A short drive from Fishguard
The one place on our list close to Fishguard is Fishguard Fort, within 5 km of its edge. For a day out, Pembroke Castle is 35 km away. Go further, within 40 km, and there are 12, including 8 castles and 2 forts.
Close to Fishguard
From the centre, Fishguard Fort is 1.1 km away. Fishguard Fort is a scheduled monument.
The places, mapped
Numbered 1 to 7, the places follow the tiles below.
Fishguard is the orange dot; the numbers match the places below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · ONS built-up area 2022
Grouped by kind
Every one of them is among castles or historic places.
Green: inside Fishguard. Grey: the rest, within 40 km.
4 places are cared for by Cadw (Castell Cilgerran / Cilgeran Castle, Castell Llanhuadain, Castell Cas-wis and Priordy Hwlffordd).
All of them, one by one
All 13 on the list lie within 40 km.
St Davids Cathedral
Cathedral and grade I listed church building in St Davids, Wales.
Castell Cilgerran / Cilgeran Castle
Grade I listed castle in Cilgerran, Wales.
Castell Llanhuadain
Grade I listed castle in Llawhaden, Pembrokeshire, Wales.
Haverfordwest Castle
Grade I listed castle in Haverfordwest, United Kingdom.
What is in or close to Fishguard 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.
114 listed buildings are on Fishguard’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Fishguard →
Within a drive of Fishguard
Shown here are the best known of 12 places within 40 km.
2CastlePembroke Castle35 km south
3CathedralSt Davids Cathedral24 km southwest
4CastleCardigan Castle24 km northeast
5Castle · CadwCastell Cilgerran / Cilgeran Castle25 km east
6Castle · CadwCastell Llanhuadain22 km southeast
7Castle · CadwCastell Cas-wis20 km southFortFortCastell Henllys16 km east
CastleCarew Castle34 km south
CastlePicton Castle24 km south
CastleHaverfordwest Castle21 km south
Abbey or priory · CadwPriordy Hwlffordd22 km south
FortFoel Drygarn20 km eastThe best known within 40 km, the closest and best known first.
The nearest town with more to see: St Davids →
What visitors ask about Fishguard
What is there to see near Fishguard?
No attraction is mapped inside Fishguard itself. Within 5 km of it are Fishguard Fort.
Does Fishguard have a museum?
No museum or gallery is mapped in or within 5 km of Fishguard.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Fishguard?
None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Castell Cilgerran / Cilgeran Castle (Cadw), 25 km east.
What are the best-known days out near Fishguard?
Within 40 km: Pembroke Castle (35 km), St Davids Cathedral (24 km), Cardigan Castle (24 km), Castell Cilgerran / Cilgeran Castle (25 km).
Where are Fishguard’s historic buildings listed?
Fishguard has 114 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 Fishguard 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)
- Pembroke Castle: Monkeyrustler at English Wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- St Davids Cathedral: Alan Thomas, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Cardigan Castle: Llywelyn2000, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Castell Cilgerran / Cilgeran Castle: Waterborough, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Castell Llanhuadain: Liamohara at English Wikipedia, CC BY 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
- Castell Cas-wis: Lucy Sheers, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
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