Lucie's Guidebook
Food scene
An independent wine merchants where you can chat away about wine with the owners. They have a beautiful courtyard where you can enjoy wine, local ales as well as a small menu of light Mediterranean plates. Great atmosphere and we would thoroughly recommend Chester’s. You can buy wine to take home too.
Chesters Wine Merchants
46 Cross StAn independent wine merchants where you can chat away about wine with the owners. They have a beautiful courtyard where you can enjoy wine, local ales as well as a small menu of light Mediterranean plates. Great atmosphere and we would thoroughly recommend Chester’s. You can buy wine to take home too.
You can walk to the Sugarloaf vineyard, which sells the wine they produce, having a great selection of whites, reds, blush and sparkling. You can sit and enjoy the glorious views of the Blorenge mountain, as well as buy their wine and a selection of other bits and pieces to take home. They also serve cheese and meat platters, and cakes.
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Sugarloaf Vineyards
Pentre LaneYou can walk to the Sugarloaf vineyard, which sells the wine they produce, having a great selection of whites, reds, blush and sparkling. You can sit and enjoy the glorious views of the Blorenge mountain, as well as buy their wine and a selection of other bits and pieces to take home. They also serve cheese and meat platters, and cakes.
Delicious, mostly vegetarian menu and delicious vegan cakes. If you can get your hands on one of their famous ‘cruffins’ you’ll be winning.
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Bean & Bread
36 Lion StDelicious, mostly vegetarian menu and delicious vegan cakes. If you can get your hands on one of their famous ‘cruffins’ you’ll be winning.
The Art Shop & Chapel
Market StreetEntirely Vegetarian (mainly vegan) menu and coffee house. This is also a lovely shop and treatment rooms too.
Little green refills
9 Market StreetEntirely Vegetarian (mainly vegan) menu and coffee house. This is also a lovely shop and treatment rooms too.
Cwtch Cafe
58 Cross StCosy cafe, home cooked food and homemade cakes.
A well stocked deli with locally sourced products, serving great food including cheese and meat platters, you can take these platters away too, to enjoy as a picnic.
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Madame Fromage
21 Castle ArcadeA well stocked deli with locally sourced products, serving great food including cheese and meat platters, you can take these platters away too, to enjoy as a picnic.
With a secret garden out back, they serves a small selection of food including delicious homemade cakes and lunches.
Fig Tree Espresso
15 Nevill StWith a secret garden out back, they serves a small selection of food including delicious homemade cakes and lunches.
An independent family owned and run Italian with a great atmosphere.
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Pizzorante
Market StreetAn independent family owned and run Italian with a great atmosphere.
A busy Italian restaurant with seating out the front. They also offer take away.
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Casa Bianca
51 Frogmore StA busy Italian restaurant with seating out the front. They also offer take away.
A lovely restaurant for a special occasion, the gaff specialises in ‘small plates’.
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The Gaff
Unit 4 Lion StA lovely restaurant for a special occasion, the gaff specialises in ‘small plates’.
Sushi House
A tiny restaurant, but the sushi is great. They also do take away.
Famous for its award winning Afternoon teas, the angel serves food and drink, with a lovely courtyard in the summer.
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The Angel Hotel
15 Cross StFamous for its award winning Afternoon teas, the angel serves food and drink, with a lovely courtyard in the summer.
A well known and renowned Mitchelin starred restaurant.
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The Walnut Tree
A well known and renowned Mitchelin starred restaurant.
The Hardwick
Owned and run by renowned chef Stephen Terry.
A 10 minute drive away. The Clytha serves great Welsh food including great seafood, tapas and a great Sunday roast. There is a lovely circular walk here too.
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The Clytha Arms
A 10 minute drive away. The Clytha serves great Welsh food including great seafood, tapas and a great Sunday roast. There is a lovely circular walk here too.
The Crown Pantygelli
Old Hereford RoadA good stop if you’re walking too.
Great Indian and Nepalese food, they also serve great breakfasts and lunches
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Regency 59
59-60 Cross StGreat Indian and Nepalese food, they also serve great breakfasts and lunches
Fire & Fork
This is about 300 yards from the apartment
Pubs
Located in St Johns square, there is often live music and a great buzz outside in the summer. They serve food too. Walking distance.
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Kings Arms Hotel
29 Nevill StLocated in St Johns square, there is often live music and a great buzz outside in the summer. They serve food too. Walking distance.
A pretty drive away, the hunters moon serves great food.
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The Hunters Moon Inn
A pretty drive away, the hunters moon serves great food.
A short drive away in country lanes, this is a very small and quiet but lovely pub with homemade food.
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The Goose & Cuckoo Inn
A short drive away in country lanes, this is a very small and quiet but lovely pub with homemade food.
Local Food Supplies
Artisan bread, cakes and deli/food supplies. The angel bakery serves the famous angel hotel too.
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The Angel Bakery
50 Lower Castle StArtisan bread, cakes and deli/food supplies. The angel bakery serves the famous angel hotel too.
Tuesday is market day, Friday and Saturday run a general market too. Look out for a great cheese counter, eggs, local honey. Pick up fruit and veg and home baked breads and jams on other stalls. Check out the website for flea markets, craft fairs and artisan markets running on other days/monthly.
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Abergavenny Market
61 Cross StTuesday is market day, Friday and Saturday run a general market too. Look out for a great cheese counter, eggs, local honey. Pick up fruit and veg and home baked breads and jams on other stalls. Check out the website for flea markets, craft fairs and artisan markets running on other days/monthly.
The Gaff
Unit 4 Lion StA local award winning brewing company of real ales, you can visit, see the brewing process and buy to take away. Whoosh is on tap in some local pubs and is recommended.
Untapped Brewing Company
A local award winning brewing company of real ales, you can visit, see the brewing process and buy to take away. Whoosh is on tap in some local pubs and is recommended.
Cheeses, meats, chutneys, local gins, homemade sausage rolls and quiches to take away or eat in.
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Madame Fromage
21 Castle ArcadeCheeses, meats, chutneys, local gins, homemade sausage rolls and quiches to take away or eat in.
Neil Powell Master Butchers - Abergavenny
3 Flannel StreetActivities
Walk the sugar loaf from the apartment. The Deri and the Rholben (my favourites) and at Mary’s vale also sit around the base of the sugar loaf, providing endless beautiful circular walks.
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Sugar Loaf
Walk the sugar loaf from the apartment. The Deri and the Rholben (my favourites) and at Mary’s vale also sit around the base of the sugar loaf, providing endless beautiful circular walks.
Walk from the apartment or drive to a small car park in llanfoist to tackle this beautiful mountain. This mountain is a challenge to climb.
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Blorenge
Walk from the apartment or drive to a small car park in llanfoist to tackle this beautiful mountain. This mountain is a challenge to climb.
Drive to the skirrid fawr car park (you’ll need £2) and walk straight to the top, for a focused walk/climb.
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Skirrid Fawr
Drive to the skirrid fawr car park (you’ll need £2) and walk straight to the top, for a focused walk/climb.
River Usk
You can spend a few hours messing about on the canal or learning a new skill - you can hire canoes, canal boats, paddle boards and cycle boats
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Beacon Park Boats
Hillside RoadYou can spend a few hours messing about on the canal or learning a new skill - you can hire canoes, canal boats, paddle boards and cycle boats
Goytre Wharf
Old Abergavenny RoadCafe, boat and canoe hire
Axis Paragliding and Paramotoring
35 Mount Street
Il-Lake Llangorse
Four Waterfalls Walk
Four Waterfalls Walk
Linda Vista Gardens
Tintern Abbey / Abaty Tyndryn
Llanthony Abbey
Llanvihangel Crucorney
Hay-on-Wye
Crickhowell
Flexi Soul Yoga
Standard StreetHumble By Nature
Abergavenny Baker
1 The Courtyard
Woodlands Farm Wales
Llanover Garden
A local, independent cinema, in walking distance.
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Baker Street Cinema
Baker StreetA local, independent cinema, in walking distance.
Borough Theatre
Cross Street
Green Man Festival
Abergavenny Food Festival
63 Frogmore StTake aways
Great Thai food. Eat in (BYO) or take away
Casa Bianca
51 Frogmore StThey do great take away pizza
Boonta Too Thai Restaurant
22 Cross StGurkha Corner Restaurant
10 Nevill StKong's Restaurant
Lion StreetCinnamon Tree
23A Cross StAbergavenny Kebab House
35 Frogmore StreetPick A Pizza
30 Cross StreetSushi House