Chwarel Wynne Slate Mine
One of the places to visit in Glyn Ceiriog is Chwarel Wynne Slate Mine, a museum. Within 5 km there are 5 more places to visit. Top of the list nearby is Chirk Castle, 6.8 km away.
Museum in Glyn Ceiriog
Inside Glyn Ceiriog
Chwarel Wynne Slate Mine is inside Glyn Ceiriog’s built-up area, with 5 more places to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓
Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, the ONS built-up areas and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.
The year in Glyn Ceiriog
Warmest in Glyn Ceiriog are June to August, at 17–19°C.
Chwarel Wynne Slate Mine
Museum.
In Glyn Ceiriog, inside the town’s built-up area.
- Type
- Museum
- Town
- in Glyn Ceiriog
Where to find Chwarel Wynne Slate Mine
Use the numbers to match each place near Chwarel Wynne Slate Mine with the list.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · The dashed line is Glyn Ceiriog’s built-up area. · ONS built-up area 2022
Towns close to Chwarel Wynne Slate Mine
Every one of these towns counts it as a place to visit.
Glyn Ceiriog
Llangollen
Compare the 2 towns
| Town | Where Chwarel Wynne Slate Mine is | People | Places to visit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Glyn Ceiriog | It’s in town | 435 | 8 |
| Llangollen | 3.6 km northeast of it | 3,048 | 11 |
Beyond Chwarel Wynne Slate Mine
Nearby, 25 places within 15 km include 4 castles, 2 museums and an abbey or priory.
Castle · National TrustChirk Castle6.8 km away2
CastleCastell Dinas Brân5.6 km away3
Abbey or priory · CadwValle Crucis Abbey6.2 km away4
MuseumPlas Newydd4.2 km away5
CastleWhittington Castle14 km away6
CastleSycharth Castle12 km away7
Heritage railwayLlangollen Railway4.1 km away8
MuseumLlangollen Motor Museum5.7 km awayWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
Chwarel Wynne Slate Mine: what to know
Where is Chwarel Wynne Slate Mine?
Chwarel Wynne Slate Mine is in Glyn Ceiriog, Clwyd, inside the town’s built-up area.
What is Chwarel Wynne Slate Mine?
Museum.
When is the best time to visit Chwarel Wynne Slate Mine?
June to August are the warmest months in Glyn Ceiriog, with afternoon highs of 17–19°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).
What else is there to see near Chwarel Wynne Slate Mine?
Within 15 km: Chirk Castle (6.8 km), Castell Dinas Brân (5.6 km), Valle Crucis Abbey (6.2 km) and Plas Newydd (4.2 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)
- Chirk Castle: Llywelyn2000, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Castell Dinas Brân: Llywelyn2000, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Valle Crucis Abbey: Llywelyn2000, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Plas Newydd: Llywelyn2000, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Whittington Castle: AtticTapestry, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Sycharth Castle: Llywelyn2000, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Llangollen Railway: Llywelyn2000, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Llangollen Motor Museum: Graham Taylor, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
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