
Places to visit near Pen-y-ffordd: Mostyn Hall & more
For a trip from Pen-y-ffordd, Rhuddlan Castle is 11 km away. Look within 5 km of its edge for the 2 places to visit; none is inside Pen-y-ffordd’s built-up area. There are a historic house and a historic ship to choose from.
The best known around Pen-y-ffordd
Alongside Mostyn Hall you find a historic ship.
Historic houseMostyn Hall1.6 km outside town, to the southeastHistoric shipHistoric shipTSS Duke of Lancaster4.6 km outside town, to the southeastEach has a page of its own: what it is, who runs it, the weather month by month and what else is near it.
Where to go
At 5.3 km, TSS Duke of Lancaster is the farthest one out.
The dashed line is Pen-y-ffordd’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 kinds on offer
Every one of them is among castles or historic places.
Green: inside Pen-y-ffordd. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
Every entry
Look within 5 km of its edge for both places listed.
Close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
Names further out
First of the 12 big names within reach is Rhuddlan Castle, 11 km away.
Castle · CadwRhuddlan Castle11 km west
Castle · CadwConwy Castle35 km west
Art galleryWalker Art Gallery24 km northeast · 338K visitors a year
CathedralLiverpool Cathedral24 km east
Big drawArt galleryTate Liverpool22 km east · 540K visitors a year
CathedralMetropolitan Cathedral of Christ the King24 km east
Abbey or priory · CadwBasingwerk Abbey7.9 km southeast
Art galleryLady Lever Art Gallery21 km east
Castle · CadwCastell y Fflint14 km southeast
Big drawMuseumWorld Museum Liverpool23 km northeast · 606K visitors a year
Castle · CadwCastell Dinbych18 km southwest
Big drawMuseumMerseyside Maritime Museum22 km east · 945K visitors a yearPlaces well known beyond Pen-y-ffordd (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.
Pen-y-ffordd, answered
What is there to see near Pen-y-ffordd?
No attraction is mapped inside Pen-y-ffordd itself. Within 5 km of it are Mostyn Hall and TSS Duke of Lancaster.
Does Pen-y-ffordd have a museum?
No museum or gallery is mapped in or within 5 km of Pen-y-ffordd.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Pen-y-ffordd?
None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Rhuddlan Castle (Cadw), 11 km west.
What are the best-known days out near Pen-y-ffordd?
Within 40 km: Rhuddlan Castle (11 km), Conwy Castle (35 km), Walker Art Gallery (24 km), Liverpool Cathedral (24 km).
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 Pen-y-ffordd 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 (13)
- Mostyn Hall: S F-E-Cameron, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Rhuddlan Castle: Julie Anne Workman, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Conwy Castle: Source: Llywelyn2000 Derivative: User:MathKnight, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Walker Art Gallery: Rept0n1x, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Liverpool Cathedral: calflier001, CC BY-SA 2.0, 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
- Basingwerk Abbey: Paul Buckingham, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Lady Lever Art Gallery: Rept0n1x, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Castell y Fflint: Lesbardd, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- World Museum Liverpool: User:Jonathan Oldenbuck, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Castell Dinbych: Llywelyn2000, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Merseyside Maritime Museum: Rodhullandemu, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
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