Near Broadmoor: Folly Farm and other places to visit
Most of what there is to see is zoos, theme parks or other days out: 5 of 7. None of them is inside Broadmoor itself. Drive 12 km to reach Pembroke Castle.
The names to know near Broadmoor
Close behind Folly Farm are 2 theme parks, a zoo and a historic house.
ZooManor Wildlife Park3.5 km outside town, to the southHistoric houseHistoric houseCresselly House3.1 km outside town, to the westTheme parkTheme parkHeatherton World of Activities3.4 km outside town, to the southTheme parkTheme parkDinosaur Park3.7 km outside town, to the southMuseumMuseumHistory of Coal Mining3.5 km outside town, to the eastEach has a page of its own: what it is, who runs it, the weather month by month and what else is near it.
Mapped
Dinosaur Park, 4.1 km away, is the farthest on the map.
The dashed line is Broadmoor’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
5 of the 7 are zoos, theme parks or other days out, more than any other kind.
Green: inside Broadmoor. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
The full list
7 places, all within 5 km of its edge, make the list.
Close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
Worth the drive
Leading the 12 is Pembroke Castle, 12 km away; they include 10 castles and a theme park.
CastlePembroke Castle12 km southwest
CastleCarew Castle5.7 km southwest
CastleManorbier Castle8.9 km south
Castle · CadwCastell Llanhuadain12 km north
Castle · CadwCastell Talacharn21 km east
Theme parkOakwood Theme Park7.4 km northwest
CastleTenby Castle6.8 km southeast
CastlePicton Castle11 km northwest
CastleBenton Castle9.2 km west
Castle · CadwCastell Cas-wis14 km northwest
MuseumPendine Museum of Speed14 km east · 34K visitors a year
Castle · CadwCastell Llansteffan26 km eastPlaces well known beyond Broadmoor (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 Broadmoor
What is there to see near Broadmoor?
No attraction is mapped inside Broadmoor itself. Within 5 km of it are Folly Farm, Manor Wildlife Park, Cresselly House and Heatherton World of Activities.
Does Broadmoor have a museum?
1 museum or gallery is in or within 5 km of Broadmoor: History of Coal Mining.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Broadmoor?
None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Castell Llanhuadain (Cadw), 12 km north.
What are the best-known days out near Broadmoor?
Within 40 km: Pembroke Castle (12 km), Carew Castle (5.7 km), Manorbier Castle (8.9 km), Castell Llanhuadain (12 km).
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 Broadmoor 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 (13)
- Manor Wildlife Park: Garth Newton, 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
- Picton Castle: Morris, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Benton Castle: David Purchase, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Castell Cas-wis: Lucy Sheers, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Pendine Museum of Speed: Humphrey Bolton, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Castell Llansteffan: Emperorzurg123, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
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