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The Walkfo guide to things to do & explore in Beachley

  

Beachley Places Overview: History, Culture & Facts about Beachley

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Beachley history

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A small chapel was founded at the southernmost point of the peninsula in the 4th century by Tecla, a princess of Gwynedd. A chapel dedicated to St Twrog, perhaps containing a navigation light, was later built on the rock but was ruined before the 18th century. In 956, Beachley was part of lands granted by King Edwy to Bath Abbey.

Army Apprentices College

In 1915, during World War I, the government requisitioned a large area of land at Beachley and constructed National Shipyard No.2. However the war ended before production had begun. In 1924 it was decided to establish a British Army Apprentices School at the site. The AAC closed in 1994, and the army converted the site to an infantry barracks.

You can visit Beachley places with Walkfo Beachley to hear history at Beachley’s places whilst walking around using the free digital tour app. Walkfo Beachley has 45 places to visit in our interactive Beachley map, with amazing history, culture & travel facts you can explore the same way you would at a museum or art gallery with information audio headset. With Walkfo, you can travel by foot, bike or bus throughout Beachley, being in the moment, without digital distraction or limits to a specific walking route. Our historic audio walks, National Trust interactive audio experiences, digital tour guides for English Heritage locations are available at Beachley places, with a AI tour guide to help you get the best from a visit to Beachley & the surrounding areas.

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45 tourist, history, culture & geography spots

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Walkfo Beachley tourism map key: places to see & visit like National Trust sites, Blue Plaques, English Heritage locations & top tourist destinations in Beachley

  

Best Beachley places to visit

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Beachley has places to explore by foot, bike or bus. Below are a selection of the varied Beachley’s destinations you can visit with additional content available at the Walkfo Beachley’s information audio spots:

Chepstow Town F.C. Chepstow Town Football Club were founded in 1878. They play in the Ardal Leagues South East, tier 3 of the Welsh football pyramid.

Chepstow War Memorial Chepstow War Memorial commemorates the men of the town who died in the First and Second World Wars. It was designed by Eric Francis, a locally-born architect. The memorial site also includes a German Naval deck gun, donated to the town by George V.

Raglan Lodge Raglan Lodge is a Grade II* listed building in Chepstow, Monmouthshire, Wales. The frontage dates from the early 19th century, but parts of the building date from the medieval period. The ground floor vaulted hall was probably the town’s 14th century moot hall.

Pennsylvania Fields, Sedbury Pennsylvania Fields, Sedbury (grid reference ST542929) is a 27.03-hectare (66.8-acre) biological Site of Special Scientific Interest in Gloucestershire. The site is listed in the ‘Forest of Dean Local Plan Review’ as a Key Wildlife Site (KWS)

Mathern Mill Mathern Mill is a watermill dating from either the late 18th or early 19th century. It continued in use as a functioning mill until 1968. It is now open to the public on an occasional basis.

St Tewdric’s Church St Tewdric’s Church is a Church in Wales parish church in Mathern, Monmouthshire, Wales. It is purportedly built over the resting place of Saint Tewrrig for whom it is named. A church has been located on the site since the 6th century. It was reconstructed by the Normans in the Early English style.

Moynes Court Moynes Court is a Grade II* listed building in the village of Mathern, Monmouthshire, Wales. An earlier building was rebuilt as a private residence by Francis Godwin, Bishop of Llandaff, in 1609/10.

Mathern Palace Mathern Palace was the main residence of the Bishops of Llandaff between 1408 and 1705. It was restored and its gardens laid out between 1894 and 1899 by Henry Avray Tipping. In recent years it has been in private hands and used as a guest house.

St Lawrence Hospital, Chepstow St Lawrence Hospital (Welsh: Ysbyty St Lawrence) was a specialist plastic surgery and burns hospital on the west side of St Lawrence Road in Chepstow, Wales.

St Pierre Hotel Gatehouse Gatehouse and attached range at St Pierre Hotel, St Pierre, Mathern, Monmouthshire are the most significant remains of the Lewis family mansion. The original house was built by William Lewis, and extended by his son George, between 1475 and 1508. It was converted to the clubhouse of a golf club in 1962.

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