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St Briavels Castle
Attractions in Bream

St Briavels Castle heads the list around Bream

Among the places to visit in and near Bream are 3 attractions, 2 castles and 2 museums. Nothing on our list is inside Bream’s built-up area; the 9 places to visit are within 5 km of its edge. One of the places on the list is maintained by English Heritage. For a full day, there is Tintern Abbey, 9.1 km away.

Photo: St Briavels Castle, Roy Parkhouse (CC BY-SA 2.0)
In Bream
0
inside the built-up area
Within 5 km
9
of the town’s edge
Museums & galleries
2
in or near town
Castles & historic places
3
in or near town
Cared for
1
National Trust, English Heritage, Cadw and others
Best known

Top of the list around Bream

After St Briavels Castle come 2 museums, a castle and a heritage railway.

Castle · English HeritageSt Briavels Castle3.8 km outside town, to the westCastleClearwell Castle3.2 km outside town, to the northwestHeritage railwayDean Forest Railway1.5 km outside town, to the eastMuseumClearwell Caves2.9 km outside town, to the northwestMuseumColeford Great Western Railway Museum4.7 km outside town, to the northwestAttractionAttractionPuzzlewood3.4 km outside town, to the northwest

Each 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

Finding your way

Most of the 9 close by lie to the northwest.

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The dashed line is Bream’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

Kind by kind

Castles or historic places number 3, other attractions 3.

Museums & galleries 2 museums0 in town · 2 nearby
Castles & historic places 2 castles · 1 ruins0 in town · 3 nearby
Zoos, theme parks & days out 1 heritage railway0 in town · 1 nearby
Other attractions 3 attractions0 in town · 3 nearby

Green: inside Bream. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.

1 place is cared for by English Heritage (St Briavels Castle).

Every place

The full list

Look within 5 km of its edge for all 9 places listed.

Close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.

2 listed buildings are on Bream’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Bream →

Big names nearby

Out of town

Tintern Abbey, at 9.1 km, heads the 12.

Abbey or priory · CadwTintern Abbey9.1 km southwestCastle · CadwMonmouth Castle12 km northwestCathedralGloucester Cathedral26 km northeastCastle · CadwChepstow Castle14 km southwestCastleBerkeley Castle10 km southeastCastle · English HeritageGoodrich Castle15 km northCastle · CadwRaglan Castle19 km westMuseumSS Great Britain Museum33 km southCathedralBristol Cathedral33 km southAbbey or prioryMonmouth Priory12 km northwestCathedralHereford Cathedral35 km northMuseumBristol City Museum & Art Gallery33 km south · 451K visitors a year

Places well known beyond Bream (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 Bream

What is there to see near Bream?

No attraction is mapped inside Bream itself. Within 5 km of it are St Briavels Castle, Clearwell Castle, Dean Forest Railway and Clearwell Caves.

Does Bream have a museum?

2 museums and galleries are in or within 5 km of Bream: Clearwell Caves and Coleford Great Western Railway Museum.

Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Bream?

Yes. In or within 5 km of Bream, 1 place is cared for by English Heritage (St Briavels Castle).

What are the best-known days out near Bream?

Within 40 km: Tintern Abbey (9.1 km), Monmouth Castle (12 km), Gloucester Cathedral (26 km), Chepstow Castle (14 km).

Where are Bream’s historic buildings listed?

Bream has 2 listed buildings. They are on its History page, from Historic England’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 Bream 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).

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