Abergavenny, Monmouthshire, Wales

A view over Abergavenny

The Council House

The terraced 1950’s built council house was the scene of a haunting during the 1970’s. The tenant reported the feeling of being watched, inexplicable noises, presences and the appearance of a female figure in brown. Was it a former tenant coming to see if she approved of the new residents?

 

Unconfirmed

 

For further information, please read The Ghosts of Gwent by Alan Roderick.

The Canal

The apparition of a “tall female” figure in black wearing “a shawl which covered her head” is said to walk along the banks of the Monmouthshire-Breconshire Canal.

 

The sighting was said to have occurred near a bridge over the canal where the old road ran from Abergavenny to Pontypool, by a house called “Ty-Part”.

 

Unconfirmed

 

For further information, please read The Ghosts of Gwent by Alan Roderick.

The Toy Museum

This building in Abergavenny is allegedly home to a curious type of haunting... that of a haunted dolls house! People have claimed to see movement in the windows of the house...

 

Unconfirmed

 

For further information, please read Haunted Gwent by Alan Roderick.

The Haunted Barn

A 15th century barn near the location of the Chain Bridge is said to be the haunt of a benign presence, although its origins are unknown.

 

Unconfirmed

 

For further information, please read Haunted Gwent by Alan Roderick.

The Kings Arms Hotel

Standing since at least 1400, the inn still has many original features. It was visited by Roundheads, Cavaliers and even King Charles II.

 

The elegant rooms have reasonable rates and a feeling of relaxed luxury. A figure of an old woman dressed in black has been observed descending the staircase and passing through the lounge.

The Edwardian House

An Edwardian house that stood on the corner of a street on the outskirts of Abergavenny was the scene of a number of reported paranormal phenomena. These included “curious noises” during the early evening, of furniture “tumbling down a stairway”; a young boy (the son of the occupant) stated that he was having conversation with “a man standing at the foot of his bed”; people were thrown from their beds; occupants were the victim of a series of unfortunate events.

Location

Visitor Information

Abergavenny (Welsh: Y Fenni), meaning Mouth of the River Gavenny, is a market town in Monmouthshire, Wales.

It is located 15 miles west of Monmouth on the A40 and A465 roads, 6 miles from the English border. Originally the site of a Roman fort, Gobannium, it became a medieval walled town within the Welsh Marches.

Pictured is a view over Abergavenny courtesy of Gordon Hatton. Licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons.