Dinefwr Castle and more within reach of Llandovery
Only Llandovery Castle is on our list in Llandovery or within 5 km of its edge. Travel 20 km and you reach Dinefwr Castle. Look within 40 km and there are 12, among them 5 castles and 2 abbeys or priories.
The nearest place to visit
Closest at 200 m is Llandovery Castle. Llandovery Castle is a castle in Llandovery, Carmarthenshire.
1Map view
The tiles below match the 7 numbers on the map.
Llandovery is the orange dot; the numbers match the places below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · ONS built-up area 2022
Sorted by kind
The biggest group is castles or historic places, with 10 of the 13.
Green: inside Llandovery. Grey: the rest, within 40 km.
7 places are cared for: 6 by Cadw and 1 by the National Trust (Carreg Cennen Castle, Dolaucothi Gold Mines, Dryslwyn Castle and Talley Abbey, and 3 more).
All of them, one by one
Each of the 13 is within 40 km.
What is in or close to Llandovery 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.
106 listed buildings and 2 scheduled monuments are on Llandovery’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Llandovery →
Further afield
Here are the best known of the 12 within 40 km.
2CastleDinefwr Castle20 km southwest
3Castle · CadwCarreg Cennen Castle18 km southwestMuseum4Museum · National TrustDolaucothi Gold Mines12 km northwest
5CathedralBrecon Cathedral28 km eastCastle6Castle · CadwDryslwyn Castle26 km southwestAbbey or priory7Abbey or priory · CadwTalley Abbey14 km west
Abbey or priory · CadwStrata Florida Abbey31 km north
GardenNational Botanic Garden of Wales29 km southwest
AttractionDan yr Ogof20 km south
Fort · CadwY Gaer Roman Fort24 km east
CastleCarmarthen Castle38 km southwest
Castle · CadwBronllys Castle38 km eastThe best known within 40 km, the closest and best known first.
The nearest town with more to see: Brecon →
Llandovery: questions and answers
What is there to see near Llandovery?
No attraction is mapped inside Llandovery itself. Within 5 km of it are Llandovery Castle.
Does Llandovery have a museum?
No museum or gallery is mapped in or within 5 km of Llandovery.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Llandovery?
None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Carreg Cennen Castle (Cadw), 18 km southwest.
What are the best-known days out near Llandovery?
Within 40 km: Dinefwr Castle (20 km), Carreg Cennen Castle (18 km), Dolaucothi Gold Mines (12 km), Brecon Cathedral (28 km).
Where are Llandovery’s historic buildings listed?
Llandovery has 106 listed buildings, 1 of them Grade I. 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 Llandovery 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 (4)
- Llandovery Castle: Stuart Logan, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dinefwr Castle: Andrew Bone from Weymouth, England, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Carreg Cennen Castle: Nigel Davies, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Brecon Cathedral: David Merrett from Daventry, England, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
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