Around Lower Redbrook, start with Monmouth Castle
Lower Redbrook and its surroundings hold 5 attractions, 3 castles and 3 museums. There is no place to visit inside Lower Redbrook’s built-up area; there are 15 within 5 km of its edge. Heritage bodies look after 3 of them: 2 by the National Trust and 1 by Cadw. Beyond the town, Tintern Abbey sits 9.7 km away.
Just outside Lower Redbrook, the best known
An abbey or priory, an attraction and a museum follow Monmouth Castle.
Castle · CadwMonmouth Castle3.7 km outside town, to the northwest
Abbey or prioryMonmouth Priory3.6 km outside town, to the northwestAttractionAttractionMonmouth Heritage Trail3.9 km outside town, to the northwest
MuseumShire Hall Museum3.5 km outside town, to the northwest
CastleCastle House3.7 km outside town, to the northwestGardenGardenNelson Garden3.5 km outside town, to the northwestEach has a page of its own: what it is, who runs it, the weather month by month and what else is near it.
Where to find them
The map ends at Dark Hill, 5.3 km out.
The dashed line is Lower Redbrook’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
5 are castles or historic places; other attractions come next with 5.
Green: inside Lower Redbrook. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
3 places are cared for: 2 by the National Trust and 1 by Cadw (Monmouth Castle, The Kymin and The Round House).
The complete list
Its 15 places all lie within 5 km of its edge.
Monmouth Priory
Grade II* listed building in Monmouth. Building in Monmouth, Wales.
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9Coleford Great Western Railway Museum
Railway museum in Coleford, England.
Close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
5 listed buildings and 1 scheduled monument are on Lower Redbrook’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Lower Redbrook →
Further away
Allow a day for Tintern Abbey, 9.7 km away, the pick of 12.
Abbey or priory · CadwTintern Abbey9.7 km south
Castle · English HeritageGoodrich Castle11 km north
Castle · CadwRaglan Castle12 km west
Castle · CadwChepstow Castle16 km south
CathedralGloucester Cathedral31 km east
Castle · English HeritageSt Briavels Castle5.6 km southeastCastleCastle · CadwSkenfrith Castle13 km northwest
CathedralHereford Cathedral30 km north
CastleBerkeley Castle18 km southeast
MuseumSS Great Britain Museum38 km southCastleCastle · CadwY Castell Gwyn17 km northwest
CathedralBristol Cathedral37 km southPlaces well known beyond Lower Redbrook (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.
Your questions on Lower Redbrook
What is there to see near Lower Redbrook?
No attraction is mapped inside Lower Redbrook itself. Within 5 km of it are Monmouth Castle, Monmouth Priory, Monmouth Heritage Trail and Shire Hall Museum.
Does Lower Redbrook have a museum?
3 museums and galleries are in or within 5 km of Lower Redbrook: Shire Hall Museum, Clearwell Caves and Coleford Great Western Railway Museum.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Lower Redbrook?
Yes. In or within 5 km of Lower Redbrook, 3 places are cared for: 2 by the National Trust and 1 by Cadw (Monmouth Castle, The Kymin and The Round House).
What are the best-known days out near Lower Redbrook?
Within 40 km: Tintern Abbey (9.7 km), Goodrich Castle (11 km), Raglan Castle (12 km), Chepstow Castle (16 km).
Where are Lower Redbrook’s historic buildings listed?
Lower Redbrook has 5 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 Lower Redbrook 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 (17)
- Monmouth Castle: Pauline Eccles, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Monmouth Priory: Philbly, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Shire Hall Museum: Pauline Eccles, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Castle House: Eirian Evans, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Clearwell Castle: AHFilms Adam Huckle Films. www.adamhuckle.com, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Clearwell Caves: Andy Dingley, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Coleford Great Western Railway Museum: Graham Horn, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Tintern Abbey: Saffron Blaze, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Goodrich Castle: kitmasterbloke, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Raglan Castle: Tyssil, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Chepstow Castle: eszgé, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Gloucester Cathedral: Geni, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- St Briavels Castle: Roy Parkhouse, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Hereford Cathedral: Diliff, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Berkeley Castle: Philip Halling, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- SS Great Britain Museum: Hugh Llewelyn, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bristol Cathedral: Adrian Pingstone., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
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