Trips from Lamphey, starting with Pembroke Castle
Among the places to visit in and near Lamphey are 3 castles, 2 museums and 2 attractions. All of it lies outside: 8 places within 5 km of its edge, none inside Lamphey’s built-up area. Here, one place is kept up by Cadw. Manorbier Castle, 5.4 km away, is the best-known day out.
Top of the list around Lamphey
Next to Pembroke Castle, the best known are 2 castles, 2 museums and a historic house.
CastlePembroke Castle3.2 km outside town, to the west
CastleCarew Castle4 km outside town, to the northeast
Historic house · CadwLamphey Bishop's Palace200 m outside town, to the north
CastleUpton Castle4 km outside town, to the northMuseumMuseumPembroke Museum3.1 km outside town, to the west
MuseumCarew Cheriton Control Tower4.1 km outside town, to the northeastEach has a page of its own: what it is, who runs it, the weather month by month and what else is near it.
On the map
Head to the northeast for most of the 8 on the list.
The dashed line is Lamphey’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 you can see
Ahead are castles or historic places (4); next, museums or galleries (2).
Green: inside Lamphey. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
1 place is cared for by Cadw (Lamphey Bishop's Palace).
Every one of them
Look within 5 km of its edge for all 8 places listed.
Lamphey Bishop's Palace
Grade I listed building and ruined medieval building complex in Pembrokeshire, Wales.
Close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
10 listed buildings are on Lamphey’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Lamphey →
Beyond the town
Worth the drive, Manorbier Castle (5.4 km) is first of the 12.
CastleManorbier Castle5.4 km southeast
CastleBenton Castle6.8 km north
Castle · CadwCastell Llanhuadain18 km north
CastlePicton Castle13 km north
CathedralSt Davids Cathedral37 km northwest
Castle · CadwCastell Talacharn31 km northeast
Castle · CadwCastell Cas-wis18 km north
CastleTenby Castle12 km east
Theme parkOakwood Theme Park14 km north
Castle · CadwCastell Cydweli40 km east
Castle · CadwCastell Llansteffan35 km east
MuseumPendine Museum of Speed23 km east · 34K visitors a yearPlaces well known beyond Lamphey (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 Lamphey
What is there to see near Lamphey?
No attraction is mapped inside Lamphey itself. Within 5 km of it are Pembroke Castle, Carew Castle, Lamphey Bishop's Palace and Upton Castle.
Does Lamphey have a museum?
2 museums and galleries are in or within 5 km of Lamphey: Pembroke Museum and Carew Cheriton Control Tower.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Lamphey?
Yes. In or within 5 km of Lamphey, 1 place is cared for by Cadw (Lamphey Bishop's Palace).
What are the best-known days out near Lamphey?
Within 40 km: Manorbier Castle (5.4 km), Benton Castle (6.8 km), Castell Llanhuadain (18 km), Picton Castle (13 km).
Where are Lamphey’s historic buildings listed?
Lamphey has 10 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 Lamphey 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 (17)
- Pembroke Castle: Monkeyrustler at English Wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Carew Castle: Karen Sawyer, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Lamphey Bishop's Palace: Vale Holidays, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Upton Castle: Thomas Nicholls, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Carew Cheriton Control Tower: Scott Lewis, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Manorbier Castle: Tony Grant, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Benton Castle: David Purchase, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Castell Llanhuadain: Liamohara at English Wikipedia, CC BY 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
- Picton Castle: Morris, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- St Davids Cathedral: Alan Thomas, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Castell Talacharn: Garth Newton, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Castell Cas-wis: Lucy Sheers, CC BY-SA 4.0, 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
- Castell Cydweli: Iphrit, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Castell Llansteffan: Emperorzurg123, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Pendine Museum of Speed: Humphrey Bolton, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
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