Walk through the past with us.
Guided Walks.
The Society may be able to offer tailored walks, on request, for other organisations or groups. For more details contact alhs@live.co.uk .
Self-Guided Walks.
Most leaflets are available from the Abergavenny Museum or Abergavenny Tourist Information Centre. Some can be downloaded.
A Walk Around Abergavenny (2nd Edition)
Leaflet by Gwyn Jones and revised by I M Morgan; illustrations by Michael Blackmore.
Blue Plaques [download]
You can access and print out a route around the refurbished blue plaques which mark significant historical sites in Abergavenny.
Charcoal Walk [download]
This route description was designed to complement Shirley Rippin’s book The Charcoal Industry of Fforest Coalpit & the Grwyne Fawr Valley This walk takes you around some of the sites mentioned in Shirley Rippin’s book (now out of print).
QR History points
In Town, look out for the long green topped History Points in shop and pub windows as well as by the War memorial, Castle Street Car Park and the Museum Car Park. If you have a smart phone point your camera at the QR code and click on the link to discover more information. Some of the History Points will lead you on a trail around Abergavenny called The Law: makers and breakers, with links to the website. For the History Points website click here.
Trails and Tales for Families.
Chapels and Churches: Dissenters, Recusants and Anglicans [download]
A trail around some Abergavenny churches and chapels
Parks and Gardens [download]
Just a few of the parks and gardens of Abergavenny.
Wigs, Flannels, Normans and Romans [download]
For a taster of the history of Abergavenny, follows a trail round the Children’s Plaques.
NB: At the tourist office this is entitled ‘Abergavenny Trails and Tales for Families’ and inside ‘Heritage Plaques’.