Wrexham Cathedral, 5.7 km from Rhosllannerchrugog
Visitors to Rhosllannerchrugog can choose from 3 historic houses, 3 museums and 2 parks or estates. The built-up area has no place on our list of its own; 11 are within 5 km of its edge. In heritage care, 3 places on the list are looked after by the National Trust. For a full day, there is Chirk Castle, 8.5 km away.
Just outside Rhosllannerchrugog, the best known
Wrexham Cathedral aside, the next best known are 3 historic houses, a museum and an art gallery.
CathedralWrexham Cathedral3.5 km outside town, to the northeast
Historic house · National TrustErddig Hall1.9 km outside town, to the northeast
Historic houseTrevor Hall3.4 km outside town, to the southwestMuseumMuseumXplore! Science Discovery Centre3.8 km outside town, to the northeastArt galleryArt galleryTŷ Pawb3.8 km outside town, to the northeast
Historic housePen-y-Lan Hall4.5 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.
The map view
Look to the northeast for most of the 11 just outside.
The dashed line is Rhosllannerchrugog’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 there is to see
Count 4 castles or historic places and 4 museums or galleries.
Green: inside Rhosllannerchrugog. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
3 places are cared for by the National Trust (Erddig Hall, Hafod y Bwch Commemorative Woodland and Erddig Park).
The complete list
Look within 5 km of its edge for all 11 places listed.
Close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
12 listed buildings and 1 scheduled monument are on Rhosllannerchrugog’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Rhosllannerchrugog →
Big names nearby
Top of the 12 day trips: Chirk Castle, at 8.5 km.
Castle · National TrustChirk Castle8.5 km south
CastleHolt Castle Ruins14 km northeast
CathedralChester Cathedral23 km northeast
CastleCastell Dinas Brân7.8 km southwest
Castle · English HeritageBeeston Castle28 km northeast
Abbey or priory · CadwValle Crucis Abbey9.2 km west
Castle · CadwCaergwrle Castle11 km north
Castle · English HeritageChester Castle22 km northeast
CastleWhittington Castle15 km south
ZooChester Zoo27 km northeast
Castle · CadwCastell y Fflint28 km north
Art galleryLady Lever Art Gallery39 km northPlaces well known beyond Rhosllannerchrugog (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.
Visiting Rhosllannerchrugog: questions
What is there to see near Rhosllannerchrugog?
No attraction is mapped inside Rhosllannerchrugog itself. Within 5 km of it are Wrexham Cathedral, Erddig Hall, Trevor Hall and Xplore! Science Discovery Centre.
Does Rhosllannerchrugog have a museum?
4 museums and galleries are in or within 5 km of Rhosllannerchrugog: Xplore! Science Discovery Centre, Tŷ Pawb, Wrexham Archives and Wrexham Museum.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Rhosllannerchrugog?
Yes. In or within 5 km of Rhosllannerchrugog, 3 places are cared for by the National Trust (Erddig Hall, Hafod y Bwch Commemorative Woodland and Erddig Park).
What are the best-known days out near Rhosllannerchrugog?
Within 40 km: Chirk Castle (8.5 km), Holt Castle Ruins (14 km), Chester Cathedral (23 km), Castell Dinas Brân (7.8 km).
Where are Rhosllannerchrugog’s historic buildings listed?
Rhosllannerchrugog has 12 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 Rhosllannerchrugog 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 (16)
- Wrexham Cathedral: Roger Cornfoot, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Erddig Hall: Glen Bowman from Newcastle, England, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Trevor Hall: Llywelyn2000, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Pen-y-Lan Hall: Maclure, Macdonald & Macgregor, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Chirk Castle: Llywelyn2000, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Holt Castle Ruins: Peter Craine, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Chester Cathedral: Stephen Hamilton, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Castell Dinas Brân: Llywelyn2000, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Beeston Castle: TCExplorer, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Valle Crucis Abbey: Llywelyn2000, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Caergwrle Castle: Clint Heacock, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Chester Castle: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Whittington Castle: AtticTapestry, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Chester Zoo: Photograph by Mike Peel (www.mikepeel.net)., CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Castell y Fflint: Lesbardd, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Lady Lever Art Gallery: Rept0n1x, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
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