Glyn Valley Tramway Shed and one more place to visit in Glyn Ceiriog
5 of the 8 places to visit in and around Glyn Ceiriog are museums or galleries. There are 2 places to visit inside Glyn Ceiriog’s built-up area, and 6 more within 5 km of its edge. Walking distance covers 2 of them, all within 1 km of the middle. Beyond the town, Chirk Castle sits 6.4 km away.
Most famous in Glyn Ceiriog
Glyn Valley Tramway Shed aside, the next best known are 3 museums, a castle and a heritage railway.
CastleCastell Dinas Brân4.8 km outside town, to the north
MuseumPlas Newydd3.4 km outside town, to the north
Heritage railwayLlangollen Railway3.5 km outside town, to the north
MuseumLlangollen Motor Museum5 km outside town, to the northEach has a page of its own: what it is, who runs it, the weather month by month and what else is near it.
Where they are
To the north lie most of the 6 nearby.
The dashed line is Glyn Ceiriog’s built-up area; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · ONS built-up area 2022
What is on offer
Museums or galleries are the biggest group (5), then castles or historic places (2).
Green: inside Glyn Ceiriog. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
The places, one by one
8 places in all: 2 in town and 6 within 5 km of its edge.
7The 2 inside Glyn Ceiriog 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.
8 listed buildings are on Glyn Ceiriog’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Glyn Ceiriog →
Within a day
Chirk Castle, at 6.4 km, heads the 12 day trips.
Castle · National TrustChirk Castle6.4 km east
Abbey or priory · CadwValle Crucis Abbey6.1 km north
Castle · English HeritageBeeston Castle39 km northeast
CathedralChester Cathedral35 km northeast
CathedralWrexham Cathedral18 km northeast
CastleHolt Castle Ruins26 km northeast
CastleWhittington Castle14 km southeast
Castle · National TrustPowis Castle32 km south
CastleSycharth Castle12 km south
Castle · CadwCastell Dinbych32 km northwest
Castle · English HeritageChester Castle34 km northeast
Castle · CadwCaergwrle Castle22 km northeastPlaces well known beyond Glyn Ceiriog (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.
Glyn Ceiriog, answered
What are the main attractions in Glyn Ceiriog?
The best known inside Glyn Ceiriog’s built-up area are Glyn Valley Tramway Shed and Chwarel Wynne Slate Mine. In all, 2 places to visit are mapped inside the town, and 6 more within 5 km.
Does Glyn Ceiriog have a museum?
5 museums and galleries are in or within 5 km of Glyn Ceiriog: Glyn Valley Tramway Shed, Chwarel Wynne Slate Mine, Plas Newydd and Llangollen Motor Museum.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Glyn Ceiriog?
None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Chirk Castle (National Trust), 6.4 km east.
What are the best-known days out near Glyn Ceiriog?
Within 40 km: Chirk Castle (6.4 km), Valle Crucis Abbey (6.1 km), Beeston Castle (39 km), Chester Cathedral (35 km).
Where are Glyn Ceiriog’s historic buildings listed?
Glyn Ceiriog has 8 listed buildings. 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 Glyn Ceiriog 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 (17)
- Castell Dinas Brân: Llywelyn2000, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Plas Newydd: Llywelyn2000, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Llangollen Railway: Llywelyn2000, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Llangollen Motor Museum: Graham Taylor, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Llangollen Museum: Alex Liivet from Chester, United Kingdom, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Chirk Castle: Llywelyn2000, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Valle Crucis Abbey: Llywelyn2000, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Beeston Castle: TCExplorer, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Chester Cathedral: Stephen Hamilton, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Wrexham Cathedral: Roger Cornfoot, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Holt Castle Ruins: Peter Craine, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Whittington Castle: AtticTapestry, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Powis Castle: Alexander Forst-Rakoczy, CC BY-SA 2.0 at, Wikimedia Commons
- Sycharth Castle: Llywelyn2000, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Castell Dinbych: Llywelyn2000, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Chester Castle: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Caergwrle Castle: Clint Heacock, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
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