Attractions

Historical City...

The City Centre has a wide variety of attractions to offer visitors to the area. Due to its rich history, the city has a choice of historical artefacts which are worth visiting, none more prominent than the twelfth century castle ruins built on the banks of the river Usk in the city centre. The Chartist Uprising also started here in the City Centre and you can find out more about this pivotal event at Newport Museum & Art Gallery. As well as listing a permanent collections of paintings, watercolours, contemporary prints and studio ceramics the attarction also  exhibits work by 19^th century Newport artist James Flewitt Mullock who was present at the Chartist Uprising in 1839.

Also The Medieval Ship was discovered as the foundations were being dug for the Riverside Theatre. The timbers were excavated and are being recorded and conserved with a view to future display. The timbers and the conservation work can be seen on regular open days throughout the year.

Entertaining City...

The city of Newport is also home to a large choice of performing arts venues. Seated venues include the Dolman Theatre, Newport Centre and The Riverfront. The latter opened in 2004 and is viewed as a symbol of Newport''s ambitous development. Other venues in the city  include T.J.’s and Meze Lounge.

Sporting City...

Learning City...

Want to get online whilst in the city centre and keep up to date with what''s happening in the world? Why not visit the BBC Wales Open Centre on High Street. The centre is free to drop in visitors and is a useful resource for a variety of  formal and informal educational activity.

Outdoor City...

There are plenty of outdoor spaces in the city centre to enjoy an outdoor snack or watch the world go by. And if you fancy a more active pursuit, why not follow the Public Art Trail which takes visitors through the city centre and includes recent installations as well as historic sculptural pieces.

Cathedral City...

St Woolos has a long and established history in Newport . It was probably during the late 470s that the soldier-prince Gwynllyw answered God''s call to a life of prayer, and he built his "cell" here on Stow Hill. He died, according to ancient tradition, at the end of March in the year 500AD, but he was held in such honour that a wooden church was at once built over the site of his grave nearby. Indeed, because this became a place of pilgrimage, when the old wooden church was burned down, it was rebuilt in the Saxon times in stone. This actually remains as the present"Galilee Chapel" at the West end of the Cathedral. Later the Normans added their massive Nave - and then, later still, the "Norman Jewel" was given its "Gothic Casquet" in the 15th century. Finally, the Chancel was extended by the architect Alban Caroe in the early 1960s.

St Woolos is currently undergoing major restoration. For further details on the project and the Cathedral itself, click here.