Caernarfon Town Walls
Caernarfon Town Walls is a grade I listed urban defence in Caernarfon. The site is kept up by Cadw. Close by, Caernarfon is 600 m away, one of 35 within 15 km.
Fort near Caernarfon
Just outside Caernarfon
Caernarfon Town Walls is 100 m west of Caernarfon. Towns near it ↓
Cared for by Cadw
One of the places Cadw looks after; members usually get in free. About ↓
Scheduled monument
On the official list of protected heritage; Caernarfon has 250 listed buildings in all, on its History page. About ↓
Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, the ONS built-up areas and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.
Warm months and wet ones
Afternoons in Caernarfon peak at 18–20°C, June to September.
Caernarfon Town Walls
Wikipedia covers it in 6 languages.
- Type
- Fort
- Run by
- Cadw
- Listed
- Scheduled monument
- Wikipedias
- Covered in 6 languages
- Town
- 100 m west of Caernarfon
Caernarfon Town Walls and what surrounds it
Each numbered point is one of the places listed below; Caernarfon Town Walls is the orange one.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · ONS built-up area 2022
Where to base yourself
Of the 8, Caernarfon is the largest, at 9,831 people. Closest first, each of these towns names it on its page.
Caernarfon
Caeathro
Bontnewydd
Dwyran
Compare the 8 towns
| Town | Where Caernarfon Town Walls is | People | Places to visit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Caernarfon | 100 m east of it | 9,831 | 14 |
| Caeathro | 2.1 km east of it | 248 | 8 |
| Bontnewydd | 2.1 km south of it | 821 | 11 |
| Dwyran | 3.8 km northwest of it | 700 | 12 |
| Brynsiencyn | 4.1 km north of it | 655 | 14 |
| Rhostryfan | 4.7 km southeast of it | 308 | 9 |
| Waunfawr | 4.9 km southeast of it | 928 | 8 |
| Bethel | 4.9 km northeast of it | 1,091 | 11 |
Other places close by
Within 15 km you can add 3 castles, 2 museums and a fort.
FortCaernarfon600 m away2
Castle · CadwCastell Caernarfon100 m away3CastleCastle · CadwCastell Dolbadarn11 km away4
CastleCaer y Belan4 km away5
MuseumRoyal Welch Fusiliers Museum100 m away6
CathedralBangor Cathedral14 km away7
AquariumAnglesey Sea Zoo2.8 km away8
MuseumWelsh Slate Museum11 km awayWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
Your questions on Caernarfon Town Walls
Where is Caernarfon Town Walls?
Caernarfon Town Walls is 100 m west of Caernarfon, Gwynedd.
What is Caernarfon Town Walls?
Grade I listed urban defence in Caernarfon, Wales.
Who runs Caernarfon Town Walls?
Cadw, so members usually get in free; check opening times before you go.
When is the best time to visit Caernarfon Town Walls?
June to September are the warmest months in Caernarfon, with afternoon highs of 18–20°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).
Is Caernarfon Town Walls a listed building?
Yes: scheduled monument.
What else is there to see near Caernarfon Town Walls?
Within 15 km: Caernarfon (600 m), Castell Caernarfon (100 m), Castell Dolbadarn (11 km) and Caer y Belan (4 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)
- Caernarfon Town Walls: Philip Halling, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Caernarfon: Nilfanion, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Castell Caernarfon: Llywelyn2000, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Caer y Belan: Phyllis Flannagan, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Royal Welch Fusiliers Museum: Alan Fryer, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bangor Cathedral: Denis Egan from Bangor, Gwynedd, North Wales, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Anglesey Sea Zoo: Lynne Kirton, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Welsh Slate Museum: Talsarnau Times, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
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