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Touring Tintern
Tintern in Monmouthshire (Wales) with it's 750 residents is a town located in United Kingdom about 110 mi (or 178 km) west of London, the country's capital place.
Time in Tintern is now 11:21 PM (Thursday). The local timezone is named Europe / London with an UTC offset of one hour. We know of 10 airports nearby Tintern, of which 5 are larger airports. The closest airport in United Kingdom is Bristol Filton Airport in a distance of 13 mi (or 21 km), South. Besides the airports, there are other travel options available (check left side).
There are several Unesco world heritage sites nearby. The closest heritage site in United Kingdom is Blaenavon Industrial Landscape in a distance of 11 mi (or 18 km), North-West. Also, if you like the game of golf, there are several options within driving distance. We collected 1 points of interest near this location. Need some hints on where to stay? We compiled a list of available hotels close to the map centre further down the page.
Being here already, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Mitchel Troy, Aylburton, Llangwm, Whitchurch and Llanvaches. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 10°C / 51 °F
Morning Temperature | 3°C / 38 °F |
Evening Temperature | 9°C / 49 °F |
Night Temperature | 4°C / 39 °F |
Chance of rainfall | 0% |
Air Humidity | 80% |
Air Pressure | 1004 hPa |
Wind Speed | Gentle Breeze with 9 km/h (5 mph) from East |
Cloud Conditions | Overcast clouds, covering 93% of sky |
General Conditions | Light rain |
Friday, 26th of April 2024
10°C (50 °F)
6°C (42 °F)
Moderate rain, gentle breeze, overcast clouds.
Saturday, 27th of April 2024
6°C (43 °F)
6°C (43 °F)
Moderate rain, fresh breeze, overcast clouds.
Sunday, 28th of April 2024
5°C (41 °F)
5°C (41 °F)
Moderate rain, fresh breeze, overcast clouds.
Hotels and Places to Stay
St. Pierre Marriott Hotel & Country Club
BEST WESTERN ROYAL GEORGE
THE BEAUFORT HOTEL CHEPSTOW
The Wyndham Arms Hotel
The Coach & Horses Inn
Videos from this area
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Wye Valley Walk, 2010-May-23 - Tintern Old Station and Abbey
Wye Valley Walk, 2010-May-23 - Tintern Old Station and Abbey. . Wye Valley Walk: http://www.wyevalleywalk.org . . Tintern Old Station: http://www.tinternvillage.co.uk/item/the_old_station_ti...
Wordsworth's Lines Composed a Few Miles Above Tintern Abbey
information about Wordsworth's poem "Lines Composed a Few Miles Above Tintern Abbey"
Tintern - Cold Well Lane (ORPA, S-N)
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The River Wye in Flood at Brockweir in Gloucestershire and Tintern in Monmouthshire
Filmed in and around Brockweir/Tintern. 03.01.14.
Tintern - Barbadoes Lane (ORPA, S-N)
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Philip Boulders the base of Gargoyle, Shorn Cliff
Me bouldering the base Gargoyle, HS 4b at Shorn Cliff, the Wye Valley near Tintern. A great way to spend bank holiday Friday!
Wye Valley: Aerial
http://www.wyenot.com A view of the Wye Valley between Backney Bridge and Tintern Abbey via Ross-on-Wye, Wilton Castle, Goodrich Castle, Kerne Bridge and Symonds Yat, filmed from a Helicopter.
Wye Valley Railway, Easter 2012
"Roselea", a 5" gauge Super Simplex loco, in action on Good Friday 2012 on the miniature railway at The Old Station, Tintern.
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Attractions and noteworthy things
Distances are based on the centre of the city/town and sightseeing location. This list contains brief abstracts about monuments, holiday activities, national parcs, museums, organisations and more from the area as well as interesting facts about the region itself. Where available, you'll find the corresponding homepage. Otherwise the related wikipedia article.
Tintern Abbey
Tintern Abbey was founded by Walter de Clare, Lord of Chepstow, on 9 May 1131. It is situated in the village of Tintern, on the Welsh bank of the River Wye in Monmouthshire, which forms the border between Monmouthshire in Wales and Gloucestershire in England. It was only the second Cistercian foundation in Britain, and the first in Wales.
Wintour's Leap
Wintour's Leap is a noted rock climbing location and viewpoint. It is located on the English side of the Wye Valley, north of Chepstow, near the village of Woodcroft in Gloucestershire.
Botany Bay, Monmouthshire
Botany Bay, Monmouthshire is an area in the Wye Valley in Wales, above the village of Tintern. It is the location of a Gwent Scouts camp site covering 27 acres .
Tintern railway station
Tintern railway station served the village of Tintern on the Wye Valley Railway. It was opened in 1876 and closed for passengers in 1959 and freight in 1964, when the line was closed completely. It was the second largest station on the line, the most substantial being Monmouth Troy railway station.
Brockweir Halt railway station
Brockweir Halt was a request stop on the former Wye Valley Railway. It was opened to the public on 23 September 1929, it closed in 1959 when passenger services were withdrawn from the line. It was situated just north of Brockweir bridge. Nothing now remains of the trackbed because of the realignment of the A466.
Tintern Wireworks Branch
The Tintern Wireworks Branch was a short branch line on the Wye Valley Railway. It was completed in 1874 and opened on 1 November 1876; the reason for the delay was that the Wye Valley Railway which the branch line fed into, was not completed until the latter date. It closed in 1935 when the rails buckled in the heat of the summer.
Tintern Quarry
Tintern Quarry was a quarry in the Forest of Dean, Gloucestershire, England. It was served by the Wye Valley Railway from 1876 until it closed 1981. The quarry was on the opposite side of the River Wye from the village of Tintern. It is now used, unofficially, as a rock-climbing venue with many climbs on the more solid rock on its many terraces. A Climbers Club Guide, Lower Wye Valley, describes the climbing at the quarry.
Wyndcliffe Court
Wyndcliffe Court, St. Arvans, Monmouthshire, Wales, is a country house in the Arts and Crafts style constructed in 1922. The client was Charles Lee Clay and the architect Eric Francis. The style is "Cotswold Tudor". The Court is a Grade II* listed building as of 14 February 2001. The gardens are by Henry Avray Tipping and are themselves Grade II listed.