Active Travel in Abergavenny and Llanfoist – Monlife

Active travel schemes in Abergavenny and Llanfoist

Monmouthshire County Council are developing active travel routes across Abergavenny to better connect residents to local destinations and public transport services. We aim to improve equity of access to education, employment, local shops and services, to support sustainable, resilient and connected communities across Abergavenny and Llanfoist.  

Llanfoist to Abergavenny active travel bridge  

We are focusing on active travel links between Llanfoist and Abergavenny, with our route designed around a new active travel bridge crossing the River Usk between Merthyr Road and Castle Meadows, and associated links for more attractive and direct sustainable travel routes between Llanfoist and Abergavenny. 

Monmouthshire County Council has secured £10.4m from Welsh Government’s Active Travel Fund for construction of the bridge and connecting routes, for safer, more attractive and direct sustainable travel routes into Llanfoist and Abergavenny. Construction will include connecting route improvement works on Castle Meadows and Llanfoist links (see below). This work is planned to start in early 2026, with phased work continuing into 2027. The timings of works are affected by river levels and ecological restrictions. This phase of work will include: 

  • A steel framed, 3-metre wide pedestrian and cycling bridge across the River Usk 
  • Bi-Lingual signage 
  • Connections to Merthyr Road and Castle Meadows paths 

For more information on the active travel scheme construction works in Abergavenny, please visit https://www.monlife.co.uk/abergavenny-active-travel-scheme-bridge-connection-to-llanfoist/ 

Castle Meadows  

The focus in Castle Meadows is to provide new and upgrade existing paths that connect the active travel bridge to Abergavenny on Castle Meadows with a link to Merthyr Road. As the scheme progresses further work will identify possible upgrades to paths within the meadows with the current funding available. Castle Meadows is a Special Area of Conservation, with sensitive ecology which will be taken into account as the plans are developed. A connecting route through Ysbyty Fields is a future aspiration, but land ownership and future funding will need to be addressed. Some of the planned paths will be included in the Llanfoist to Abergavenny construction works starting in 2026 (see above). This phase of work will include: 

  • Path upgrades to some paths on Castle Meadows, to accommodate shared use 
  • Ramps to the active travel bridge (see above) 
  • Bi-Lingual signage 
  • Gates and fencing where necessary 
  • Links into existing paths on Castle Meadows 

Llanfoist Links

The Llanfoist Links will see improvements to the active travel provision on the Llanfoist side of the River Usk. Selected routes will be developed to connect the active travel bridge to Llanfoist. The WelTAG (Welsh Transport Appraisal Guidance) study of routes to connect Llanfoist to Abergavenny identified possible upgrades to routes along Merthyr Road and via The Cutting. The full scope of the routes identified will not be achievable within the current funding as the active travel bridge is the priority to be delivered. Some route upgrades will be included in the Llanfoist to Abergavenny construction works starting in 2026 (see above). Works included in this phase include: 

  • Upgrades to footways and crossing facilities in Llanfoist 
  • Connections to the Active Travel bridge 

Core Active Travel network development across Abergavenny  

Active travel routes within Abergavenny are audited for inclusion in Welsh Government’s Active Travel Network Map (ATNM) with the audit scoring identifying minor works across the network. Minor works include items such as installing dropped kerbs, tactile paving and cycle parking.  

Abergavenny Active Travel Locality Map

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