Amgueddfa Sir Gâr - Carmarthenshire Museum
Museum in Abergwili, Carmarthen, Wales, United Kingdom.
Attractions in Peniel
Photo: Amgueddfa Sir Gâr - Carmarthenshire Museum, Nilfanion (CC BY-SA 4.0)Out from Peniel: Amgueddfa Sir Gâr - Carmarthenshire Museum and more
Museums or galleries make up 3 of the 5 places on the list. All of them lie outside Peniel. Each year, some 13K people go to Amgueddfa Sir Gâr - Carmarthenshire Museum. A day out reaches Dinefwr Castle, 18 km away.
In Peniel
0
inside the built-up area
Within 5 km
5
of the town’s edge
Museums & galleries
3
in or near town
Castles & historic places
1
in or near town
Best known
Top of the list around Peniel
After Amgueddfa Sir Gâr - Carmarthenshire Museum come a castle, a heritage railway and an art gallery.
MuseumAmgueddfa Sir Gâr - Carmarthenshire Museum2.7 km outside town, to the south · 13K visitors a year
CastleCarmarthen Castle4.1 km outside town, to the southwest
Heritage railwayGwili Railway1.5 km outside town, to the westArt galleryArt galleryOriel Myrddin Gallery3.8 km outside town, to the southwestMuseumMuseumPenuel Baptist Chapel3.5 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.
The map
Where to go
The 5 outside town cluster to the southwest.
The dashed line is Peniel’s built-up area; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · ONS built-up area 2022
By kind
What you can see
Most common are museums or galleries: 3 of 5.
Museums & galleries 2 museums · 1 art gallery0 in town · 3 nearby
Castles & historic places 1 castle0 in town · 1 nearby
Zoos, theme parks & days out 1 heritage railway0 in town · 1 nearby
Green: inside Peniel. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
Every place
All the places to visit
5 places make the list, every one within 5 km of its edge.
Close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
Big names nearby
Further out, the best known
Head 18 km out for Dinefwr Castle, the best known of 12.
CastleDinefwr Castle18 km east
Castle · CadwCastell Cydweli17 km south
Castle · CadwCastell Llansteffan16 km southwest
Castle · CadwCastell Talacharn19 km southwest
GardenNational Botanic Garden of Wales11 km southeastCastleCastle · CadwDryslwyn Castle12 km east
Castle · CadwCarreg Cennen Castle24 km east
Castle · CadwCastell Cilgerran / Cilgeran Castle31 km northwest
CastleCardigan Castle34 km northwest
CastleCastell Newydd Emlyn21 km northwest
MuseumAmgueddfa Wlân Cymru17 km northwest
Castle · CadwLoughor Castle29 km southeastPlaces well known beyond Peniel (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.
Know before you go to Peniel
What is there to see near Peniel?
No attraction is mapped inside Peniel itself. Within 5 km of it are Amgueddfa Sir Gâr - Carmarthenshire Museum, Carmarthen Castle, Gwili Railway and Oriel Myrddin Gallery.
Does Peniel have a museum?
3 museums and galleries are in or within 5 km of Peniel: Amgueddfa Sir Gâr - Carmarthenshire Museum, Oriel Myrddin Gallery and Penuel Baptist Chapel.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Peniel?
None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Castell Cydweli (Cadw), 17 km south.
What are the best-known days out near Peniel?
Within 40 km: Dinefwr Castle (18 km), Castell Cydweli (17 km), Castell Llansteffan (16 km), Castell Talacharn (19 km).
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 Peniel 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)
- Amgueddfa Sir Gâr - Carmarthenshire Museum: Nilfanion, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Carmarthen Castle: Llywelyn2000, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Gwili Railway: Gareth James, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dinefwr Castle: Andrew Bone from Weymouth, England, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Castell Cydweli: Iphrit, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Castell Llansteffan: Emperorzurg123, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Castell Talacharn: Garth Newton, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- National Botanic Garden of Wales: Col Ford and Natasha de Vere, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Carreg Cennen Castle: Nigel Davies, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Castell Cilgerran / Cilgeran Castle: Waterborough, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Cardigan Castle: Llywelyn2000, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Castell Newydd Emlyn: Steve Chapple, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Amgueddfa Wlân Cymru: David Gearing, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Loughor Castle: Nigel Davies, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
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