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The Best Attractions In Caerwent

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Caerwent Roman Town

Dewstow Gardens & Hidden Grottoes

Cheddar Gorge

Avebury Stone Circle

Blenheim Palace

Hawk Conservancy Trust

West Midland Safari and Leisure Park

Stonehenge

Caerwent is a village and community in Monmouthshire, Wales. It is located about five miles west of Chepstow and eleven miles east of Newport. It was founded by the Romans as the market town of Venta Silurum, an important settlement of the Brythonic Silures tribe. The modern village is built around the Roman ruins, which are some of the best-preserved in Europe. It remained prominent through the Roman era and Early Middle Ages as the site of a road crossing between several important civic centres.
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The Best Attractions In Caerwent

1. Dewstow Gardens & Hidden Grottoes Caerwent
2. Caerwent Roman Town Caerwent
Caerwent is a village and community in Monmouthshire, Wales. It is located about five miles west of Chepstow and eleven miles east of Newport. It was founded by the Romans as the market town of Venta Silurum, an important settlement of the Brythonic Silures tribe. The modern village is built around the Roman ruins, which are some of the best-preserved in Europe. It remained prominent through the Roman era and Early Middle Ages as the site of a road crossing between several important civic centres.
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3. Dewstow Golf Club & Driving Range Caerwent
4. Hawk Conservancy Trust Weyhill
The Hawk Conservancy Trust is a bird park and conservation charity that cares for and displays birds of prey. It is located in Weyhill, Hampshire, England, near to the A303 road and the town of Andover. Founded as a zoo by local farmer Reg Smith and his wife Hilary, the park was incorporated as the Hawk Conservancy Trust in 2002. It is also the site of the National Bird of Prey Hospital, a veterinary hospital that takes in injured birds of prey.
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5. Stonehenge Amesbury
Stonehenge is a prehistoric monument in Wiltshire, England, 2 miles west of Amesbury. It consists of a ring of standing stones, with each standing stone around 13 feet high, 7 feet wide and weighing around 25 tons. The stones are set within earthworks in the middle of the most dense complex of Neolithic and Bronze Age monuments in England, including several hundred burial mounds.Archaeologists believe it was constructed from 3000 BC to 2000 BC. The surrounding circular earth bank and ditch, which constitute the earliest phase of the monument, have been dated to about 3100 BC. Radiocarbon dating suggests that the first bluestones were raised between 2400 and 2200 BC, although they may have been at the site as early as 3000 BC.One of the most famous landmarks in the United Kingdom, Stoneheng...
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6. Avebury Stone Circle Avebury
Avebury is a Neolithic henge monument containing three stone circles, around the village of Avebury in Wiltshire, in southwest England. One of the best known prehistoric sites in Britain, it contains the largest megalithic stone circle in the world. It is both a tourist attraction and a place of religious importance to contemporary pagans. Constructed over several hundred years in the Third Millennium BC, during the Neolithic, or New Stone Age, the monument comprises a large henge with a large outer stone circle and two separate smaller stone circles situated inside the centre of the monument. Its original purpose is unknown, although archaeologists believe that it was most likely used for some form of ritual or ceremony. The Avebury monument is a part of a larger prehistoric landscape con...
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7. Blenheim Palace Woodstock
Blenheim & Woodstock was a railway station constructed in the neoclassical style which served the town of Woodstock and Blenheim Palace in the English county of Oxfordshire. The station, as well as the line, was constructed by the Duke of Marlborough and was privately run until 1897 when it became part of the Great Western Railway. The number of trains serving the station was cut in the late 1930s, and again in 1952 down to only six trains a day. The last train ran on 27 February 1954 adorned with a wreath. The station building was initially converted into a garage and petrol station. Then the forecourt of the site was no longer used as a petrol station, but for used car sales only with a building company using some of the land behind the station. There were proposals for demolishing the b...
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8. Cheddar Gorge Cheddar
Cheddar Gorge is a limestone gorge in the Mendip Hills, near the village of Cheddar, Somerset, England. The gorge is the site of the Cheddar show caves, where Britain's oldest complete human skeleton, Cheddar Man, estimated to be over 9,000 years old, was found in 1903. Older remains from the Upper Late Palaeolithic era have been found. The caves, produced by the activity of an underground river, contain stalactites and stalagmites. The gorge is part of a Site of Special Scientific Interest called Cheddar Complex.Cheddar Gorge, including the caves and other attractions, has become a tourist destination. In a 2005 poll of Radio Times readers, following its appearance on the 2005 television programme Seven Natural Wonders, Cheddar Gorge was named as the second greatest natural wonder in Brit...
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9. West Midland Safari and Leisure Park Bewdley
West Midland Safari and Leisure Park is a safari park located in Bewdley in Worcestershire, England. It was opened under the name of West Midland Safari Park in spring 1973. The park holds over 165 species of exotic animals, among other attractions such as a small theme park. The park contains the largest groups of white lions, cheetahs, hippopotami, and meerkats in the UK, as well as the largest lemur walk-through exhibit. It was also the first park in the UK to have the African big five game animals.The park is a member of the British and Irish Association of Zoos and Aquariums and the European Association of Zoos and Aquaria . The dhole and cheetah enclosures in the drive-through safari are part of a larger heathland Site of Special Scientific Interest which the park is restoring.
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Top 5 Best Hotels in Cardiff, United Kingdom - sorted by Rating Guests

Northgate House B & B
Caerwent, Caldicot, Newport, Wales, NP26 5NZ, United Kingdom
Upscale B&B within walking distance of Caerwent Roman Town
Free WiFi and free parking
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Celtic Manor Resort
Chepstow Road, Coldra Wood, Newport, Wales, NP18 2YB, United Kingdom
Luxury hotel in Newport with golf course and spa
Free WiFi
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The St David`s Hotel
Havannah Street, Cardiff, Wales, CF10 5SD, United Kingdom
Bayfront hotel with spa, near Techniquest
Free WiFi
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Park Plaza Cardiff
Grey friars Road, Cardiff, Wales, CF10 3 AL, United Kingdom
4-star hotel with spa, near Cardiff University
Free WiFi
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Jurys Inn Cardiff
Park Place, Cardiff, Wales, CF10 3UD, United Kingdom
4-star hotel with restaurant, near Cardiff University
Free WiFi
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Do As the Romans Did - Usk and Caerwent Walks in Wales

A wander around the Ancient Roman and Silures towns of Usk and Caerwent, looking at ruins as well as what the towns look like now. These days, Usk is famous for winning Town in Bloom competitions nationally and internationally and Caerwent - once the biggest town in Wales - is now very sleepy indeed. Long ago these were bustling centres of commerce.
Along the way we also pop into the Usk Museum of Rural life and talk about some personal family history.

Romans and Ruins, Wales 威爾士

Wales, Norway, Iceland 17 Days July 2012

Cardiff, Wales - Southampton, England - Bergen, Norway - Olden, Norway - Geiranger, Norway - Alesund, Norway - Akureyri, Iceland - Reykjavik, Iceland

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Cardiff Castle in Wales (Roman Fort, Victorian Gothic Mansion)

Wales has many incredible place of interest but a visit to thing country couldn’t be complete without a visit to one of numerous examples of medieval architecture. One of the most incredible castles in Wales is Cardiff.

The list of best places to visit here could be found in this video:

Make sure to check out:

- Margam Castle;

- Bodelwyddan Castle.

2 bedroom Terraced for sale on Briston Melton Constable Briston, NR24 2NB By Abbotts Countrywide

� Village Location Close To Shops � Two Bedrooms � Lounge � Kitchen/Diner � Utility Area � Downstairs Bathroom � Double Glazed � Electric Storage Heaters � Enclosed Garden � Parking Extended two bedroom house with open plan living, enclosed garden and parking. Situated in the village of Briston which benefits from having amenities including general stores, butchers and a public house. Description Built by Norfolk Homes this two bedroom house has since been extended to offer open plan living downstairs with the lounge opening to a fitted kitchen/diner with utility area off. It is double glazed with electric storage heaters and an enclosed garden and parking. Directions From Holt proceed out on the B1149 Norwich Road, after the police station take the next right sign posted Hunworth, proceed through the village into Briston. At the crossroads, continue straight over passing the shops on the right and continue straight onto Old Post Road. At the next 'T' Junction, turn left and No. 27 will also be found on the left. Glazed Entrance Porch Entrance door, tiled floor. Lounge 13'4 (4.06m) to staircase x 9'7 (2.92m). Double glazed window to front aspect, staircase to first floor with recess under, engineered walnut flooring and electric storage heater. Wide opening to:- Kitchen/Diner 14'6 x 8'10 (4.42m x 2.7m). Fitted with a range of wall and base units, stainless steel sink with mixer tap, work surfaces and tiled splash backs. Built in electric oven with ceramic hob and extractor. Engineered walnut flooring, double glazed windows to front and side aspects, storage heater. Open to:- Utility Area 6'1 x 5'7 (1.85m x 1.7m). Tiled flooring, work surface, wall mounted cupboard and tiled splash backs, space for washing machine and tumble dryer. Door to:- Bathroom Fitted white suite comprising, bath with shower over, pedestal wash basin and close coupled WC. Tiled splash backs, extractor fan and airing cupboard housing the hot water cylinder. First Floor landing Loft access, storage heater and shelved storage cupboard. Bedroom 1 12'11 x 9'8 (3.94m x 2.95m). Double glazed window to front aspect, electric storage heater and wardrobes recess. Bedroom 2 9'4 (2.84m) max (6'9 (2.06m) min) x 7'6 (2.29m) max (5'9 (1.75m) min). Double glazed window to side aspect. Outside Enclosed garden with lawn and patio area, outside light and tap. Gated access to path leading to parking area

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Along Old Railways Chepstow - Tintern Quarry 'Wye Valley Line' Explore

Melancholy look at a section of the Wye Valley Line that ran between Chepstow & Tintern Quarry (on the England Wales border) up until 1981, opening segment running till 1990, also as a quarry line.

What's under the Second Severn Crossing

Another session of location videos viewing from the side of the river Severn at Severn Beach

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Here is the technical explanation

These two pier foundation straddle the Severn Railway tunnel. In order to avoid applying a load from the bridge to the river bed that could be transferred to the tunnel structure, these pier foundations are each built on seven 2 metre diameter piles that are driven into the rock below the tunnel, with the foundations having a 1 metre air gap from the river bed.

At this point the base of the railway tunnel is approximately 22 metres below the bed of the river.
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