St Briavels Castle
Grade I listed castle in Forest of Dean, United Kingdom.
Attractions in Woolaston
Photo: St Briavels Castle, Roy Parkhouse (CC BY-SA 2.0)A day out from Woolaston: St Briavels Castle, 5.5 km away
From Woolaston, the big name within reach is Tintern Abbey, 6 km away. All of it lies outside: 2 places within 5 km of its edge, none inside Woolaston’s built-up area. There are a castle and a museum to choose from. Here, one place is kept up by English Heritage.
In Woolaston
0
inside the built-up area
Within 5 km
2
of the town’s edge
Museums & galleries
1
in or near town
Castles & historic places
1
in or near town
Cared for
1
National Trust, English Heritage, Cadw and others
Best known
The first to see around Woolaston
Once you have seen St Briavels Castle, try a museum.
Castle · English HeritageSt Briavels Castle4.5 km outside town, to the northwestMuseumMuseumDean Forest Railway Museum4.8 km outside town, to the northeastEach 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
The places, mapped
The map ends at St Briavels Castle, 5.5 km out.
The dashed line is Woolaston’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
What you can see
Between them they are a castle and a museum.
Museums & galleries 1 museum0 in town · 1 nearby
Castles & historic places 1 castle0 in town · 1 nearby
Green: inside Woolaston. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
1 place is cared for by English Heritage (St Briavels Castle).
Every place
Every place, in and near Woolaston
All of it lies within 5 km of its edge: 2 places.
Dean Forest Railway Museum
Museum in South West England, United Kingdom.
Close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
3 listed buildings are on Woolaston’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Woolaston →
Big names nearby
Around the region
Top of the 12 day trips: Tintern Abbey, at 6 km.
Abbey or priory · CadwTintern Abbey6 km west
Castle · CadwChepstow Castle8.6 km southwest
Castle · CadwMonmouth Castle15 km northwest
CastleBerkeley Castle9.3 km east
CathedralGloucester Cathedral30 km northeast
MuseumSS Great Britain Museum28 km south
Castle · CadwRaglan Castle20 km northwest
CathedralBristol Cathedral28 km south
Castle · English HeritageGoodrich Castle20 km north
MuseumBristol City Museum & Art Gallery27 km south · 451K visitors a year
Abbey or prioryMonmouth Priory15 km northwest
Abbey or prioryMarlmesbury Abbey and Grounds36 km eastPlaces well known beyond Woolaston (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.
Seeing Woolaston: your questions
What is there to see near Woolaston?
No attraction is mapped inside Woolaston itself. Within 5 km of it are St Briavels Castle and Dean Forest Railway Museum.
Does Woolaston have a museum?
1 museum or gallery is in or within 5 km of Woolaston: Dean Forest Railway Museum.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Woolaston?
Yes. In or within 5 km of Woolaston, 1 place is cared for by English Heritage (St Briavels Castle).
What are the best-known days out near Woolaston?
Within 40 km: Tintern Abbey (6 km), Chepstow Castle (8.6 km), Monmouth Castle (15 km), Berkeley Castle (9.3 km).
Where are Woolaston’s historic buildings listed?
Woolaston has 3 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 Woolaston 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 (13)
- St Briavels Castle: Roy Parkhouse, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Tintern Abbey: Saffron Blaze, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Chepstow Castle: eszgé, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Monmouth Castle: Pauline Eccles, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Berkeley Castle: Philip Halling, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Gloucester Cathedral: Geni, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- SS Great Britain Museum: Hugh Llewelyn, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Raglan Castle: Tyssil, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bristol Cathedral: Adrian Pingstone., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Goodrich Castle: kitmasterbloke, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bristol City Museum & Art Gallery: The original uploader was Steinsky at English Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Monmouth Priory: Philbly, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Marlmesbury Abbey and Grounds: Tilman2007, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
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