Places to visit around Mitcheldean, from Lea Bailey Light Railway
For a trip from Mitcheldean, Gloucester Cathedral is 17 km away. Look within 5 km of its edge for the 2 places to visit; none is inside Mitcheldean’s built-up area. On the list: a heritage railway and an attraction, among others.
Top of the list around Mitcheldean
Following Lea Bailey Light Railway is an attraction.
Heritage railwayLea Bailey Light Railway1.5 km outside town, to the northwestAttractionAttractionLittledean Jail2.9 km outside town, to the southEach has a page of its own: what it is, who runs it, the weather month by month and what else is near it.
Map of the places
The farthest of them, Littledean Jail, is 5 km out.
The dashed line is Mitcheldean’s built-up area; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · ONS built-up area 2022
The kinds on offer
The list holds a heritage railway and an attraction.
Green: inside Mitcheldean. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
Place after place
These 2 are all within 5 km of its edge.
Close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
15 listed buildings are on Mitcheldean’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Mitcheldean →
Within a day
Out of town, Gloucester Cathedral (17 km) leads 12 names to know.
CathedralGloucester Cathedral17 km east
Castle · English HeritageGoodrich Castle8.8 km west
Castle · CadwMonmouth Castle17 km west
Abbey or priory · CadwTintern Abbey23 km southwest
CathedralHereford Cathedral26 km northwest
Castle · CadwChepstow Castle28 km southwest
CastleBerkeley Castle20 km south
Castle · CadwRaglan Castle27 km southwest
CastleWilton Castle9.3 km northwestCastleCastle · CadwSkenfrith Castle21 km west
Abbey or prioryMonmouth Priory17 km west
Castle · CadwCastell y Grysmwnt26 km westPlaces well known beyond Mitcheldean (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.
Practical questions about Mitcheldean
What is there to see near Mitcheldean?
No attraction is mapped inside Mitcheldean itself. Within 5 km of it are Lea Bailey Light Railway and Littledean Jail.
Does Mitcheldean have a museum?
No museum or gallery is mapped in or within 5 km of Mitcheldean.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Mitcheldean?
None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Goodrich Castle (English Heritage), 8.8 km west.
What are the best-known days out near Mitcheldean?
Within 40 km: Gloucester Cathedral (17 km), Goodrich Castle (8.8 km), Monmouth Castle (17 km), Tintern Abbey (23 km).
Where are Mitcheldean’s historic buildings listed?
Mitcheldean has 15 listed buildings, 1 of them Grade I. 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 Mitcheldean 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 (12)
- Lea Bailey Light Railway: Des Blenkinsopp, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Gloucester Cathedral: Geni, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Goodrich Castle: kitmasterbloke, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Monmouth Castle: Pauline Eccles, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Tintern Abbey: Saffron Blaze, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Hereford Cathedral: Diliff, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Chepstow Castle: eszgé, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Berkeley Castle: Philip Halling, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Raglan Castle: Tyssil, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Wilton Castle: Pauline Eccles, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Monmouth Priory: Philbly, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Castell y Grysmwnt: Robert Cutts from Bristol, England, UK, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
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