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July Country Meeting, Saturday 12th July 2025

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St Mary’s Priory Church, Monk Street, Abergavenny NP7 5ND
St Mary’s Priory Church, Monk Street, Abergavenny NP7 5ND

The July country meeting will be held in Abergavenny, Wales.

The picturesque market town is just 6 miles from the border with England and is surrounded by hills and mountains.

The event will cover three days of peal attempts, a tour preceding the meeting, and a meal on the Saturday evening.

Peals and Event Programme

There are many peal towers available for peals, which are available on:

Thursday’s evening Venue is The Kings Head Hotel, 59-60 Cross Street, Abergavenny, NP7 5EU. This also offer accommodation.

Also on Thursday evening there is a Monmouth Branch 8 Bell Practice at Usk, at 7.30-9.00, with drinks after in The New Court Inn 62, Maryport Street, Usk NP15 1AD. Please let Helen Philips know if you’re likely to attend (e-mail: monmouth8bell@llanmon.org.uk)

Friday’s evening venue is the Lamb & Flag, Brecon Road, Abergavenny, NP7 7EW which also provides food Booking is advisable if food is required.

There are plenty of good restaurants and cafes in Abergavenny.

General Ringing

There will be a tour of towers in the area on Saturday as follows:

*All distances and timings are approximate as there is usually more than one route to get to the towers.

St Sannan’s church is likely to be open to the public as Mynyddislwyn like to advertise ringing when it happens. Tea, coffee and biscuits will be available.

The time and distance between Mynyddislwyn and Bedwellty is approx. 16mins and 6 miles (you can see Bedwellty from Mynyddislwyn).

Routes / Distance to Abergavenny (It is not possible to get from Bedwellty to Abergavenny by public transport.)

Lunch Suggestions

Blackwood

Pontypool

Tredegar

Meeting

The meeting will be in the Abergavenny Community Centre, Merthyr Road, Abergavenny. The main entrance is the other side of the building, you need to walk around by the road (car park postcode NP7 5BY). Parking is limited so please park considerately. This is approximately half a mile from the church.

Dinner and Quiz

After the meeting, there will be an evening meal 18.30 in the main hall of the Community Centre.

The menu will be meat or lentil lasagne (which could be Vegan if needed), Salad (leaves & micro greens, tomatoes, cucumber, beetroot (two salad dressings), Focaccia and for Dessert, a selection of cheesecake and mini Pavlovas - with seasonal fruit and pouring cream.

Any dietary allergies, intolerances, restrictions must be given by 27th of June.

The Evening Entertainment will be a Quiz starting at about 8.00

Beer and Wine will be available to purchase (cash please), but please bring your own soft drinks. The price will be £25.50 or for under 25s £17.5. Please sign up below to join the evening's entertainment and food.

Location map

Transport

Public transport is very limited and takes a long time once you arrive in Wales, except in certain areas, therefore car share is advisable. Distances between towers / Abergavenny range from 10 to 50 miles.

Accommodation

Below are some suggestions in the local area. Please note, there are weddings in Abergavenny and Usk over the weekend, therefore accommodation may be limited in Town.

Other things to do

There are plenty of things to do in Abergavenny other than ring.

The following sites provide some good suggestions:



Sign up and pay

Logged in members can sign up for peal attempt and meal. (If you can't see the link to sign up here, and you have a log-in to this site, you can log in here, then you can sign up; alternatively by ticking the paper list on Wednesday or please email Penny Sharpe the Assistant Secretary.)

Payment

You can pay Penny Sharpe the Assistant Secretary directly, by cash or cheque (£25.50/17.50 per person). Alternatively, you can pay by telephone banking or online banking (also £25.50/17.50 per person).

Please notify Penny Sharpe the Assistant Secretary, if you have paid by telephone banking, online banking or paypal.

We hope you can come along and take part in what's typically a fun day out.