Seeing Bagillt? Begin at Greenfield Valley Museum
Of the 12 places to visit in and around Bagillt, 9 are castles or historic places. We list 3 places to visit inside Bagillt’s built-up area and 9 within 5 km of its edge. The list includes 2 places cared for by Cadw. Further out, Walker Art Gallery is 20 km away.
First stops in Bagillt
Next to Greenfield Valley Museum, the best known are a museum, a ruins and an abbey or priory.
Abbey or priory · CadwBasingwerk Abbey100 m outside town, to the northwest
Castle · CadwCastell y Fflint2.1 km outside town, to the southeast
Historic houseMostyn Hall5 km outside town, to the northwestEach has a page of its own: what it is, who runs it, the weather month by month and what else is near it.
Finding your way
The list reaches out to Mostyn Hall, 7.5 km away.
The dashed line is Bagillt’s built-up area; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · ONS built-up area 2022
Kind by kind
Castles or historic places are the biggest group (9), then museums or galleries (3).
Green: inside Bagillt. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
2 places are cared for by Cadw (Basingwerk Abbey and Castell y Fflint).
Place after place
The town has 3; within 5 km of its edge, the list finds 9 more.
7The 3 inside Bagillt come first, best known first; then the places within 5 km, close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
18 listed buildings and 1 scheduled monument are on Bagillt’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Bagillt →
Bigger names, a drive away
The 12 days out are led by Walker Art Gallery, 20 km away.
Art galleryWalker Art Gallery20 km northeast · 338K visitors a year
CathedralLiverpool Cathedral20 km northeast
Castle · CadwRhuddlan Castle18 km west
Big drawArt galleryTate Liverpool19 km northeast · 540K visitors a year
CathedralMetropolitan Cathedral of Christ the King20 km northeast
Art galleryLady Lever Art Gallery15 km northeast
CathedralChester Cathedral22 km southeast
Big drawMuseumWorld Museum Liverpool20 km northeast · 606K visitors a year
Big drawMuseumMerseyside Maritime Museum19 km northeast · 945K visitors a year
Castle · CadwCastell Dinbych19 km southwest
MuseumU-boat Story18 km northeast
Castle · English HeritageBeeston Castle37 km southeastPlaces well known beyond Bagillt (Wikipedia articles in several languages, published visitor counts, or a National Trust, English Heritage or Cadw property), close and famous first. Distances are straight lines from the middle of the town.
Your questions on Bagillt
What are the main attractions in Bagillt?
The best known inside Bagillt’s built-up area are Greenfield Valley Museum, Greenfield Valley Rail and Steam Museum and Lower Cotton Mill. In all, 3 places to visit are mapped inside the town, and 9 more within 5 km.
Does Bagillt have a museum?
3 museums and galleries are in or within 5 km of Bagillt: Greenfield Valley Museum, Greenfield Valley Rail and Steam Museum and St Winefride’s Well Museum.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Bagillt?
Yes. In or within 5 km of Bagillt, 2 places are cared for by Cadw (Basingwerk Abbey and Castell y Fflint).
What are the best-known days out near Bagillt?
Within 40 km: Walker Art Gallery (20 km), Liverpool Cathedral (20 km), Rhuddlan Castle (18 km), Tate Liverpool (19 km).
Where are Bagillt’s historic buildings listed?
Bagillt has 18 listed buildings, 1 of them Grade I. They are on its History page, from Cadw’s list, not repeated here.
How is this list made?
From OpenStreetMap (museums, galleries, zoos, theme parks and attractions, castles, forts and abbeys, and historic houses and gardens that are open to visitors) and Wikidata (what each place is, who runs it, its website and visitor counts). A place counts for Bagillt when it is inside the ONS 2022 built-up area, and as nearby within 5 km of its edge. Opening times and prices are not shown: check the official site.
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 (16)
- Basingwerk Abbey: Paul Buckingham, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Castell y Fflint: Lesbardd, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Mostyn Hall: S F-E-Cameron, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Halkyn Castle: Westall, William, 1781-1850, lithographer. Buckler, John, 1770-1851, artist., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Walker Art Gallery: Rept0n1x, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Liverpool Cathedral: calflier001, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Rhuddlan Castle: Julie Anne Workman, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Tate Liverpool: Rodhullandemu, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Metropolitan Cathedral of Christ the King: Superchilum, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Lady Lever Art Gallery: Rept0n1x, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Chester Cathedral: Stephen Hamilton, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- World Museum Liverpool: User:Jonathan Oldenbuck, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Merseyside Maritime Museum: Rodhullandemu, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Castell Dinbych: Llywelyn2000, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- U-boat Story: Paul adams, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Beeston Castle: TCExplorer, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
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