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Stay Celtic Manor, Newport

The accommodation offering here continues to grow, ranging from the main Resort Hotel to the cosier Manor House, the Hunter Lodges, the delightful Newbridge on Usk boutique hotel a few miles away and more.

Eat/drink

Groes Wen Inn, Penhow

This spacious pub with oak beams and open fires on the A48 a few miles west of St Pierre serves hearty food and a selection of craft beers, with lovely views of the rolling countryside to the north.

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The Monmouthshire, near Abergavenny, offers fine views of some of south Wales’ most striking mountains, while Monmouth is a fairly short but pretty course. Wernddu, also near Abergavenny, serves up views of both the Black Mountains and the Usk Valley.