Goldcliff is a small village and community set on the flat, reclaimed expanse of the Caldicot Levels beside the Severn Estuary, a few miles east of Newport. Its low-lying landscape of sea walls, drainage ditches and saltmarsh is shaped by the estuary’s dramatic tides, making the mudflats important for wading birds and occasional seal sightings and offering wide, open skies and coastal walks.
The settlement has a quietly historic and rural character - a medieval church, St Mary’s Church, and the remains of monastic activity hint at a long past, while agriculture and grazing on the levels remain important locally. The nearby Goldcliff Lagoons and other reserves attract birdwatchers and naturalists, and the community retains a strong village feel with footpaths, local events and a small, close-knit population.
Postcode districts covering Goldcliff
Most populated places nearby
- Bristol 14.9 miles23.9 km
- Cardiff 12 miles19.3 km
- Newport 3.1 miles4.9 km
- Weston-super-Mare 14.4 miles23.1 km
- Kingswood and Fishponds 18.5 miles29.8 km
- Tonypandy 23.7 miles38.1 km
- Barry 17.8 miles28.7 km
- Cwmbran Central 8.1 miles13 km
- Cwmbrân 8.3 miles13.3 km
- Merthyr Tydfil 24.1 miles38.7 km
- Chipping Sodbury 22.6 miles36.3 km
- Pontypool 11 miles17.8 km
Neighbouring places
- Nash Parish 1.7 miles2.8 km
- Redwick Parish 2.3 miles3.7 km
- Llanwern Built-up area 2.3 miles3.8 km
- Liswerry Parish 2.6 miles4.1 km
- Lliswerry Ward 2.6 miles4.1 km
- Ringland Parish 2.8 miles4.5 km
- Bishton Parish 2.8 miles4.5 km
- Alway Parish 3 miles4.8 km
- Newport Built-up area 3.1 miles4.9 km
- Underwood Built-up area 3.1 miles4.9 km
- Pillgwenlly Ward 3.4 miles5.5 km
- Magor West Ward 3.6 miles5.9 km
Example postcodes in Goldcliff
NP19 4QX, NP18 2AT, NP18 2PN, NP18 2PL, NP18 2AY, NP18 2PH, NP18 2AX, NP18 2AU, NP18 2AW … See all
Transport links
- Bristol Airport 14.5 miles23.4 km
- Cardiff Airport 21.5 miles34.5 km
- Newport Railway Station 4.4 miles7.1 km
- Severn Tunnel Junction 6.2 miles10 km
Hotels near Goldcliff Ad
- Tŷ Newport 4 3.4 miles5.5 km
- The Priory Hotel and Restaurant 4 4.2 miles6.7 km
- Mercure Newport Hotel 4 4.2 miles6.7 km
- Tŷ Magor 3 3.8 miles6.2 km
- New Inn Hotel by Greene King Inns 3 3.8 miles6.1 km
- Holiday Inn Express Newport 3 5.3 miles8.5 km
- The Celtic Manor Resort 5 3.8 miles6.1 km
- Holiday Inn Newport 3 3.2 miles5.2 km
- Newbridge on Usk 4 6.6 miles10.6 km
- Coldra Court Hotel by Celtic Manor 4 3.5 miles5.6 km
Local points of interest
- Newport Stadium Stadium 2.6 miles4.1 km
- Tredegar Park Estate 4.5 miles7.3 km
- Cwmbran Town Stadium 7.6 miles12.3 km
- Clevedon Court Estate 8.7 miles13.9 km
- Craig Llysfaen Mountains 11 miles17.7 km
- Pontypool Park Stadium 11.4 miles18.4 km
- Chepstow Racecourse Recreation 12 miles19.3 km
- Cardiff University Queens Buildings University 12 miles19.4 km
- Vita Student Cardiff College 12.3 miles19.7 km
- St. David's Shopping centre 12.4 miles19.9 km
- Cardiff University University 12.6 miles20.3 km
- Cardiff Millenium Stadium Stadium 12.6 miles20.4 km