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Tintern Parva

This riverside village, which nestles among the wooded slopes of the lovely Wye Valley, is a very beautiful place, and the whole of the valley between Monmouth and Chepstow is designated an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. Here are found the enchanting ruins of Tintern Abbey (CADW), which stand beside the river. The abbey was founded by Cistercian monks in 1131, and largely rebuilt in the 13th century by Roger Bigod, the Lord of Chepstow Castle. The monks farmed the rich agricultural land as well as dedicating themselves to their rigorous regime of religious devotions right up until the time of the Dissolution. A rich and powerful abbey in its day, Tintern is now a majestic ruin with much delicate tracery and great soaring archways, in a glorious setting that has inspired painters and poets such as Turner and Wordsworth.

However, the abbey is not the only ruin in the vicinity. The ruins of the former Parish Church of St Mary lie close to the Beaufort Hotel, and originally served the parish of Chapel Hill, to the south of Tintern Parva. The church remained in use until 1972, but was burnt down in 1977.

A mile from the abbey, along the A466 Chepstow-Monmouth road, is the Victorian Old Station, which now acts as a visitor centre for the Wye Valley. Here, too, are a countryside exhibition, a collection of signal boxes, a gift shop and a model railway.