Places to visit around Rhosesmor, from Halkyn Castle
No place to visit is mapped inside Rhosesmor’s built-up area; 3 are within 5 km of its edge. They include 2 castles and a museum. Day-trippers head 5.8 km out to Castell y Fflint.
Just outside Rhosesmor, the best known
The list goes on from Halkyn Castle to a castle and a museum.
CastleHalkyn Castle2 km outside town, to the northCastleCastleHen Blas4.6 km outside town, to the northMuseumMuseumMold Library4.6 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 each one is
The map shows most of the 3 nearby to the north.
The dashed line is Rhosesmor’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 kind of places
The biggest group is castles or historic places, with 2 of the 3.
Green: inside Rhosesmor. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
Every entry
Look within 5 km of its edge for all 3 places listed.
Close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
2 listed buildings are on Rhosesmor’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Rhosesmor →
The wider area
Top of the 12 day trips: Castell y Fflint, at 5.8 km.
Castle · CadwCastell y Fflint5.8 km northeast
Art galleryWalker Art Gallery26 km northeast · 338K visitors a year
Castle · CadwRhuddlan Castle21 km northwest
CathedralChester Cathedral19 km east
CathedralLiverpool Cathedral25 km northeast
Big drawArt galleryTate Liverpool25 km northeast · 540K visitors a year
CathedralMetropolitan Cathedral of Christ the King26 km northeast
Castle · CadwCastell Ewloe7.4 km east
Art galleryLady Lever Art Gallery20 km northeast
Abbey or priory · CadwBasingwerk Abbey9.1 km north
Castle · CadwCastell Dinbych17 km west
Castle · English HeritageBeeston Castle34 km eastPlaces well known beyond Rhosesmor (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 Rhosesmor
What is there to see near Rhosesmor?
No attraction is mapped inside Rhosesmor itself. Within 5 km of it are Halkyn Castle, Hen Blas and Mold Library.
Does Rhosesmor have a museum?
1 museum or gallery is in or within 5 km of Rhosesmor: Mold Library.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Rhosesmor?
None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Castell y Fflint (Cadw), 5.8 km northeast.
What are the best-known days out near Rhosesmor?
Within 40 km: Castell y Fflint (5.8 km), Walker Art Gallery (26 km), Rhuddlan Castle (21 km), Chester Cathedral (19 km).
Where are Rhosesmor’s historic buildings listed?
Rhosesmor has 2 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 Rhosesmor 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)
- Halkyn Castle: Westall, William, 1781-1850, lithographer. Buckler, John, 1770-1851, artist., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Castell y Fflint: Lesbardd, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Walker Art Gallery: Rept0n1x, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Rhuddlan Castle: Julie Anne Workman, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Chester Cathedral: Stephen Hamilton, 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
- Castell Ewloe: Llywelyn2000, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Lady Lever Art Gallery: Rept0n1x, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Basingwerk Abbey: Paul Buckingham, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Castell Dinbych: Llywelyn2000, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Beeston Castle: TCExplorer, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
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