Croeso i Grysmwnt Cymru!
Welcome to our website for our lovely village of Grosmont in Monmouthshire, very near the border with England, between the Brecon Beacons National Park and the Wye Valley. It’s a website for locals as well as visitors, run and managed by the Grosmont Community Council. We’ll tell you all about the brilliant things in our village, from our 13th century church and castle, to our fantastic pub, The Angel, as well as the groups and events and people that make Grosmont such a special place.
Overlooked by the gorgeous Graig hill, with views of the Skirrid, Sugar Loaf and Hatterall Ridge of the Black Mountains to be spotted from different parts of the village, Grosmont is an ideal base for sightseers, walkers, cyclists, nature lovers and photographers. Also within easy reach are a number of other medieval castles, including Skenfrith and Whitecastle, which form part of the Three Castles Walk, along with Grosmont, and other places of historical interest.
There is also a good selection of bed and breakfast and holiday-letting accommodation, and the Angel Inn provides real ale, truly exceptional food, live music, and lots of camaraderie under the stewardship of Jim Hamilton and Chloe Skinner. The village is also lucky that it still has its shop.
Once an important medieval township and centre for trade, with a much-loved Georgian town hall and prehistoric market stone, Grosmont has a traditional village centre which is protected as a conservation area. Grosmont Castle sits just behind the main village street near the Monnow River, and was built in the 13th century during the reign of King John on earlier foundations that consisted of a wooden motte and bailey castle. The Church of St Nicholas is also in the heart of the village, a stunning 13th-century parish church rescued from dereliction in the nineteenth century. The Town Hall, built in 1832 by the then landowner, the 6th Duke of Beaufort, whose descendant offered it to the Grosmont Parish Council in 1902, replaced a former timber structure and it is still used often today. Villagers are currently working to develop it as part of the active Grosmont Futures group.
The village buildings range from small cottages to elegant Georgian and Victorian ‘town houses’ and 17th and 18th century ‘gentry’ farms with associated buildings as well as more modern bungalows and terraces. It is absolutely worth a visit, and we will all welcome you warmly.
Grosmont, Wales 