Pili Palas
Standing 400 m northwest of Menai Bridge, Pili Palas is a zoo. Add Castell Biwmares / Beaumaris Castle, 7.2 km away, to a visit; it leads 42 places within 15 km.
Zoo near Menai Bridge
Just outside Menai Bridge
Pili Palas is 400 m northwest of Menai Bridge. Towns near it ↓
Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, the ONS built-up areas and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.
The year in Menai Bridge
In Menai Bridge the warm season is June to September, with highs of 18–20°C.
Pili Palas
Zoo.
- Type
- Zoo
- Town
- 400 m northwest of Menai Bridge
Locating Pili Palas
The map centres on Pili Palas, in orange, with nearby places numbered.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · ONS built-up area 2022
Which town is nearest
With 16,994 people, Bangor is the largest of the 7. These are the towns that list it, beginning with its own.
Menai Bridge
Llanfair Pwllgwyngyll
Llandegfan
Bangor
Compare the 7 towns
| Town | Where Pili Palas is | People | Places to visit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Menai Bridge | 400 m southeast of it | 3,045 | 16 |
| Llanfair Pwllgwyngyll | 800 m southwest of it | 2,905 | 14 |
| Llandegfan | 1.7 km east of it | 999 | 15 |
| Bangor | 2.3 km southeast of it | 16,994 | 19 |
| Llanddaniel Fab | 4.5 km southwest of it | 840 | 8 |
| Y Felinheli | 4.9 km south of it | 2,333 | 9 |
| Gaerwen | 5 km west of it | 1,277 | 7 |
Beyond Pili Palas
5 castles, a fort and a cathedral are among the 42 within 15 km.
Castle · CadwCastell Biwmares / Beaumaris Castle7.2 km away2
FortCaernarfon12 km away3
Castle · CadwCastell Caernarfon12 km away4
CathedralBangor Cathedral4 km away5CastleCastle · CadwCastell Dolbadarn14 km away6
Castle · National TrustPenrhyn Castle6.2 km away7
CastleCastell Aberlleiniog9.7 km away8
GardenTreborth Botanic Garden2.3 km awayWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
Questions before you go
Where is Pili Palas?
Pili Palas is 400 m northwest of Menai Bridge, Gwynedd.
What is Pili Palas?
Zoo.
When is the best time to visit Pili Palas?
June to September are the warmest months in Menai Bridge, with afternoon highs of 18–20°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).
What else is there to see near Pili Palas?
Within 15 km: Castell Biwmares / Beaumaris Castle (7.2 km), Caernarfon (12 km), Castell Caernarfon (12 km) and Bangor Cathedral (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 (7)
- Castell Biwmares / Beaumaris Castle: Llywelyn2000, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Caernarfon: Nilfanion, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Castell Caernarfon: Llywelyn2000, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bangor Cathedral: Denis Egan from Bangor, Gwynedd, North Wales, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Penrhyn Castle: Llywelyn2000, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Castell Aberlleiniog: Stephen Elwyn RODDICK, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Treborth Botanic Garden: CV1958 (Colin Viney), CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
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