St Davids Cathedral
Cathedral and grade I listed church building in St Davids, Wales.
Attractions in St Davids
Photo: St Davids Cathedral, Alan Thomas (CC BY-SA 2.0)Start with St Davids Cathedral: the sights of St Davids
We list 3 places to visit inside St Davids’ built-up area and one within 5 km of its edge. Look for 2 cathedrals, a historic house and a fort. Our list counts one place looked after by Cadw. The centre alone has 3 within 1 km. Pembroke Castle is worth a day, 33 km from the centre.
In St Davids
3
inside the built-up area
Within 5 km
1
of the town’s edge
Castles & historic places
4
in or near town
Cared for
1
National Trust, English Heritage, Cadw and others
Best known
The names to know in St Davids
After St Davids Cathedral come a historic house, a cathedral and a fort.
CathedralSt Davids Cathedralin town
Historic house · CadwSt Davids Bishop's Palacein townCathedralCathedralTreasury of the Cathedralin town
FortClegyr Boia900 m outside town, to the westEach 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
How they lie
The list reaches out to Clegyr Boia, 1.8 km away.
The dashed line is St Davids’ 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
Sorted by kind
They are all castles or historic places: 4 in all.
Castles & historic places 2 cathedrals · 1 historic house · 1 fort3 in town · 1 nearby
Green: inside St Davids. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
1 place is cared for by Cadw (St Davids Bishop's Palace).
Every place
Every place, in and near St Davids
First the 3 in town, then one within 5 km of its edge.
The 3 inside St Davids come first, best known first; then the places within 5 km, close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
116 listed buildings and 9 scheduled monuments are on St Davids’ History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in St Davids →
Big names nearby
Worth the drive
Top of the 12 day trips: Pembroke Castle, at 33 km.
CastlePembroke Castle33 km southeast
Castle · CadwCastell Llanhuadain33 km east
CastleCarew Castle36 km southeast
Castle · CadwCastell Cas-wis28 km east
CastleRoch Castle13 km east
CastlePicton Castle28 km east
CastleHaverfordwest Castle22 km southeast
FortStack Rock Fort23 km southeast
Abbey or priory · CadwPriordy Hwlffordd23 km southeast
CastleBenton Castle31 km southeast
Theme parkOakwood Theme Park34 km eastFortFortCastell Henllys39 km northeastPlaces well known beyond St Davids (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.
Places to visit in St Davids: questions
What are the main attractions in St Davids?
The best known inside St Davids’ built-up area are St Davids Cathedral, St Davids Bishop's Palace and Treasury of the Cathedral. In all, 3 places to visit are mapped inside the town, and 1 more within 5 km.
Does St Davids have a museum?
No museum or gallery is mapped in or within 5 km of St Davids.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near St Davids?
Yes. In or within 5 km of St Davids, 1 place is cared for by Cadw (St Davids Bishop's Palace).
What are the best-known days out near St Davids?
Within 40 km: Pembroke Castle (33 km), Castell Llanhuadain (33 km), Carew Castle (36 km), Castell Cas-wis (28 km).
Where are St Davids’ historic buildings listed?
St Davids has 116 listed buildings, 8 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 St Davids 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)
- St Davids Cathedral: Alan Thomas, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- St Davids Bishop's Palace: Robert Edwards, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Clegyr Boia: ceridwen, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Pembroke Castle: Monkeyrustler at English Wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Castell Llanhuadain: Liamohara at English Wikipedia, CC BY 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
- Carew Castle: Karen Sawyer, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Castell Cas-wis: Lucy Sheers, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Roch Castle: Lucy Sheers, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Picton Castle: Morris, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Haverfordwest Castle: Cered, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Stack Rock Fort: David Merrett from Daventry, England, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Priordy Hwlffordd: ceridwen, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Benton Castle: David Purchase, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Oakwood Theme Park: WillMcC at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
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