SC2 Rhyl heads what Rhyl has to see
Around Rhyl, the places to visit include 3 castles, 2 museums and 2 historic houses. The built-up area itself has 2 places on our list; 8 others are within 5 km of its edge. In heritage care, 2 places on the list are looked after by Cadw. Go 24 km out for Conwy Castle.
Rhyl’s best known
Following SC2 Rhyl are 3 castles, a museum and a historic house.
Water parkSC2 Rhylin townMuseumMuseumRhyl Museumin town
Castle · CadwRhuddlan Castle1.4 km outside town, to the south
Castle · CadwTwthill Castle1.7 km outside town, to the south
Historic houseBodelwyddan Castle5 km outside town, to the south
CastlePrestatyn Castle3.7 km outside town, to the northeastEach has a page of its own: what it is, who runs it, the weather month by month and what else is near it.
Mapped around Rhyl
Out at 6.6 km is Bodelwyddan Castle, the farthest.
The dashed line is Rhyl’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 sort of places
Castles or historic places number 5, zoos, theme parks or other days out 3.
Green: inside Rhyl. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
2 places are cared for by Cadw (Rhuddlan Castle and Twthill Castle).
All of them, one by one
2 in town lead, with 8 more within 5 km of its edge after them.
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8The 2 inside Rhyl come first, best known first; then the places within 5 km, close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
99 listed buildings and 1 scheduled monument are on Rhyl’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Rhyl →
Names further out
Leading the 12 is Conwy Castle, 24 km away; they include 4 castles and 3 cathedrals.
Castle · CadwConwy Castle24 km west
CathedralSt Asaph Cathedral7.1 km south
Castle · CadwCastell Dinbych16 km south
Art galleryWalker Art Gallery35 km east · 338K visitors a year
CathedralLiverpool Cathedral35 km east
Big drawArt galleryTate Liverpool33 km east · 540K visitors a year
CathedralMetropolitan Cathedral of Christ the King35 km east
CastleGwrych Castle9.7 km southwest
Art galleryLady Lever Art Gallery32 km east
Big drawMuseumWorld Museum Liverpool34 km east · 606K visitors a year
Castle · CadwCastell y Fflint24 km east
Big drawMuseumMerseyside Maritime Museum33 km east · 945K visitors a yearPlaces well known beyond Rhyl (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 Rhyl’s attractions
What are the main attractions in Rhyl?
The best known inside Rhyl’s built-up area are SC2 Rhyl and Rhyl Museum. In all, 2 places to visit are mapped inside the town, and 8 more within 5 km.
Does Rhyl have a museum?
2 museums and galleries are in or within 5 km of Rhyl: Rhyl Museum and Rhyl Miniature Railway.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Rhyl?
Yes. In or within 5 km of Rhyl, 2 places are cared for by Cadw (Rhuddlan Castle and Twthill Castle).
What are the best-known days out near Rhyl?
Within 40 km: Conwy Castle (24 km), St Asaph Cathedral (7.1 km), Castell Dinbych (16 km), Walker Art Gallery (35 km).
Where are Rhyl’s historic buildings listed?
Rhyl has 99 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 Rhyl 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 (19)
- SC2 Rhyl: Stephen McKay, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Rhuddlan Castle: Julie Anne Workman, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Twthill Castle: Llywelyn2000, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bodelwyddan Castle: Llywelyn2000, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Prestatyn Castle: Jeff Buck, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bodrhyddan Hall: Gerald England, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Rhyl Miniature Railway: AHEMSLTD~commonswiki, CC BY 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
- Conwy Castle: Source: Llywelyn2000 Derivative: User:MathKnight, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- St Asaph Cathedral: Mike Searle, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Castell Dinbych: Llywelyn2000, 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
- Gwrych Castle: Llywelyn2000, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Lady Lever Art Gallery: Rept0n1x, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- World Museum Liverpool: User:Jonathan Oldenbuck, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Castell y Fflint: Lesbardd, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Merseyside Maritime Museum: Rodhullandemu, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
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