Local Area
The surrounding areas include Newport ( 15 mins drive or 25 mins bus ride away ) Cardiff (20 mins drive away 1 hr on the bus or 20 mins by train)
Bristol (45 mins drive or 30 mins by train) Swansea (1 hr drive away)
Cardiff Millennium Stadium
Cardiff Bay (including Dr Who Exibition and Boat Rides around the Bay), Cardiff Castle and St Fagens's Welsh History Museum
The Torfaen Area (35 mins drive away) includes Blaenavon World Heritage Site, Big Pit Mining Museum (free entry) and the Blaenavon Iron Works Museum
A wide selection of days and evenings out could include
The Celtic Manor Resort & Spa (20 mins drive), Cinema Newport (20 mins drive), various old market towns including Abergaveny (market every tuesday morning) within an hours drive. Caerleon Legionary Roman Village with Amphitheatre (20 mins drive), Brecon Beacons and the National Park is also close by (45 mins drive), and wonderful Blue Flag beaches around the Gower and Swansea coastlines which include the marina and Swansea Bay.
There are various Mountain Biking trails, Walking and Rambling for the energetic and for the thrill seekers there is OakWood Leisure Park in Penbrokeshire (2 hours drive) but well worth the visit and for all animal lovers there is Bristol Zoo (40 mins drive away)