It is within the Wye Valley Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, on the border with Monmouthshire, Wales.

The area, about 3 miles (4.8 km) north-east of Monmouth, is shrouded in legend and King Arthur's Cave is in the vicinity.

[2] Little Doward is located about 3 miles (4.8 km) from Monmouth, just to the southeast of Ganarew and just to the west of Symonds Yat.

[7] To the west, the area is woody with wild elevations, interspersed with tame swells and hollows.

[13] Wyastone Leys, formerly Lays House, is located at the southwestern corner of The Doward.

[14] In the woodland of Little Doward Hill above the house, the Forestry Commission planted, in 1953, a pattern of trees with contrasting foliage in the shape of the letters ER, to mark the Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II.