Abbeys & priories · South Wales
Priory Gatehouse, Usk
In or near Raglan.
Priory Gatehouse, Usk — a Grade I-listed abbey in wales-south, United Kingdom.
Eirian Evans — CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons licence
Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 45 min–1.5 h
- Nearest railway station
- Pontypool and New Inn · 7.8 km
- Free entry
- Family-friendly
- Limited wheelchair access
Getting there & planning your visit
To visit the Priory Gatehouse in Usk, the nearest railway station is Pontypool and New Inn, located 7.8 km away. The postcode for sat-nav is NP15 1BD. Accessibility is limited for wheelchair users.
About
Priory Gatehouse, Usk is a Grade I-listed building in wales-south, United Kingdom. Grade I status is conferred by Historic England (or Cadw, Historic Environment Scotland or NIEA equivalents) on buildings of exceptional national interest. See the linked Wikipedia article for full historical and architectural details.
Photo gallery
See it from the streetimagery from 2019
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Official information
The Priory Gatehouse is a museum located in Usk that showcases over 5000 exhibits related to rural life in Monmouthshire from 1850 to 1950. Housed in a 16th-century malt barn, it features collections including a Victorian cottage, a forge, and various agricultural tools and machinery.
Protected designations
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: River Wye SSSI
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: Severn Estuary SSSI
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
The Priory Gatehouse in Usk, Monmouthshire, Wales, is a surviving fragment of a Benedictine priory founded around 1135 and dissolved in 1536. It stands beside the main entrance to the churchyard. It is a Grade I listed building. The gatehouse is of two storeys, with gables and wide inner and outer arches. The style of the windows suggests a "sixteenth century date, possibly even post-Dissolution".
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
- Coordinates
- 51.7024, -2.9009
- District
- Monmouthshire
- Parish
- Usk
- Postcode
- NP15 1BD
- Parliamentary constituency
- Monmouthshire
- Nearest railway station
- Pontypool and New Inn — 7.8 km
- Opening
- Thursdays to Sunday 10.00 am to 4.00 pm; closed from the end of October until the beginning of March
- Official site
- www.uskmuseum.org
Sources
- wikidata: Q7245498 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Priory Gatehouse, Usk (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Priory Gatehouse, Usk?
- Priory Gatehouse, Usk is in South Wales, United Kingdom (postcode NP15 1BD), in the parish of Usk.
- What is Priory Gatehouse, Usk?
- Priory Gatehouse, Usk — a Grade I-listed abbey in wales-south, United Kingdom.
- How do I get to Priory Gatehouse, Usk?
- The nearest railway station is Pontypool and New Inn, about 7.8 km away. Drivers can use postcode NP15 1BD.
- Who owns Priory Gatehouse, Usk?
- Priory Gatehouse, Usk is owned by | current_tenants =.
- Is Priory Gatehouse, Usk a listed building?
- Priory Gatehouse, Usk is officially recognised as Grade I listed.
- Is Priory Gatehouse, Usk a protected site?
- Yes — Priory Gatehouse, Usk is part of the River Wye SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest and the Severn Estuary SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest.
- How do I get to Priory Gatehouse, Usk?
- The nearest railway station is Pontypool and New Inn, about 7.8 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode NP15 1BD.