Abergavenny Castle
Grade I listed building in Abergavenny. Ruined castle in the market town of Abergavenny, Monmouthshire, Wales.
Attractions in Abergavenny
Photo: Abergavenny Castle, Jeremy Bolwell (CC BY-SA 2.0)Abergavenny Castle opens Abergavenny’s list
Of the 5 places to visit in and around Abergavenny, 4 are castles or historic places. Mapped inside Abergavenny’s built-up area are 3 places to visit, and within 5 km of its edge another 2. Drive 13 km to reach Raglan Castle.
In Abergavenny
3
inside the built-up area
Within 5 km
2
of the town’s edge
Museums & galleries
1
in or near town
Castles & historic places
4
in or near town
Best known
Abergavenny’s best known
Beyond Abergavenny Castle, there are 2 castles, a museum and a fort.
CastleAbergavenny Castlein town
MuseumAbergavenny Museumin townCastleCastleCastell Y Fenniin town
CastleLlanover House4.4 km outside town, to the south
FortRuins of chapel2.8 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
How they lie
Llanover House marks the outer edge, 6.9 km away.
The dashed line is Abergavenny’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 is on offer
4 of the 5 are castles or historic places, more than any other kind.
Museums & galleries 1 museum1 in town
Castles & historic places 3 castles · 1 fort2 in town · 2 nearby
Green: inside Abergavenny. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
Every place
All 5 on the list
It starts in town with 3 places and goes on to 2 within 5 km of its edge.
The 3 inside Abergavenny come first, best known first; then the places within 5 km, close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
241 listed buildings and 3 scheduled monuments are on Abergavenny’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Abergavenny →
Big names nearby
Out of town
Of the 12 day trips, Raglan Castle (13 km) is the best known.
Castle · CadwRaglan Castle13 km southeast
Castle · CadwMonmouth Castle21 km eastCastleCastle · CadwY Castell Gwyn8.2 km eastCastleCastle · CadwCaerphilly Castle31 km southwest
Abbey or priory · CadwTintern Abbey28 km southeast
Castle · CadwCastell y Grysmwnt14 km northeast
MuseumNational Museum Cardiff40 km south · 373K visitors a year
CathedralHereford Cathedral33 km northeastCastleCastle · CadwSkenfrith Castle17 km east
Castle · CadwChepstow Castle31 km southeast
Castle · English HeritageGoodrich Castle28 km eastCastleCastle · English HeritageLongtown Castle14 km northPlaces well known beyond Abergavenny (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 Abergavenny
What are the main attractions in Abergavenny?
The best known inside Abergavenny’s built-up area are Abergavenny Castle, Abergavenny Museum and Castell Y Fenni. In all, 3 places to visit are mapped inside the town, and 2 more within 5 km.
Does Abergavenny have a museum?
1 museum or gallery is in or within 5 km of Abergavenny: Abergavenny Museum.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Abergavenny?
None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Raglan Castle (Cadw), 13 km southeast.
What are the best-known days out near Abergavenny?
Within 40 km: Raglan Castle (13 km), Monmouth Castle (21 km), Y Castell Gwyn (8.2 km), Caerphilly Castle (31 km).
Where are Abergavenny’s historic buildings listed?
Abergavenny has 241 listed buildings, 2 of them Grade I. 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 Abergavenny 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)
- Abergavenny Castle: Jeremy Bolwell, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Abergavenny Museum: Jeremy Bolwell, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Llanover House: Vouliagmeni, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ruins of chapel: Philip Halling, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Raglan Castle: Tyssil, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Monmouth Castle: Pauline Eccles, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Tintern Abbey: Saffron Blaze, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Castell y Grysmwnt: Robert Cutts from Bristol, England, UK, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- National Museum Cardiff: Ham II, 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
- Goodrich Castle: kitmasterbloke, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
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