Photo: Mike Faherty · CC BY-SA 2.0Further afield from Ammanford
Amman Valley Railway is the only place we list in Ammanford or within 5 km of its edge. Within reach, the name to know is Carreg Cennen Castle, 7.7 km away. The wider area, within 40 km, adds 12, 10 castles and a garden among them.
Nearby first
At 1.7 km out, Amman Valley Railway comes first. Amman Valley Railway is a heritage railway.
1Distances on the map
Numbered 1 to 7, the places follow the tiles below.
Ammanford is the orange dot; the numbers match the places below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · ONS built-up area 2022
Sorted by kind
Castles or historic places lead the count with 11 of 13.
Green: inside Ammanford. Grey: the rest, within 40 km.
7 places are cared for by Cadw (Carreg Cennen Castle, Dryslwyn Castle, Castell Cydweli and Swansea Castle, and 3 more).
Each place in turn
These 13 are all within 40 km.
National Botanic Garden of Wales
Botanical garden in Wales, UK.
Castell Llansteffan
Grade I listed building and site of an ancient hillfort in Carmarthenshire, Wales.
Castell Talacharn
Grade I listed castle in Laugharne, Carmarthenshire, Wales.
What is in or close to Ammanford comes first, then the best known within 40 km, close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
16 listed buildings and 1 scheduled monument are on Ammanford’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Ammanford →
Day trips from Ammanford
From 12 places within 40 km, these are the best known.
2Castle · CadwCarreg Cennen Castle7.7 km northeast
3CastleDinefwr Castle9.7 km northCastle4Castle · CadwDryslwyn Castle11 km northwest
5Castle · CadwCastell Cydweli23 km west
6GardenNational Botanic Garden of Wales12 km northwest
7CathedralSt Joseph's Cathedral18 km south
Castle · CadwSwansea Castle19 km south
Castle · CadwLoughor Castle16 km southwest
Castle · CadwCastell Llansteffan28 km west
Castle · CadwCastell Talacharn33 km west
CastleCarmarthen Castle23 km west
CastleNeath Castle19 km southeastThe best known within 40 km, the closest and best known first.
The nearest town with more to see: Swansea →
Asked about places to visit in Ammanford
What is there to see near Ammanford?
No attraction is mapped inside Ammanford itself. Within 5 km of it are Amman Valley Railway.
Does Ammanford have a museum?
No museum or gallery is mapped in or within 5 km of Ammanford.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Ammanford?
None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Carreg Cennen Castle (Cadw), 7.7 km northeast.
What are the best-known days out near Ammanford?
Within 40 km: Carreg Cennen Castle (7.7 km), Dinefwr Castle (9.7 km), Dryslwyn Castle (11 km), Castell Cydweli (23 km).
Where are Ammanford’s historic buildings listed?
Ammanford has 16 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 Ammanford 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 (6)
- Amman Valley Railway: Hywel Williams, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Carreg Cennen Castle: Nigel Davies, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dinefwr Castle: Andrew Bone from Weymouth, England, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Castell Cydweli: Iphrit, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- National Botanic Garden of Wales: Col Ford and Natasha de Vere, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- St Joseph's Cathedral: Saint_Josephs_Cathedral_swansea.JPG: Wiccasha derivative work: Rabanus Flavus, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
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