Gwydir Castle, 700 m from Llanrwst
Nothing is mapped inside Llanrwst’s built-up area, but 4 places to visit are within 5 km of its edge. The commonest are 2 museums, a castle and a theme park. Travel 16 km and you reach Conwy Castle.
Leading the list near Llanrwst
Then come 2 museums and a theme park, behind Gwydir Castle.
CastleGwydir Castle500 m outside town, to the southwest
MuseumConwy Valley Railway Museum3.9 km outside town, to the southMuseumMuseumTrefriw Woollen Mill1.5 km outside town, to the northwestTheme parkTheme parkZip World Betws-y-Coed2.9 km outside town, to the southEach 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 map shows most of the 4 nearby to the south.
The dashed line is Llanrwst’s built-up area; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · ONS built-up area 2022
The types of place
The list holds 2 museums, a castle and a theme park.
Green: inside Llanrwst. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
All the places to visit
You will find all 4 within 5 km of its edge.
Close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
37 listed buildings are on Llanrwst’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Llanrwst →
Out of town
Day trips number 12; the best known is Conwy Castle, 16 km off.
Castle · CadwConwy Castle16 km north
FortCaernarfon32 km west
Castle · CadwCastell Biwmares / Beaumaris Castle24 km northwest
Castle · CadwCastell Caernarfon32 km westCastleCastle · CadwCastell Dolwyddelan12 km southwestCastleCastle · CadwCastell Dolbadarn21 km west
Castle · CadwRhuddlan Castle28 km northeast
Castle · CadwCastell Harlech37 km southwest
Garden · National TrustBodnant Garden10 km north
Historic houseThe Smallest House in Great Britain16 km north
Castle · CadwCastell Dinbych26 km east
CastleDeganwy Castle18 km northPlaces well known beyond Llanrwst (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.
What visitors ask about Llanrwst
What is there to see near Llanrwst?
No attraction is mapped inside Llanrwst itself. Within 5 km of it are Gwydir Castle, Conwy Valley Railway Museum, Trefriw Woollen Mill and Zip World Betws-y-Coed.
Does Llanrwst have a museum?
2 museums and galleries are in or within 5 km of Llanrwst: Conwy Valley Railway Museum and Trefriw Woollen Mill.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Llanrwst?
None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Conwy Castle (Cadw), 16 km north.
What are the best-known days out near Llanrwst?
Within 40 km: Conwy Castle (16 km), Caernarfon (32 km), Castell Biwmares / Beaumaris Castle (24 km), Castell Caernarfon (32 km).
Where are Llanrwst’s historic buildings listed?
Llanrwst has 37 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 Llanrwst 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 (12)
- Gwydir Castle: Tom Parnell, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Conwy Valley Railway Museum: Tudor Williams, CC BY-SA 2.0, 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 Biwmares / Beaumaris Castle: Llywelyn2000, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Castell Caernarfon: Llywelyn2000, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Rhuddlan Castle: Julie Anne Workman, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Castell Harlech: Llywelyn2000, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bodnant Garden: Llywelyn2000, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- The Smallest House in Great Britain: JK the Unwise, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Castell Dinbych: Llywelyn2000, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Deganwy Castle: Llywelyn2000, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
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