Places to visit near Crymych
Only Foel Drygarn is on our list in Crymych or within 5 km of its edge. The trip to Castell Cilgerran / Cilgeran Castle is 9.3 km. Go further, within 40 km, and there are 12, including 10 castles and a fort.
Closest of all
The closest place to visit, Foel Drygarn, is 2.5 km out. Foel Drygarn is a hillfort in Pembrokeshire.
The lie of the land
7 places are numbered, in the order below.
Crymych is the orange dot; the numbers match the places below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · ONS built-up area 2022
By kind
All 13 are castles or historic places.
Green: inside Crymych. Grey: the rest, within 40 km.
7 places are cared for by Cadw (Castell Cilgerran / Cilgeran Castle, Castell Llanhuadain, Castell Talacharn and Castell Llansteffan, and 3 more).
All of it
All of it lies within 40 km: 13 places.
Castell Cilgerran / Cilgeran Castle
Grade I listed castle in Cilgerran, Wales.
Castell Llanhuadain
Grade I listed castle in Llawhaden, Pembrokeshire, Wales.
Castell Talacharn
Grade I listed castle in Laugharne, Carmarthenshire, Wales.
Castell Newydd Emlyn
Castle in Newcastle Emlyn, Carmarthenshire, Wales, UK.
Castell Llansteffan
Grade I listed building and site of an ancient hillfort in Carmarthenshire, Wales.
What is in or close to Crymych 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.
For a day out
A day out could take in any of the 12 within 40 km.
2Castle · CadwCastell Cilgerran / Cilgeran Castle9.3 km north
3CastleCardigan Castle12 km north
4CastlePembroke Castle38 km southwestFort5FortCastell Henllys8.3 km northwest
6Castle · CadwCastell Llanhuadain20 km southwest
7Castle · CadwCastell Talacharn26 km southeast
CastleCastell Newydd Emlyn15 km northeast
Castle · CadwCastell Llansteffan29 km southeast
Castle · CadwCastell Cydweli35 km southeast
Abbey or priory · CadwSt Dogmaels Abbey12 km north
Castle · CadwCastell Cas-wis22 km southwest
CastleCarew Castle33 km southThe best known within 40 km, the closest and best known first.
The nearest town with more to see: Cilgerran →
Good to know in Crymych
What is there to see near Crymych?
No attraction is mapped inside Crymych itself. Within 5 km of it are Foel Drygarn.
Does Crymych have a museum?
No museum or gallery is mapped in or within 5 km of Crymych.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Crymych?
None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Castell Cilgerran / Cilgeran Castle (Cadw), 9.3 km north.
What are the best-known days out near Crymych?
Within 40 km: Castell Cilgerran / Cilgeran Castle (9.3 km), Cardigan Castle (12 km), Pembroke Castle (38 km), Castell Henllys (8.3 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 Crymych 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)
- Foel Drygarn: Dave Price, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Castell Cilgerran / Cilgeran Castle: Waterborough, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Cardigan Castle: Llywelyn2000, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Pembroke Castle: Monkeyrustler at English Wikipedia, Public domain, 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
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