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The City of Newport (Welsh: Casnewydd) is in the historic county of Monmouthshire, South Wales and stands at the mouth of the River Usk. It is a busy industrial and commercial center. It is home to the University of Wales Newport.

Get in

Newport Transporter Bridge
  • Road: the M4 motorway skirts Newport to the North. It connects to Cardiff and Swansea to the West and London, via the Severn Bridge, to the East. This is used by the National Express and other coach companies to connect to the London (2hrs), Bristol (45 mins), and Cardiff (35 mins) airports and the rest of the UK.
  • Rail: Newport has a railway station on the main line between London Paddington and South Wales. It is also the junction of the main line to the West Midlands. Train companies that serve Newport are Arriva Trains Wales, Cross Country and First Great Western. Journey times by rail include London 1 hr 45 mins, Birmingham 1 hr 45 mins, Bristol 35 mins, Cardiff 15 mins.


Get around

The local bus services are provided by Newport Transport. They cover all parts of the city and there are also routes to nearby Cwmbran and Cardiff. From April to September open-top sightseeing tours by bus last 75 mins. Every 90 mins from the Bus Station.

See

Tredegar House

Do

Buy

Eat

  • The Chandlery, 77-78 Lower Dock Street (Just off George Street Bridge in city centre), +44 1633 256622. Husband and wife team Simon and Jane Newcombe opened The Chandlery in March 2002. This grade-two-listed building has been totally and sympathetically restored with the aid of the Heritage Lottery and Cadw funding.
  • The Waterloo Hotel, 113 Alexandra Road (Just off the A48 near Newport Transporter Bridge), +44 1633 264266. The Waterloo Hotel was renovated in 2006 and has 21 luxury en-suite bedrooms all of an excellent standard. The bedrooms are complimented by a superb restaurant offering a wide range of freshly-prepared Bristish and European dishes.

Drink

  • Revolution, 8-11 Griffin St.
  • Lloyds No.1- The Queen's Hotel, 19 Bridge St. A trendy bar run by wetherspoons with a friendly atmosphere.
  • The Meze Lounge, 6 Market St. An alternative/Rock club, enjoyed even by those that do not enjoy the genre of music, great drinks, great prices and great atmosphere.
  • Reflex 80's Bar, 43-44 High St. An 80's bar with a friendly atmosphere, and good choice of drinks.

Sleep

Stay safe

Whilst Newport is a relatively safe city, like many others, crime can occur. Usually, you will encounter no problems, however at times the city centre can be slightly intimidating and conflict between locals is not an uncommon sight. Unfortunately, yobbish behaviour from deprived youths is on the rise in Newport. Unknown to them, this causes problems for the city's reputation and even economy. Newport's rough reputation is unfortunately very accurate at night. Non locals may find themselves extremely intimidated at night as thuggish behaviour is on the rise, the best way to avoid trouble at night in Newport is to always stay in groups, as the more yobbish kind will start a fight over something as small as accidentally being bumped into. Note that in certain bars such as the Meze Lounge and Lloyds Queens Hotel you will be much safer than places such as Revolution.

Visitors should be aware that while you may be intimidated, your personal safety in Newport on the whole is not really at risk. In the unlikely event that a threatening situation occurs it is best to simply move on and avoid offending anybody. Rest assured that the problems described above lie mainly within the youths of the city, and most people you meet will be friendly!! Newport is without a doubt the roughest city in Wales... but remember we only have 6!!

Go next

  • Go to Blaenafon for the Big Pit National Coal Museum.
  • Penhow Castle. 9 miles along the A48 towards Chepstow, on the right. Tel: +44 1633 400800.
  • Cwmcarn Forest Drive, +44 1495 272001, . Nantgarn Road, Cwmcarn, Crosskeys., Forest Drive open Mar-Easter 11:00-18:00, Easter to Aug 11:00-19:00, Sep 11:00-18:00, Oct 11:00-17:00, Nov 11:00-17:00 (weekends only). Visitor Centre and Campsite open Easter-Sep Mon-Thur, 9:00-17:00, Fri-Mon, 9:00-18:00, Oct-Easter 9:00-17:00 except Fri, 9:00-16:30. (Call for Christmas opening hours).
  • Caerwent - the remains of a Roman city, 12 miles along the A48, towards Chepstow.
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