The Boat House
St Fagans counts The Boat House, a museum, among its places to visit. Add any of 48 more places within 5 km to a visit. St Fagans Museum Visitor Centre, 300 m off, heads what is near.
Museum in St Fagans
Inside St Fagans
The Boat House is inside St Fagans’ built-up area, with 48 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.
Weather by the month
Aim for May to September, when St Fagans reaches 17–22°C.
The Boat House
In St Fagans, inside the town’s built-up area.
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Finding The Boat House
Orange is The Boat House; numbered in green, the places near it.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · The dashed line is St Fagans’ built-up area. · ONS built-up area 2022
Nearby towns
In size, Cardiff comes first of the 8, with 348,511 people. Each town here links to its own guide.
St Fagans
Cardiff
St Nicholas
Wenvoe
Compare the 8 towns
| Town | Where The Boat House is | People | Places to visit |
|---|---|---|---|
| St Fagans | It’s in town | 291 | 52 |
| Cardiff | 700 m east of it | 348,511 | 76 |
| St Nicholas | 3.8 km southwest of it | 653 | 46 |
| Wenvoe | 3.8 km south of it | 1,129 | 49 |
| Pentyrch | 4.2 km northwest of it | 2,374 | 47 |
| Creigiau | 4.3 km northwest of it | 2,304 | 48 |
| Tongwynlais | 4.4 km north of it | 1,846 | 51 |
| Taff's Well | 5 km north of it | 3,553 | 7 |
After The Boat House
Within 15 km are 96 places, among them 3 castles, 2 museums and 2 cathedrals.
Big drawMuseumSt Fagans Museum Visitor Centre300 m away · 610K visitors a year2
MuseumNational Museum Cardiff6.4 km away · 373K visitors a year3
CastleCardiff Castle6.2 km away4
CathedralLlandaff Cathedral3.7 km away5
Historic houseSaint Fagans Castle300 m away6
Castle · CadwCastell Coch5.3 km away7CastleCastle · CadwCaerphilly Castle10 km away8
CathedralCardiff Metropolitan Cathedral6.7 km awayWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
Questions about The Boat House
Where is The Boat House?
The Boat House is in St Fagans, South Glamorgan, inside the town’s built-up area.
What is The Boat House?
Museum.
When is the best time to visit The Boat House?
May to September are the warmest months in St Fagans, with afternoon highs of 17–22°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).
What else is there to see near The Boat House?
Within 15 km: St Fagans Museum Visitor Centre (300 m), National Museum Cardiff (6.4 km), Cardiff Castle (6.2 km) and Llandaff Cathedral (3.7 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)
- St Fagans Museum Visitor Centre: Sionk, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- National Museum Cardiff: Ham II, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Cardiff Castle: Tevfik Teker, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Llandaff Cathedral: Bill Boaden, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Saint Fagans Castle: Llywelyn2000, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Castell Coch: Hchc2009, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Cardiff Metropolitan Cathedral: Ham II, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
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