Welshpool and Llanfair Light Railway
Set 4.6 km east of Llanfair Caereinion, Welshpool and Llanfair Light Railway is a heritage railway. The register lists it as a National Monument of Wales. A short trip away is Powis Castle, 6 km off, the first of 17 within 15 km.
Heritage railway near Llanfair Caereinion
Just outside Llanfair Caereinion
Welshpool and Llanfair Light Railway is 4.6 km east of Llanfair Caereinion. Towns near it ↓
National Monument of Wales
On the official list of protected heritage; Llanfair Caereinion has 15 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 Llanfair Caereinion reach 18–21°C from June to September.
Welshpool and Llanfair Light Railway
It is written up in 5 Wikipedias.
- Type
- Heritage railway
- Listed
- National Monument of Wales
- Wikipedias
- Covered in 5 languages
- Town
- 4.6 km east of Llanfair Caereinion
- Official site
- wllr.org.uk
Where it sits
The orange dot is Welshpool and Llanfair Light Railway; the numbers are the places near it, as listed below.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · ONS built-up area 2022
The nearest towns
The most populous of the 8 is Welshpool, at 5,460. Each town here links to its own guide.
Llanfair Caereinion
Berriew
Welshpool
Guilsfield
Compare the 8 towns
| Town | Where Welshpool and Llanfair Light Railway is | People | Places to visit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Llanfair Caereinion | 4.6 km west of it | 973 | 3 |
| Berriew | 5.9 km southeast of it | 288 | 6 |
| Welshpool | 7.6 km east of it | 5,460 | 4 |
| Guilsfield | 8.8 km northeast of it | 1,160 | 4 |
| Forden | 9.2 km east of it | 787 | 5 |
| Tregynon | 9.4 km southwest of it | 867 | 1 |
| Abermule | 11 km south of it | 919 | 2 |
| Montgomery | 12 km southeast of it | 971 | 5 |
Combine it with these
5 castles, 2 historic houses and a heritage railway are among the 17 within 15 km.
Castle · National TrustPowis Castle6 km away2
Castle · CadwCastell Trefaldwyn11 km away3
CastleMathrafal5.3 km away4
Castle · CadwDolforwyn Castle11 km away5
CastleButtington9.9 km away6
Heritage railwayRhiw Valley Light Railway3.5 km away7
Historic houseGregynog Hall11 km away8
Historic houseGarthmyl Hall, Berriew7.9 km awayWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
Welshpool and Llanfair Light Railway, answered
Where is Welshpool and Llanfair Light Railway?
Welshpool and Llanfair Light Railway is 4.6 km east of Llanfair Caereinion, Powys.
What is Welshpool and Llanfair Light Railway?
From Welshpool to Llanfair Caereinion, Wales.
When is the best time to visit Welshpool and Llanfair Light Railway?
June to September are the warmest months in Llanfair Caereinion, with afternoon highs of 18–21°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).
Is Welshpool and Llanfair Light Railway a listed building?
Yes: National Monument of Wales.
What else is there to see near Welshpool and Llanfair Light Railway?
Within 15 km: Powis Castle (6 km), Castell Trefaldwyn (11 km), Mathrafal (5.3 km) and Dolforwyn Castle (11 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 (9)
- Welshpool and Llanfair Light Railway: fairlightworks, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Powis Castle: Alexander Forst-Rakoczy, CC BY-SA 2.0 at, Wikimedia Commons
- Castell Trefaldwyn: Stoker243, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Mathrafal: Welshficwitch, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dolforwyn Castle: user Llywelyn2000, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Buttington: Chris Heaton, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Rhiw Valley Light Railway: Murfas, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Gregynog Hall: Broneirion, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Garthmyl Hall, Berriew: Tyssil, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
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