Facilities & Features of Abergavenny
There are numerous activities for the visitor to Abergavenny including:
- Sports including Air Sports, Golf, Trekking, Leisure Centre with swimming pool & squash courts.
- Breathtaking scenery and mountains like The Sugarloaf, Blorenge & Skirrid
- High Street brands in addition to local speciality shops selling local crafts and unique gifts
- Numerous castles and antiquities in the area plus industrial heritage
- Easy access to the larger cities of South Wales (i.e Cardiff for the 6 Nations Rugby)
About the Abergavenny Area
A Very Brief History of Abergavenny, Monmouthshire
The town dates back to Roman times when they built a fort called
Gobannium which could have been derived from a word meaning `ironsmith`
or a latinised version of the local river `Gavenny`. The Normans
started the castle in Abergavenny you can see today and King Henry VIII
gave the town a Royal Charter in1542. The comprehensive school on the
Hereford Road is named after him.
The orignal market hall was built in 1602 and the cattle market opened in 1863. The present town and market halls were built in 1870 with the copper roof dominating the town centre skyline ever since.
Plans and various discussions to re-develop the town centre have rumbled on since the beginning of the 21st century but a firm decision is yet to be made.
