Ruperra Castle
Sirhowy Valley Country Park
Waunfawr Park
Newport Medieval Ship
Llandegfedd Reservoir
Pencoed Castle
Risca Riverside Leisure
Twmbarlwm
Cwmcarn Forest
East Usk Lighthouse
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Newport - Wales' Version of Seattle - Video a day
My birthday - went to Newport for a meal. Looked around a bit. It was quite windy over the river so forgive the audio in that bit.
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Places to see in ( Newport - UK )
Places to see in ( Newport - UK )
Newport is a civil parish and the county town of the Isle of Wight, an island off the south coast of England, in the United Kingdom. Newport is situated slightly to the north of the centre of the Island, at the head of the navigable section of the River Medina, which flows northward to Cowes and the Solent, and on which the town has a quay.
Newport since the 1960s has acquired new shopping facilities, a pedestrianised central square, and through road traffic redirected off many of the narrow streets. Newport Quay has been redeveloped with art galleries such as the Quay Arts Centre and new flats converted from old warehouses. The Queen Victoria Memorial was designed by local architect Percy Stone (1856–1934).
Newport is the principal town of the Isle of Wight. Transport connections link all major towns to Newport; it is the main shopping centre and location for public services on the Island. The main A3020 and A3054 roads converge as Medina Way between the busy roundabouts at Coppins Bridge and St Mary's Hospital.
Newport railway station was the hub of the Island's rail network until the mid-20th century, but it closed in 1966 and the site is now occupied by the A3020 Medina Way dual carriageway. The River Medina runs through Newport; north of its confluence with the Lukely Brook at the town's quay it becomes a navigable tidal estuary.
Seaclose Park in Newport, on the east bank of the River Medina, has since 2002 been the location for the revived Isle of Wight Music Festival, held annually. Newport is home to the Postal Museum, possibly the largest private collection of vintage postal equipment and post boxes in the world
Newport bus station is the town's central bus terminus, with all routes in the town serving it. Newport is the hub of the Southern Vectis network, with routes from across the Island terminating there. Wightbus also operate services.
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Places to see in ( Newport - UK )
Places to see in ( Newport - UK )
Newport is a civil parish and the county town of the Isle of Wight, an island off the south coast of England, in the United Kingdom. Newport is situated slightly to the north of the centre of the Island, at the head of the navigable section of the River Medina, which flows northward to Cowes and the Solent, and on which the town has a quay.
Newport since the 1960s has acquired new shopping facilities, a pedestrianised central square, and through road traffic redirected off many of the narrow streets. Newport Quay has been redeveloped with art galleries such as the Quay Arts Centre and new flats converted from old warehouses. The Queen Victoria Memorial was designed by local architect Percy Stone (1856–1934).
Newport is the principal town of the Isle of Wight. Transport connections link all major towns to Newport; it is the main shopping centre and location for public services on the Island. The main A3020 and A3054 roads converge as Medina Way between the busy roundabouts at Coppins Bridge and St Mary's Hospital.
Newport railway station was the hub of the Island's rail network until the mid-20th century, but it closed in 1966 and the site is now occupied by the A3020 Medina Way dual carriageway. The River Medina runs through Newport; north of its confluence with the Lukely Brook at the town's quay it becomes a navigable tidal estuary.
Seaclose Park in Newport, on the east bank of the River Medina, has since 2002 been the location for the revived Isle of Wight Music Festival, held annually. Newport is home to the Postal Museum, possibly the largest private collection of vintage postal equipment and post boxes in the world
Newport bus station is the town's central bus terminus, with all routes in the town serving it. Newport is the hub of the Southern Vectis network, with routes from across the Island terminating there. Wightbus also operate services.
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Newport wales just aint the safest place these days..
Once if not twice a day and yes its always my fault..
i drove for 50 years not one bump..GOT TO BE MY FAULT I SHOULD'NT BE ON THERE ROADS.
all i can say is....THANKS for your support over the years.
The Grand Tour of Newport City, Gwent
This video features dash cam footage of the city of Newport situated in Gwent, South East Wales. All footage was taken during the summer and early autumn 2016.
152/365 Newport, Wales. Sam Cornwell
Sam Cornwell walks around the shops of Newport, Wales. FACEBOOK:
Newport, South Wales HD Drone Footage
A lovely birds eye view of the City of Newport, in South Wales.
Hereford to Newport (Maindee East Jn) – Hastings DEMU cab ride – 24 March 2018
*The Sixty Marches* charter, Part 6:
Cab view from Hereford down the Welsh Marches Line to Newport (Maindee East Junction). Filmed from Hastings Diesels Limited’s preserved Hastings DEMU on Saturday 24 March 2018, during the return leg of The Sixty Marches private charter.
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In this video we travel 43 miles and 79 chains in 49 minutes across Herefordshire and Monmouthshire, crossing and re-crossing the Wales/England border and skimming the edge of the Brecon Beacons. We follow the Newport, Abergavenny & Hereford railway over the summit of a steep climb at Llanvihangel, through Abergavenny on the way down the other side, and onward as far as Pontypool. From there the line becomes the Pontypool, Caerleon & Newport Railway which was built to act as a ‘bypass’ for the busy Monmouthshire Railway south of Pontypool, which the Newport, Abergavenny & Hereford Railway had originally been obliged to share. In the Pontypool area we pass a vast area which used to be heavily industrialised and served by many railway lines... all of them gone except for the one we are on, passing abandoned industry, overgrown railway sidings and a suspiciously new-looking housing estate. Ultimately we curve round the Caerleon district and cross the tidal River Usk to approach Newport and the South Wales Main Line, onto which we turn at Maindee East Junction.
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This outing began at Hastings and ran via Tonbridge, Redhill and Guildford to Reading; then from Reading via Hungerford (part 1) to the Westbury area (part 2) where we turned right at Heywood Road Junction, through Bradford-on-Avon and Bath to Filton (part 3), through the Severn Tunnel into Wales, to Maindee Junction (Newport) (part 4) for the line through Abergavenny to Hereford (part 5); the return journey from Hereford to Newport (this part) continued via the Severn Tunnel and Bath (next part), retracing the same route.
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Video footage is from an unattended unmonitored forward-facing cab-camera in motor coach 60118 Tunbridge Wells.
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1:23 – HEREFORD
4:17 – site of Rotherwas Junction
6:42 – site of Red Hill Junction
8:29 – Red Hill Tunnel
10:55 – Tram Inn Signal Box and disused station
13:14 – St Devereux disused station
15:59 – site of Pontrilas Junction
16:06 – Pontrilas Signal Box and disused station
16:14 – Pontrilas Tunnel
20:52 – Pandy disused station
23:49 – Llanvihangel disused station and the summit of the line
26:24 – Abergavenny Junction disused station
26:41 – site of Abergavenny Junction
27:13 – Abergavenny station
27:24 – Abergavenny Signal Box
29:23 – Penpergwm disused station
31:43 – Nantyderry disused station
34:06 – Little Mill Junction, Signal Box & disused station
35:45 – Pontypool and New Inn station
36:09 – site of Coedygric North Junction
37:11 – site of Coedygric Junctions
37:33 – site of Panteg Junction
37:47 – Panteg Goods Loops
38:03 – Chapel Lane Ground Frame
38:35 – Lower Pontnewydd disused station
38:43 – Cwmbran station
39:30 – site of Llantarnam Junction
39:56 – Llantarnam disused station
41:01 – Ponthir disused station
42:28 – Caerleon disused station
44:41 – Maindee North Junction
48:04 – NEWPORT (Maindee East Junction).
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Equipment: video by GoPro Hero3+ camera with focus modification, suction-mount and extra batteries; video production by Da Vinci Resolve (free).
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Here are the actual timings for the day’s outing:
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Here are annotated extracts from the Network Rail Section Appendix:
* Outward:
Our return journey’s route was changed just a day or two before the trip because of a bridge strike — from Hereford to Filton Abbey Wood we were supposed to have been routed via Worcester and the Gloucester area to Yate and Bristol Parkway, but as things turned out we had to retrace our steps via the Severn Tunnel. The following shows our original route.
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ERRATUM: the departure platform at Hereford should be platform 1, not 2.
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Caerleon (Isca) - 1:06 Sarah Woodbury's Medieval Britain
With over a million books sold to date, Sarah Woodbury is the author of more than forty novels, all set in medieval Wales. For more information about her books or to sign up for her newsletter, see her web page:
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Video & Music produced by Dan Haug
Snowfall in Newport, South East Wales First Time in Many Years
First snowfall in many years in Newport, south east Wales on 10 December 2017.
Places to see in ( Usk - UK )
Places to see in ( Usk - UK )
Usk is a small town in Monmouthshire, south-east Wales, situated 10 miles northeast of Newport. It is located on the River Usk, which is spanned by an arched stone bridge at the western entrance to the town.
A castle above the town overlooks the ancient crossing point. It developed as a small market town, with some industry including the making of Japanware, and a notable prison. In recent years Usk has become known for its history of success in Britain in Bloom competitions, winning the Large Village award in 2005.
The first stone bridge at Usk, replacing one of wood, was built around 1750 to the designs of Welsh architect William Edwards. Unlike the bridge downstream at Caerleon, it withstood the great floods of 1795. The bridge was strengthened and widened in 1836, but two of its arches were destroyed by floods in 1877 and later replaced.
From the late 18th century, Usk became well known for the high quality of its japanware, a process of decorating metals by applying a lacquer to tinplate. The process, known as Pontypool japan, was first developed in the west by Thomas Allgood of nearby Pontypool and was taken on in Usk in 1763 by his grandsons Thomas and Edward Allgood. Products from Usk included tin trays, jardinières, and coal boxes. However output declined with changing fashions in the 19th century, and the last Usk japanware was produced in 1860 on the site of what is now Bunning's builders' merchants.
Usk was twinned with the German town Graben-Neudorf in Baden-Württemberg in 1980. Over the past few years there have been numerous visits between the two towns, with the Usk Youth Brass Band making its most recent visit in autumn 2006. In 2006 the colour scheme of Usk in Bloom was based on those within the crests of both Usk and Graben-Neudorf.
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Newport Gwent past & present
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SHIP SHAPE: Newport's Medieval Ship - 10 years on
ShipShape: AHRC Film commemorates 10th anniversary of Newport Ship discovery
In 2002 the remains of a medieval ship were discovered during the construction of a Theatre and Arts Centre, on the bank of the river Usk in Newport, South Wales.
Ten years on, The Newport Ship remains the most substantial, and arguable the most important medieval ship found in Britain in modern times. The recovery of the ship in 2002 captured the imagination of Newport and sparked strong local support for its rescue and display, mirrored by widespread academic interest.
An ongoing funding commitment from the Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) in a project led by Nigel Nayling, Associate Professor, University of Wales, Trinity Saint David, has been instrumental in the conservation, reconstruction and display of the ship.
In this short film we hear from Nigel Nayling who gives us a history of the ship's discovery and tells us how AHRC funding is helping Newport unravel the secrets of this mysterious vessel.
After discovery, the ship was dismantled and the remains were excavated piece-by-piece and stored in large freshwater containers to prevent decay. A total of 1,700 ship timbers and over 600 associated timbers were retrieved and catalogued. With the help of AHRC funding, each individual timber was painstakingly recorded using 3-dimensional recording arms to produce a digital record of the ship's key structural elements.
Each of the waterlogged timbers is now being chemically treated to remove contaminants such as iron and sulphur. Once treated, the timbers are put in a giant freeze dryer to get rid of the water. Drying is scheduled to finish by 2014, and it will take another three years to rebuild the ship.
In the meantime public interest (demonstrated by tens of thousands of visitors to the Newport Ship Centre) has needed to be sustained. This has been achieved through the production of a 1:10 scale model of the ship which was built using pieces modelled from the 3D digital records.
The AHRC also funded an interim exhibition, of which the 3D model formed the centre piece, which addressed some of the most common questions asked by the public such as What did the ship look like?, How big was the ship?,and How much cargo could it carry?
Feedback from public responses to the exhibition has been used to help develop display concepts for a permanent display of the ship once all the timbers have been treated and dried, and the ship has been reconstructed.
The exhibition, and the AHRC-funded research underpinning it, was achieved through partnerships between the Newport Museum and Heritage Service (keeper of the ship) and the University of Wales, Lampeter, which has provided archaeological consultancy support since the ship's discovery.
For more information on the Newport Ship, see:
What is Newport Live?
Newport Live inspires people to be happier and healthier. Newport Live runs the Newport Centre, Active Living Centre, Wales National Velodrome, the Regional Pool and Tennis Centre and The Riverfront.
Newport Live is the first choice for sport, leisure and cultural activities in Newport, South Wales. We offer swimming, track cycling, tennis, gyms, group exercise classes, theatre, live concerts, arts, cultural events and much more...
Newport Live is a social enterprise and registered charitable trust, which means the money we make is ploughed back into the services and facilities we offer - so Newport Live customers help us to support our local community.
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Battle of Britain Memorial Flight Over Newport Riverfront!
A Spitfire and Hurricane from the RAF Battle of Britain Memorial Flight performed 4 low fly passes over the River Usk by the Riverfront as part of the celebrations taking place in aid of the NATO Summit which is being held in Newport
Richard & Adam come to Newport!
Sensational Welsh brother duo, and Britain's Got Talent favourites Richard & Adam come to the Riverfront as part of their Greatest Songmen tour. They will captivate audiences with a night of world-class music including A Million Dreams, Volare and The Impossible Dream.
Why Don’t We | Newport, Wales
I'm so lucky to have been able to experience this with my best friend! This isn't all of the songs they performed so if this video does well i will post a second part :)