CWGC Tours 2025 - Newport (St. Woolos) Cemetery

Join us for a free tour of Newport (St. Woolos) Cemetery.

Our tours are free to the public, but if you would like to support us then please consider donating to our charity The Commonwealth War Graves Foundation (CWGF).

https://foundation.cwgc.org/donate/

MEETING POINT is at The Cross of Sacrifice, what3words location is summer.shuts.glad

There are 167 Commonwealth burials of the 1914-1918 war here and a further 98 of the 1939-1945 war. There are 10 Foreign National burials here.

Some car parking through the entrance on Bassaleg Road, Newport NP20 3PY . PLEASE NOTE, the cemetery gates close at 4.45pm so may be better to park outside the cemetery on the later tours.

No facilities or toilets on site; uneven ground; hilly or steep slopes.

Please dress for the weather and wear flat, suitable footwear.

The Commonwealth War Graves Foundation (CWGF) aims to actively engage all communities with the work of the CWGC by telling the inspiring stories through education and outreach projects.

The CWGF is an independent charity registered with the Charity Commission of England and Wales (1171947) and Scotland (SC051982).