Penmaenmawr Historical Society & Museum
Museum in Penmaenmawr, Wales, United Kingdom.
Attractions in Llanfairfechan
Photo: Castell Biwmares / Beaumaris Castle, Llywelyn2000 (CC BY-SA 4.0)Penmaenmawr Historical Society & Museum leads what is near Llanfairfechan
Castell Biwmares / Beaumaris Castle, 7.7 km from Llanfairfechan, is the best-known trip nearby. What there is to see lies just outside: 2 places within 5 km of its edge. Among them are a museum and an attraction.
In Llanfairfechan
0
inside the built-up area
Within 5 km
2
of the town’s edge
Museums & galleries
1
in or near town
Best known
Top of the list around Llanfairfechan
Penmaenmawr Historical Society & Museum aside, the next best known is an attraction.
MuseumMuseumPenmaenmawr Historical Society & Museum2.5 km outside town, to the northeastAttractionAttractionY Rhaeadr Fawr4.2 km outside town, to the south
Each has a page of its own: what it is, who runs it, the weather month by month and what else is near it.
The map
How they lie
The list reaches out to Y Rhaeadr Fawr, 5 km away.
The dashed line is Llanfairfechan’s built-up area; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · ONS built-up area 2022
By kind
What sort of places
The places here are a museum and an attraction.
Museums & galleries 1 museum0 in town · 1 nearby
Other attractions 1 attraction0 in town · 1 nearby
Green: inside Llanfairfechan. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
Every place
Near Llanfairfechan
Look within 5 km of its edge for both.
Close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
70 listed buildings and 1 scheduled monument are on Llanfairfechan’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Llanfairfechan →
Big names nearby
Days out
Castell Biwmares / Beaumaris Castle (7.7 km) leads the 12 big names within reach.
Castle · CadwCastell Biwmares / Beaumaris Castle7.7 km west
Castle · CadwConwy Castle10 km east
FortCaernarfon23 km southwest
Castle · CadwCastell Caernarfon24 km southwestCastleCastle · CadwCastell Dolbadarn18 km southwest
CathedralBangor Cathedral11 km west
CastleCastell Aberlleiniog8.1 km northwest
Castle · National TrustPenrhyn Castle8.5 km west
Historic houseThe Smallest House in Great Britain10 km east
CastleDeganwy Castle11 km northeastCastleCastle · CadwCastell Dolwyddelan23 km south
Castle · CadwRhuddlan Castle34 km eastPlaces well known beyond Llanfairfechan (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.
Asked about places to visit in Llanfairfechan
What is there to see near Llanfairfechan?
No attraction is mapped inside Llanfairfechan itself. Within 5 km of it are Penmaenmawr Historical Society & Museum and Y Rhaeadr Fawr.
Does Llanfairfechan have a museum?
1 museum or gallery is in or within 5 km of Llanfairfechan: Penmaenmawr Historical Society & Museum.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Llanfairfechan?
None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Castell Biwmares / Beaumaris Castle (Cadw), 7.7 km west.
What are the best-known days out near Llanfairfechan?
Within 40 km: Castell Biwmares / Beaumaris Castle (7.7 km), Conwy Castle (10 km), Caernarfon (23 km), Castell Caernarfon (24 km).
Where are Llanfairfechan’s historic buildings listed?
Llanfairfechan has 70 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 Llanfairfechan 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 (10)
- Castell Biwmares / Beaumaris Castle: Llywelyn2000, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Conwy Castle: Source: Llywelyn2000 Derivative: User:MathKnight, 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
- Castell Aberlleiniog: Stephen Elwyn RODDICK, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Penrhyn Castle: Llywelyn2000, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- The Smallest House in Great Britain: JK the Unwise, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Deganwy Castle: Llywelyn2000, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Rhuddlan Castle: Julie Anne Workman, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
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