Places to visit in Ruthin, led by Ruthin Castle
All 4 places to visit on our list are inside Ruthin’s built-up area; none are within 5 km of its edge. The commonest are 2 museums, a castle and a historic house. Walking distance covers 4 of them, all within 1 km of the middle. At 10 km, Castell Dinbych is worth the journey.
Ruthin’s big names
Ruthin Castle aside, the next best known are 2 museums and a historic house.
CastleRuthin Castlein town
Historic houseNantclwyd y Drein town
MuseumRuthin Craft Centrein townMuseumMuseumRuthin Gaol Museumin townEach has a page of its own: what it is, who runs it, the weather month by month and what else is near it.
Where they are
Out at 400 m is Ruthin Craft Centre, the farthest.
The dashed line is Ruthin’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
2 castles or historic places and 2 museums or galleries top the count.
Green: inside Ruthin. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
Each place in turn
The list is 4 places, all in town.
The 4 inside Ruthin 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.
196 listed buildings and 3 scheduled monuments are on Ruthin’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Ruthin →
Around the region
Best known of the 12 within reach is Castell Dinbych, at 10 km.
Castle · CadwCastell Dinbych10 km northwest
Castle · CadwConwy Castle39 km northwest
Castle · CadwRhuddlan Castle22 km northwest
Castle · National TrustChirk Castle25 km southeast
Art galleryWalker Art Gallery40 km northeast · 338K visitors a year
CathedralChester Cathedral29 km east
CathedralLiverpool Cathedral39 km northeast
Castle · CadwCastell y Fflint20 km northeast
Big drawArt galleryTate Liverpool38 km northeast · 540K visitors a year
CathedralMetropolitan Cathedral of Christ the King40 km northeast
Abbey or priory · CadwValle Crucis Abbey16 km southeast
Art galleryLady Lever Art Gallery34 km northeastPlaces well known beyond Ruthin (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.
Your questions on Ruthin
What are the main attractions in Ruthin?
The best known inside Ruthin’s built-up area are Ruthin Castle, Nantclwyd y Dre, Ruthin Craft Centre and Ruthin Gaol Museum. In all, 4 places to visit are mapped inside the town.
Does Ruthin have a museum?
2 museums and galleries are in or within 5 km of Ruthin: Ruthin Craft Centre and Ruthin Gaol Museum.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Ruthin?
None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Castell Dinbych (Cadw), 10 km northwest.
What are the best-known days out near Ruthin?
Within 40 km: Castell Dinbych (10 km), Conwy Castle (39 km), Rhuddlan Castle (22 km), Chirk Castle (25 km).
Where are Ruthin’s historic buildings listed?
Ruthin has 196 listed buildings, 3 of them Grade I. 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 Ruthin 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 (15)
- Ruthin Castle: Eirian Evans, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Nantclwyd y Dre: Arwel Parry, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ruthin Craft Centre: Eirian Evans, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Castell Dinbych: Llywelyn2000, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Conwy Castle: Source: Llywelyn2000 Derivative: User:MathKnight, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Rhuddlan Castle: Julie Anne Workman, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Chirk Castle: Llywelyn2000, CC BY-SA 4.0, 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 y Fflint: Lesbardd, CC BY-SA 3.0, 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
- Valle Crucis Abbey: Llywelyn2000, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Lady Lever Art Gallery: Rept0n1x, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
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