Close to Kilgetty: Colby Woodland Garden and more
All of it lies outside: 6 places within 5 km of its edge, none inside Kilgetty’s built-up area. They include 2 gardens, a zoo and a castle. Here, 2 places are kept up by the National Trust. A longer outing takes you to Pembroke Castle, 16 km off.
Top of the list around Kilgetty
The rest of the best known are a zoo, a castle and a garden.
Garden · National TrustColby Woodland Garden2.5 km outside town, to the eastZooZooFolly Farm900 m outside town, to the northwest
CastleAmroth Castle3.7 km outside town, to the eastGardenGarden · National TrustColby Walled Garden2.6 km outside town, to the eastMuseumMuseumHistory of Coal Mining2.2 km outside town, to the southeastTheme parkTheme parkVintage Funfair1 km outside town, to the northwestEach has a page of its own: what it is, who runs it, the weather month by month and what else is near it.
The map view
Most of the 6 close by lie to the east.
The dashed line is Kilgetty’s built-up area; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · ONS built-up area 2022
Which kinds
Ahead are gardens or estates (2); next, zoos, theme parks or other days out (2).
Green: inside Kilgetty. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
2 places are cared for by the National Trust (Colby Woodland Garden and Colby Walled Garden).
All the places to visit
The list runs to 6 places, all within 5 km of its edge.
Close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
1 listed building is on Kilgetty’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Kilgetty →
A little further out
Pembroke Castle, 16 km away, is the best known of the 12.
CastlePembroke Castle16 km southwest
CastleCarew Castle8.9 km southwest
Castle · CadwCastell Llanhuadain11 km northwest
CastleManorbier Castle12 km southwest
Castle · CadwCastell Talacharn18 km east
MuseumPendine Museum of Speed11 km east · 34K visitors a year
CastleTenby Castle7.1 km south
Theme parkOakwood Theme Park8 km northwest
CastleNarberth Castle7.1 km north
Castle · CadwCastell Llansteffan23 km east
Castle · CadwCastell Cas-wis15 km northwest
Castle · CadwCastell Cydweli28 km eastPlaces well known beyond Kilgetty (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 people ask about Kilgetty
What is there to see near Kilgetty?
No attraction is mapped inside Kilgetty itself. Within 5 km of it are Colby Woodland Garden, Folly Farm, Amroth Castle and Colby Walled Garden.
Does Kilgetty have a museum?
1 museum or gallery is in or within 5 km of Kilgetty: History of Coal Mining.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Kilgetty?
Yes. In or within 5 km of Kilgetty, 2 places are cared for by the National Trust (Colby Woodland Garden and Colby Walled Garden).
What are the best-known days out near Kilgetty?
Within 40 km: Pembroke Castle (16 km), Carew Castle (8.9 km), Castell Llanhuadain (11 km), Manorbier Castle (12 km).
Where are Kilgetty’s historic buildings listed?
Kilgetty has 1 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 Kilgetty 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)
- Colby Woodland Garden: DanielR235, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Amroth Castle: Stuart Logan, 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
- Castell Llanhuadain: Liamohara at English Wikipedia, CC BY 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
- Manorbier Castle: Tony Grant, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Castell Talacharn: Garth Newton, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Pendine Museum of Speed: Humphrey Bolton, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Tenby Castle: Robert Edwards, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Oakwood Theme Park: WillMcC at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Narberth Castle: WestWalesP, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Castell Llansteffan: Emperorzurg123, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Castell Cas-wis: Lucy Sheers, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Castell Cydweli: Iphrit, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
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