Historic castles and churches abound in the nearby valleys and villages, to name a few are Longtown Castle and Llanthony Priory, the famous Dore Abbey, and the ancient Church of St. Margaret’s with its splendid wooden rood screen dating back to the late 16th Century that has been described as ‘one of the wonders of Herefordshire’. The ‘Three Castles’ in the borderlands of Monmouthshire form a triangle, with the Three Castles Walk being a 20 mile circular trail linking the ‘Trilateral’ of Skenfrith, Grosmont and White Castles.