Around Rhydymwyn, start with Halkyn Castle
From Rhydymwyn, the big name within reach is Castell y Fflint, 7.7 km away. With nothing inside Rhydymwyn’s built-up area, the list has 2 places within 5 km of its edge. There are a castle and a museum to choose from.
Where to start near Rhydymwyn
Behind Halkyn Castle on the list is a museum.
CastleHalkyn Castle3.5 km outside town, to the northMuseumMuseumMold Library3.7 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 things are
The map stretches to Mold Library, 4.3 km away.
The dashed line is Rhydymwyn’s built-up area; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · ONS built-up area 2022
Kinds of place
Between them they are a castle and a museum.
Green: inside Rhydymwyn. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
Everything on the list
All of it lies within 5 km of its edge: 2 places.
Close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
4 listed buildings are on Rhydymwyn’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Rhydymwyn →
Bigger names, a drive away
Castell y Fflint (7.7 km) leads the 12 big names within reach.
Castle · CadwCastell y Fflint7.7 km northeast
Castle · CadwRhuddlan Castle21 km northwest
Art galleryWalker Art Gallery28 km northeast · 338K visitors a year
CathedralChester Cathedral20 km east
CathedralLiverpool Cathedral27 km northeast
Castle · CadwCastell Dinbych15 km west
Big drawArt galleryTate Liverpool27 km northeast · 540K visitors a year
CathedralMetropolitan Cathedral of Christ the King28 km northeast
Castle · CadwCastell Ewloe8.3 km east
Art galleryLady Lever Art Gallery22 km northeast
Abbey or priory · CadwBasingwerk Abbey11 km north
Castle · English HeritageBeeston Castle34 km eastPlaces well known beyond Rhydymwyn (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.
Questions about Rhydymwyn’s attractions
What is there to see near Rhydymwyn?
No attraction is mapped inside Rhydymwyn itself. Within 5 km of it are Halkyn Castle and Mold Library.
Does Rhydymwyn have a museum?
1 museum or gallery is in or within 5 km of Rhydymwyn: Mold Library.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Rhydymwyn?
None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Castell y Fflint (Cadw), 7.7 km northeast.
What are the best-known days out near Rhydymwyn?
Within 40 km: Castell y Fflint (7.7 km), Rhuddlan Castle (21 km), Walker Art Gallery (28 km), Chester Cathedral (20 km).
Where are Rhydymwyn’s historic buildings listed?
Rhydymwyn has 4 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 Rhydymwyn 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
- Rhuddlan Castle: Julie Anne Workman, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Walker Art Gallery: Rept0n1x, 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
- Castell Dinbych: Llywelyn2000, CC BY-SA 4.0, 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
- Beeston Castle: TCExplorer, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
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