What is near Begelly: Folly Farm first
Nothing to visit is mapped inside Begelly’s built-up area, but 7 places are within 5 km of its edge. Look for 2 gardens, a zoo and a castle. Of the places on our list, 2 are looked after by the National Trust. For a full day, there is Pembroke Castle, 15 km away.
Just outside Begelly, the best known
Close behind Folly Farm are 2 gardens, a castle and a historic house.
Garden · National TrustColby Woodland Garden3.7 km outside town, to the east
CastleAmroth Castle4.8 km outside town, to the eastHistoric houseHistoric houseCresselly House4.7 km outside town, to the westGardenGarden · National TrustColby Walled Garden3.7 km outside town, to the eastMuseumMuseumHistory of Coal Mining2.6 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 to go
The list reaches out to Cresselly House, 5.4 km away.
The dashed line is Begelly’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 kind of places
Zoos, theme parks or other days out number 2, gardens or estates 2.
Green: inside Begelly. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
2 places are cared for by the National Trust (Colby Woodland Garden and Colby Walled Garden).
The full list
Here are the 7 places within 5 km of its edge.
Close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
4 listed buildings are on Begelly’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Begelly →
Days out
First of the 12 big names within reach is Pembroke Castle, 15 km away.
CastlePembroke Castle15 km southwest
CastleCarew Castle8 km southwest
CastleManorbier Castle11 km southwest
Castle · CadwCastell Llanhuadain11 km northwest
Castle · CadwCastell Talacharn19 km east
Theme parkOakwood Theme Park7.7 km northwest
CastleTenby Castle6.8 km south
MuseumPendine Museum of Speed12 km east · 34K visitors a year
CastleNarberth Castle7.4 km north
Castle · CadwCastell Llansteffan24 km east
CastlePicton Castle12 km northwest
Castle · CadwCastell Cas-wis15 km northwestPlaces well known beyond Begelly (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 Begelly: the answers
What is there to see near Begelly?
No attraction is mapped inside Begelly itself. Within 5 km of it are Folly Farm, Colby Woodland Garden, Amroth Castle and Cresselly House.
Does Begelly have a museum?
1 museum or gallery is in or within 5 km of Begelly: History of Coal Mining.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Begelly?
Yes. In or within 5 km of Begelly, 2 places are cared for by the National Trust (Colby Woodland Garden and Colby Walled Garden).
What are the best-known days out near Begelly?
Within 40 km: Pembroke Castle (15 km), Carew Castle (8 km), Manorbier Castle (11 km), Castell Llanhuadain (11 km).
Where are Begelly’s historic buildings listed?
Begelly 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 Begelly 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 (14)
- Colby Woodland Garden: DanielR235, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Amroth Castle: Stuart Logan, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Pembroke Castle: Monkeyrustler at English Wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Carew Castle: Karen Sawyer, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Manorbier Castle: Tony Grant, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Castell Llanhuadain: Liamohara at English Wikipedia, CC BY 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
- Castell Talacharn: Garth Newton, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Oakwood Theme Park: WillMcC at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Tenby Castle: Robert Edwards, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Pendine Museum of Speed: Humphrey Bolton, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Narberth Castle: WestWalesP, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Castell Llansteffan: Emperorzurg123, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Picton Castle: Morris, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Castell Cas-wis: Lucy Sheers, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
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