Carreg Cennen Castle leads what is near Glanaman
Dinefwr Castle, 11 km from Glanaman, is the best-known trip nearby. What there is to see lies just outside: 2 places within 5 km of its edge. Among them are a castle and a heritage railway. Here, one place is kept up by Cadw.
The first to see around Glanaman
Carreg Cennen Castle aside, the next best known is a heritage railway.
Castle · CadwCarreg Cennen Castle4.6 km outside town, to the north
Heritage railwayAmman Valley Railway4.1 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.
Mapped around Glanaman
Furthest out is Amman Valley Railway, at 6.4 km.
The dashed line is Glanaman’s built-up area; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · ONS built-up area 2022
The types of place
The list holds a castle and a heritage railway.
Green: inside Glanaman. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
1 place is cared for by Cadw (Carreg Cennen Castle).
The full list
Look within 5 km of its edge for both.
Close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
3 listed buildings are on Glanaman’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Glanaman →
Names further out
Start with Dinefwr Castle, 11 km off, the best known of 12.
CastleDinefwr Castle11 km northwestCastleCastle · CadwDryslwyn Castle14 km northwest
CathedralSt Joseph's Cathedral19 km south
Castle · CadwCastell Cydweli28 km west
Castle · CadwSwansea Castle21 km south
GardenNational Botanic Garden of Wales16 km west
Castle · CadwLoughor Castle19 km southwest
CastleNeath Castle17 km southeast
Castle · CadwCastell Llansteffan33 km west
CastleLlandovery Castle22 km north
Castle · CadwCastell Talacharn38 km west
CastleOystermouth Castle26 km southPlaces well known beyond Glanaman (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.
What visitors ask about Glanaman
What is there to see near Glanaman?
No attraction is mapped inside Glanaman itself. Within 5 km of it are Carreg Cennen Castle and Amman Valley Railway.
Does Glanaman have a museum?
No museum or gallery is mapped in or within 5 km of Glanaman.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Glanaman?
Yes. In or within 5 km of Glanaman, 1 place is cared for by Cadw (Carreg Cennen Castle).
What are the best-known days out near Glanaman?
Within 40 km: Dinefwr Castle (11 km), Dryslwyn Castle (14 km), St Joseph's Cathedral (19 km), Castell Cydweli (28 km).
Where are Glanaman’s historic buildings listed?
Glanaman has 3 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 Glanaman 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)
- Carreg Cennen Castle: Nigel Davies, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Amman Valley Railway: Hywel Williams, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dinefwr Castle: Andrew Bone from Weymouth, England, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- St Joseph's Cathedral: Saint_Josephs_Cathedral_swansea.JPG: Wiccasha derivative work: Rabanus Flavus, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Castell Cydweli: Iphrit, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Swansea Castle: Tiia Monto, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- National Botanic Garden of Wales: Col Ford and Natasha de Vere, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Loughor Castle: Nigel Davies, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Neath Castle: Darren Wyn Rees at Aberdare Blog, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Castell Llansteffan: Emperorzurg123, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Llandovery Castle: Stuart Logan, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Castell Talacharn: Garth Newton, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Oystermouth Castle: Jennifer Luther Thomas, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
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