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Abertillery & District Museum
Attractions in Abertillery

A museum to see in Abertillery: Abertillery & District Museum

Of the 5 places to visit in and around Abertillery, 4 are museums or galleries. One place to visit is mapped inside Abertillery’s built-up area, with 4 more within 5 km of its edge. Among them, one is cared for by Cadw. Make a day of it at Caerphilly Castle, 18 km away.

Photo: Abertillery & District Museum, Jaggery (CC BY-SA 2.0)
In Abertillery
1
inside the built-up area
Within 5 km
4
of the town’s edge
Museums & galleries
4
in or near town
Cared for
1
National Trust, English Heritage, Cadw and others
Best known

The first to see in Abertillery

The list goes on from Abertillery & District Museum to 3 museums and an attraction.

MuseumAbertillery & District Museumin townMuseumMuseum · CadwBlaenavon Iron Works4.2 km outside town, to the northeastMuseumMuseumBig Pit: National Coal Museum3.1 km outside town, to the northeastAttractionAttractionRhymney Brewery & Visitors Centre3.5 km outside town, to the northeastMuseumMuseumBlaenafon Community Museum4 km outside town, to the northeast

Each 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

Mapped around Abertillery

Head to the northeast for most of the 4 on the list.

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The dashed line is Abertillery’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

Museums or galleries lead the count with 4 of 5.

Museums & galleries 4 museums1 in town · 3 nearby
Other attractions 1 attraction0 in town · 1 nearby

Green: inside Abertillery. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.

1 place is cared for by Cadw (Blaenavon Iron Works).

Every place

Everything on the list

One in town leads, with 4 more within 5 km of its edge after it.

The one inside Abertillery comes first, then the places within 5 km, close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.

1 listed building is on Abertillery’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Abertillery →

Big names nearby

Further out, the best known

Worth the drive, Caerphilly Castle (18 km) is first of the 12.

CastleCastle · CadwCaerphilly Castle18 km southMuseumNational Museum Cardiff28 km south · 373K visitors a yearCastleCardiff Castle28 km southCastle · CadwRaglan Castle20 km eastCastle · CadwMonmouth Castle30 km eastCastle · CadwCastell Coch23 km southAbbey or priory · CadwTintern Abbey32 km eastCathedralLlandaff Cathedral27 km southBig drawMuseumSt Fagans Museum Visitor Centre29 km south · 610K visitors a yearCastle · CadwChepstow Castle33 km eastCastleCastle · CadwY Castell Gwyn20 km northeastCathedralCardiff Metropolitan Cathedral28 km south

Places well known beyond Abertillery (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.

Know before you go to Abertillery

What are the main attractions in Abertillery?

The place to visit inside Abertillery’s built-up area is Abertillery & District Museum. In all, 1 place to visit is mapped inside the town, and 4 more within 5 km.

Does Abertillery have a museum?

4 museums and galleries are in or within 5 km of Abertillery: Abertillery & District Museum, Blaenavon Iron Works, Big Pit: National Coal Museum and Blaenafon Community Museum.

Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Abertillery?

Yes. In or within 5 km of Abertillery, 1 place is cared for by Cadw (Blaenavon Iron Works).

What are the best-known days out near Abertillery?

Within 40 km: Caerphilly Castle (18 km), National Museum Cardiff (28 km), Cardiff Castle (28 km), Raglan Castle (20 km).

Where are Abertillery’s historic buildings listed?

Abertillery has 1 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 Abertillery 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 (11)

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026 (ONS boundaries). Northern Ireland: Source: NISRA; contains Land & Property Services data and Ordnance Survey of Northern Ireland information, © Crown copyright, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Scotland: contains National Records of Scotland data, Registers of Scotland data and SEPA data, © Crown copyright / © SEPA 2025, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.