What to see in St Dogmaels, from St Dogmaels Abbey on
Around St Dogmaels, the places to visit include 2 attractions, 2 castles and 2 museums. 2 places to visit are mapped inside St Dogmaels’ built-up area, with 6 more within 5 km of its edge. The list includes 2 places cared for by Cadw. Walking distance covers 2 of the places on the list, all within 1 km of the middle. At 8.4 km, Castell Henllys is worth the journey.
St Dogmaels’ best known
Next to St Dogmaels Abbey, the best known are 2 castles, an attraction and an art gallery.
Abbey or priory · CadwSt Dogmaels Abbeyin townAttractionAttractionY Felinin town
CastleCardigan Castle800 m outside town, to the east
Castle · CadwCastell Cilgerran / Cilgeran Castle3.5 km outside town, to the southeastArt galleryArt galleryVlad-Art Gallery900 m outside town, to the eastMuseumMuseumCastle Green House800 m outside town, to the eastEach has a page of its own: what it is, who runs it, the weather month by month and what else is near it.
Places on the map
Leave town to the east for most of the 6 nearby.
The dashed line is St Dogmaels’ built-up area; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · ONS built-up area 2022
What sort of places
The two biggest groups: castles or historic places (3) and museums or galleries (3).
Green: inside St Dogmaels. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
2 places are cared for by Cadw (St Dogmaels Abbey and Castell Cilgerran / Cilgeran Castle).
Every one of them
8 places in all: 2 in town and 6 within 5 km of its edge.
The 2 inside St Dogmaels 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.
25 listed buildings and 1 scheduled monument are on St Dogmaels’ History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in St Dogmaels →
Beyond St Dogmaels
Start with Castell Henllys, 8.4 km off, the best known of 12.
CastleCastell Newydd Emlyn16 km east
Castle · CadwCastell Llanhuadain30 km south
Castle · CadwCastell Talacharn38 km southeast
FortFoel Drygarn12 km south
MuseumAmgueddfa Wlân Cymru20 km east
Castle · CadwCastell Cas-wis31 km southwest
CastleCarmarthen Castle36 km southeast
CastlePicton Castle36 km southwest
MuseumAmgueddfa Sir Gâr - Carmarthenshire Museum37 km southeast · 13K visitors a year
MuseumPendine Museum of Speed39 km south · 34K visitors a year
Heritage railwayTeifi Valley Railway19 km eastPlaces well known beyond St Dogmaels (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 St Dogmaels
What are the main attractions in St Dogmaels?
The best known inside St Dogmaels’ built-up area are St Dogmaels Abbey and Y Felin. In all, 2 places to visit are mapped inside the town, and 6 more within 5 km.
Does St Dogmaels have a museum?
3 museums and galleries are in or within 5 km of St Dogmaels: Vlad-Art Gallery, Castle Green House and Tom Mathias Museum.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near St Dogmaels?
Yes. In or within 5 km of St Dogmaels, 2 places are cared for by Cadw (St Dogmaels Abbey and Castell Cilgerran / Cilgeran Castle).
What are the best-known days out near St Dogmaels?
Within 40 km: Castell Henllys (8.4 km), Castell Newydd Emlyn (16 km), Castell Llanhuadain (30 km), Castell Talacharn (38 km).
Where are St Dogmaels’ historic buildings listed?
St Dogmaels has 25 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 St Dogmaels 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 Dogmaels Abbey: Llywelyn2000, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Cardigan Castle: Llywelyn2000, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Castell Cilgerran / Cilgeran Castle: Waterborough, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Castell Newydd Emlyn: Steve Chapple, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Castell Llanhuadain: Liamohara at English Wikipedia, CC BY 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
- Castell Talacharn: Garth Newton, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Foel Drygarn: Dave Price, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Amgueddfa Wlân Cymru: David Gearing, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Castell Cas-wis: Lucy Sheers, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Carmarthen Castle: Llywelyn2000, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Picton Castle: Morris, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Amgueddfa Sir Gâr - Carmarthenshire Museum: Nilfanion, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Pendine Museum of Speed: Humphrey Bolton, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Teifi Valley Railway: mattbuck (category), CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
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