Trips from Abersychan, starting with Torfaen Museum
This is a list led by museums or galleries, 5 of its 6. None of them is inside Abersychan itself. One of them is cared for by Cadw. Caerphilly Castle is worth a day, 20 km from the centre.
Top of the list around Abersychan
Once you have seen Torfaen Museum, try 4 museums and an attraction.
MuseumTorfaen Museum2 km outside town, to the southeastMuseumMuseum · CadwBlaenavon Iron Works3.9 km outside town, to the north
MuseumAbertillery & District Museum3.7 km outside town, to the westMuseumMuseumBlaenafon Community Museum3.4 km outside town, to the northMuseumMuseumBig Pit: National Coal Museum4 km outside town, to the northwestAttractionAttractionRhymney Brewery & Visitors Centre4.2 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.
Places on the map
The list reaches out to Rhymney Brewery & Visitors Centre, 5.6 km away.
The dashed line is Abersychan’s built-up area; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · ONS built-up area 2022
How the list breaks down
Most common are museums or galleries: 5 of 6.
Green: inside Abersychan. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
1 place is cared for by Cadw (Blaenavon Iron Works).
Every one of them
Here are the 6 places within 5 km of its edge.
Close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
7 listed buildings are on Abersychan’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Abersychan →
Beyond Abersychan
The pick of the 12 is Caerphilly Castle, 20 km off.
MuseumNational Museum Cardiff28 km south · 373K visitors a year
Castle · CadwRaglan Castle15 km east
CastleCardiff Castle29 km south
Castle · CadwMonmouth Castle26 km east
Abbey or priory · CadwTintern Abbey27 km east
Castle · CadwCastell Coch25 km southwest
CathedralLlandaff Cathedral28 km south
Castle · CadwChepstow Castle29 km eastCastleCastle · CadwY Castell Gwyn17 km northeast
CastleAbergavenny Castle10 km north
Big drawMuseumSt Fagans Museum Visitor Centre31 km southwest · 610K visitors a yearPlaces well known beyond Abersychan (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.
Abersychan: questions and answers
What is there to see near Abersychan?
No attraction is mapped inside Abersychan itself. Within 5 km of it are Torfaen Museum, Blaenavon Iron Works, Abertillery & District Museum and Blaenafon Community Museum.
Does Abersychan have a museum?
5 museums and galleries are in or within 5 km of Abersychan: Torfaen Museum, Blaenavon Iron Works, Abertillery & District Museum and Blaenafon Community Museum.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Abersychan?
Yes. In or within 5 km of Abersychan, 1 place is cared for by Cadw (Blaenavon Iron Works).
What are the best-known days out near Abersychan?
Within 40 km: Caerphilly Castle (20 km), National Museum Cardiff (28 km), Raglan Castle (15 km), Cardiff Castle (29 km).
Where are Abersychan’s historic buildings listed?
Abersychan has 7 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 Abersychan 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)
- Torfaen Museum: Jaggery, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Abertillery & District Museum: Jaggery, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- National Museum Cardiff: Ham II, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Raglan Castle: Tyssil, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Cardiff Castle: Tevfik Teker, CC BY 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 Coch: Hchc2009, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Llandaff Cathedral: Bill Boaden, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Chepstow Castle: eszgé, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Abergavenny Castle: Jeremy Bolwell, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- St Fagans Museum Visitor Centre: Sionk, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
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