Worth the trip from Aberbargoed: Llancaiach-fawr, 5.5 km off
With nothing inside Aberbargoed’s built-up area, the list has 3 places within 5 km of its edge. The commonest are a castle, a museum and a zoo. At 13 km, Caerphilly Castle is worth the journey.
Leading the list near Aberbargoed
A museum and a zoo follow Llancaiach-fawr.
CastleLlancaiach-fawr4.6 km outside town, to the southwestMuseumMuseumWinding House2 km outside town, to the northZooZooColliers Adventure Farm4.4 km outside town, to the southwestEach 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
The map puts most of the 3 to the southwest.
The dashed line is Aberbargoed’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
The list holds a castle, a museum and a zoo.
Green: inside Aberbargoed. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
Place after place
These 3 are all within 5 km of its edge.
Close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
2 listed buildings are on Aberbargoed’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Aberbargoed →
Trips out
The 12 days out are led by Caerphilly Castle, 13 km away.
MuseumNational Museum Cardiff23 km south · 373K visitors a year
CastleCardiff Castle24 km south
Castle · CadwCastell Coch18 km south
CathedralLlandaff Cathedral22 km south
Big drawMuseumSt Fagans Museum Visitor Centre23 km south · 610K visitors a year
Castle · CadwRaglan Castle27 km east
CathedralCardiff Metropolitan Cathedral24 km south
Castle · CadwMonmouth Castle37 km east
Abbey or priory · CadwTintern Abbey38 km east
Castle · CadwChepstow Castle38 km east
Castle · CadwNewport Castle19 km southeastPlaces well known beyond Aberbargoed (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.
Before a day out in Aberbargoed
What is there to see near Aberbargoed?
No attraction is mapped inside Aberbargoed itself. Within 5 km of it are Llancaiach-fawr, Winding House and Colliers Adventure Farm.
Does Aberbargoed have a museum?
1 museum or gallery is in or within 5 km of Aberbargoed: Winding House.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Aberbargoed?
None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Caerphilly Castle (Cadw), 13 km south.
What are the best-known days out near Aberbargoed?
Within 40 km: Caerphilly Castle (13 km), National Museum Cardiff (23 km), Cardiff Castle (24 km), Castell Coch (18 km).
Where are Aberbargoed’s historic buildings listed?
Aberbargoed has 2 listed buildings. 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 Aberbargoed 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)
- Llancaiach-fawr: Rose Cottage, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- National Museum Cardiff: Ham II, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Cardiff Castle: Tevfik Teker, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Castell Coch: Hchc2009, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Llandaff Cathedral: Bill Boaden, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- St Fagans Museum Visitor Centre: Sionk, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Raglan Castle: Tyssil, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Cardiff Metropolitan Cathedral: Ham II, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Monmouth Castle: Pauline Eccles, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Tintern Abbey: Saffron Blaze, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Chepstow Castle: eszgé, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Newport Castle: The original uploader was Owain at English Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
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