Merchant Navy Memorial
Merchant Navy Memorial is an attraction you can visit in Newport. Another 16 places to visit lie within 5 km. Around it, Newport Cathedral (400 m) comes first on our list.
Attraction in Newport
Inside Newport
Merchant Navy Memorial is inside Newport’s built-up area, with 16 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.
A month-by-month guide
Warm weather in Newport runs May to September, with highs of 17–22°C.
Merchant Navy Memorial
Attraction.
In Newport, inside the town’s built-up area.
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Merchant Navy Memorial at a glance
The orange dot is Merchant Navy Memorial; the numbers are the places near it, as listed below.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · The dashed line is Newport’s built-up area. · ONS built-up area 2022
Towns around Merchant Navy Memorial, by distance
Of these 6 towns, the largest is Newport (130,882 people). The towns are in order of distance, its own town first.
Newport
Caerleon
Rogerstone
Cwmbrân
Combine it with these
Around it, within 15 km, lie 29 more, including 4 museums, 2 castles and a cathedral.
CathedralNewport Cathedral400 m away2
Castle · CadwNewport Castle1 km away3
Historic house · National TrustTredegar House3.3 km away4
MuseumNewport Museum and Art Gallery400 m away5
Museum · CadwNational Roman Legion Museum4 km away6
MuseumNewport Medieval Ship700 m away7
Museum · CadwCaerleon Roman Fortress Baths4.1 km away8
CastleRuperra Castle9.4 km awayWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
Know before you visit Merchant Navy Memorial
Where is Merchant Navy Memorial?
Merchant Navy Memorial is in Newport, Gwent, inside the town’s built-up area.
What is Merchant Navy Memorial?
Attraction.
When is the best time to visit Merchant Navy Memorial?
May to September are the warmest months in Newport, with afternoon highs of 17–22°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).
What else is there to see near Merchant Navy Memorial?
Within 15 km: Newport Cathedral (400 m), Newport Castle (1 km), Tredegar House (3.3 km) and Newport Museum and Art Gallery (400 m).
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)
- Newport Cathedral: The original uploader was Owain at English Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
- Newport Castle: The original uploader was Owain at English Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
- Tredegar House: Tony Hisgett from Birmingham, UK, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Newport Museum and Art Gallery: Pwimageglow, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- National Roman Legion Museum: Ham, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Newport Medieval Ship: Owain at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Caerleon Roman Fortress Baths: Pwimageglow, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ruperra Castle: Andrew King, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
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