Places to visit around Bow Street, from National Library of Wales
Around Bow Street, the places to visit include 2 art galleries, 2 castles and 2 museums. What there is to see lies just outside: 9 places within 5 km of its edge. The big name further out is Castell y Bere, 24 km from the centre.
The first to see around Bow Street
Following National Library of Wales are 2 castles, a zoo and a heritage railway.
Art galleryNational Library of Wales3.5 km outside town, to the southwest
CastleAberystwyth Castle4.6 km outside town, to the southwest
ZooBorth Animalarium3.8 km outside town, to the north
Heritage railwayVale of Rheidol Railway4.3 km outside town, to the southwest
CastleYstrad Peithyll3.6 km outside town, to the southeast
MuseumAmgueddafa Ceredigion Museum4.1 km outside town, to the southwestEach 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
Most of the 9 close by lie to the southwest.
The dashed line is Bow Street’s built-up area; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · ONS built-up area 2022
Kind by kind
4 are museums or galleries; zoos, theme parks or other days out come next with 3.
Green: inside Bow Street. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
Every place to visit
These 9 are all within 5 km of its edge.
Ystrad Peithyll
Remains of a small 12th-century castle in Ceredigion, Wales, UK.
Amgueddafa Ceredigion Museum
Local museum in Aberystwyth, Wales, United Kingdom.
Aberystwyth University Ceramics Collection
Ceramics collection in Ceredigion, Wales.
8Aberystwyth University, School of Art Museum and Galleries
University museum in Wales, United Kingdom.
Close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
4 listed buildings are on Bow Street’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Bow Street →
A drive away
Castell y Bere, at 24 km, heads the 11.
Abbey or priory · CadwStrata Florida Abbey23 km southeastCastleCastleAberdyfi Castle13 km northeastGardenGarden · National TrustHafod Estate18 km southeast
MuseumCentre for Alternative Technology23 km northeastCastleCastleGlandyfi Castle14 km northeast
Abbey or priory · CadwCymer Abbey36 km north
Heritage railwayFairbourne Railway28 km north
Art galleryMOMA Wales20 km northeast
MuseumOwain Glyndŵr's Parliament House20 km northeast
CastleRhayader Castle38 km southeastPlaces well known beyond Bow Street (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 Bow Street: questions
What is there to see near Bow Street?
No attraction is mapped inside Bow Street itself. Within 5 km of it are National Library of Wales, Aberystwyth Castle, Borth Animalarium and Vale of Rheidol Railway.
Does Bow Street have a museum?
4 museums and galleries are in or within 5 km of Bow Street: National Library of Wales, Amgueddafa Ceredigion Museum, Aberystwyth University Ceramics Collection and Aberystwyth University, School of Art Museum and Galleries.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Bow Street?
None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Castell y Bere (Cadw), 24 km north.
What are the best-known days out near Bow Street?
Within 40 km: Castell y Bere (24 km), Strata Florida Abbey (23 km), Aberdyfi Castle (13 km), Hafod Estate (18 km).
Where are Bow Street’s historic buildings listed?
Bow Street 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 Bow Street 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)
- National Library of Wales: Ian Capper, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Aberystwyth Castle: Llywelyn2000, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Borth Animalarium: Steve Sea, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Vale of Rheidol Railway: John Lucas, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ystrad Peithyll: Nigel Callaghan, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Amgueddafa Ceredigion Museum: Ian Capper, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Aberystwyth University, School of Art Museum and Galleries: PKwicipics, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Strata Florida Abbey: Gareth James, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Centre for Alternative Technology: Centre for Alternative Technology Media Department (Tobi Kellner at English Wikipedia), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Cymer Abbey: Dorothea Witter-Rieder, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Fairbourne Railway: Dorothea Witter-Rieder, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- MOMA Wales: Tyssil, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Owain Glyndŵr's Parliament House: Llywelyn2000, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Rhayader Castle: Eirian Evans, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
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