Abertillery & District Museum
Abertillery & District Museum is an independent museum. It lies inside the built-up area of Abertillery. A short trip away is Abergavenny Castle, 13 km off, the first of 23 within 15 km.
Museum in Abertillery
Inside Abertillery
Abertillery & District Museum is inside Abertillery’s built-up area. Towns near it ↓
Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, the ONS built-up areas and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.
A month-by-month guide
June to August are the warmest in Abertillery, with afternoon highs of 17–19°C.
Abertillery & District Museum
Independent Museum in Wales, United Kingdom.
In Abertillery, inside the town’s built-up area.
- Type
- Museum
- Town
- in Abertillery
- Official site
- abertilleryanddistrictmuseum.org.uk
Finding Abertillery & District Museum
The places near Abertillery & District Museum are numbered on the map in the order below.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · The dashed line is Abertillery’s built-up area. · ONS built-up area 2022
Where people come from
Of these 8 towns, the largest is Ebbw Vale (19,635 people). They run in order of distance, starting where it stands.
Abertillery
Llanhilleth
Cwm
Blaina
Compare the 8 towns
| Town | Where Abertillery & District Museum is | People | Places to visit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Abertillery | It’s in town | 10,248 | 5 |
| Llanhilleth | 2.5 km south of it | 2,450 | 1 |
| Cwm | 3 km west of it | 2,507 | 6 |
| Blaina | 3.3 km north of it | 4,553 | 7 |
| Trinant | 3.5 km south of it | 1,504 | 1 |
| Abersychan | 3.7 km east of it | 7,495 | 6 |
| Oakdale | 4.1 km southwest of it | 6,126 | 1 |
| Ebbw Vale | 4.6 km northwest of it | 19,635 | 7 |
Combine it with these
Our list has 23 more within 15 km, among them 4 castles, 3 museums and an abbey or priory.
CastleAbergavenny Castle13 km away2
CastleCrickhowell Castle14 km away3
MuseumTorfaen Museum7.1 km away4
CastleLlancaiach-fawr13 km away5
Abbey or prioryLlantarnam Abbey15 km away6
MuseumAbergavenny Museum13 km away7
CastleLlanover House11 km away8MuseumMuseum · CadwBlaenavon Iron Works6 km awayWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
Your questions on Abertillery & District Museum
Where is Abertillery & District Museum?
Abertillery & District Museum is in Abertillery, Gwent, inside the town’s built-up area.
What is Abertillery & District Museum?
Independent Museum in Wales, United Kingdom.
When is the best time to visit Abertillery & District Museum?
June to August are the warmest months in Abertillery, with afternoon highs of 17–19°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).
What else is there to see near Abertillery & District Museum?
Within 15 km: Abergavenny Castle (13 km), Crickhowell Castle (14 km), Torfaen Museum (7.1 km) and Llancaiach-fawr (13 km).
Places: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence) and Wikidata (CC0), placed in the ONS 2022 built-up area (Open Government Licence v3.0). Visitor counts are the latest Wikidata gives, with their year.
Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Photo credits (8)
- Abertillery & District Museum: Jaggery, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Abergavenny Castle: Jeremy Bolwell, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Crickhowell Castle: Niki.L, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Torfaen Museum: Jaggery, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Llancaiach-fawr: Rose Cottage, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Llantarnam Abbey: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Abergavenny Museum: Jeremy Bolwell, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Llanover House: Vouliagmeni, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
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