Blaenavon Iron Works
You can find Blaenavon Iron Works, a museum, in Blaenavon. 3 more places to visit are within 5 km. Upkeep is seen to by Cadw.
Museum in Blaenavon
Inside Blaenavon
Blaenavon Iron Works is inside Blaenavon’s built-up area, with 3 more places to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓
Cared for by Cadw
One of the places Cadw looks after; members usually get in free. About ↓
Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, the ONS built-up areas and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.
The seasons here
Warmest in Blaenavon are June to September, at 17–20°C.
Blaenavon Iron Works
A drive of 6.9 km reaches Abergavenny Castle.
- Type
- Museum
- Run by
- Cadw
- Town
- in Blaenavon
Locating Blaenavon Iron Works
The orange dot is Blaenavon Iron Works; the numbers are the places near it, as listed below.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · The dashed line is Blaenavon’s built-up area. · ONS built-up area 2022
Nearby towns
Largest of the 8 is Abertillery, home to 10,248. Each town here links to its own guide.
Blaenavon
Waunllapria
Clydach
Abersychan
Compare the 8 towns
| Town | Where Blaenavon Iron Works is | People | Places to visit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blaenavon | It’s in town | 5,637 | 5 |
| Waunllapria | 3.6 km northwest of it | 324 | 5 |
| Clydach | 3.9 km northwest of it | 325 | 6 |
| Abersychan | 3.9 km south of it | 7,495 | 6 |
| Blaina | 4.1 km west of it | 4,553 | 7 |
| Abertillery | 4.2 km southwest of it | 10,248 | 5 |
| Govilon | 4.3 km north of it | 1,342 | 6 |
| Nantyglo | 4.7 km west of it | 4,548 | 9 |
While you are near Blaenavon Iron Works
Around it, within 15 km, lie 24 more, including 6 castles, a fort and a museum.
CastleAbergavenny Castle6.9 km away2CastleCastle · CadwY Castell Gwyn15 km away3
CastleCrickhowell Castle9.6 km away4
CastleTretower Castle14 km away5
FortCrug Hywel12 km away6
MuseumAbergavenny Museum6.8 km away7
Castle · CadwTretower Court14 km away8
CastleLlanover House6.9 km awayWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
Blaenavon Iron Works, answered
Where is Blaenavon Iron Works?
Blaenavon Iron Works is in Blaenavon, Gwent, inside the town’s built-up area.
What is Blaenavon Iron Works?
Museum.
Who runs Blaenavon Iron Works?
Cadw, so members usually get in free; check opening times before you go.
When is the best time to visit Blaenavon Iron Works?
June to September are the warmest months in Blaenavon, with afternoon highs of 17–20°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).
What else is there to see near Blaenavon Iron Works?
Within 15 km: Abergavenny Castle (6.9 km), Y Castell Gwyn (15 km), Crickhowell Castle (9.6 km) and Tretower Castle (14 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 (7)
- Abergavenny Castle: Jeremy Bolwell, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Crickhowell Castle: Niki.L, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Tretower Castle: Pete Chapman, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Crug Hywel: WelshDave, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Abergavenny Museum: Jeremy Bolwell, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Tretower Court: Philip Pankhurst, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Llanover House: Vouliagmeni, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026 (ONS boundaries). Northern Ireland: Source: NISRA; contains Land & Property Services data and Ordnance Survey of Northern Ireland information, © Crown copyright, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Scotland: contains National Records of Scotland data, Registers of Scotland data and SEPA data, © Crown copyright / © SEPA 2025, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.