Close to Blackwood: Llancaiach-fawr and more
None of our places to visit is inside Blackwood’s built-up area; 3 are within 5 km of its edge. Among them are a castle, a museum and a zoo. The best-known trip out is to Caerphilly Castle, 10 km away.
Leading the list near Blackwood
Once you have seen Llancaiach-fawr, try a museum and a zoo.
CastleLlancaiach-fawr4.7 km outside town, to the westMuseumMuseumWinding House4.7 km outside town, to the northZooZooColliers Adventure Farm4 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.
Where things are
Out at 5.8 km is Winding House, the farthest.
The dashed line is Blackwood’s built-up area; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · ONS built-up area 2022
Which kinds
It comes down to a castle, a museum and a zoo.
Green: inside Blackwood. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
The full list
All of it lies within 5 km of its edge: 3 places.
Close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
6 listed buildings are on Blackwood’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Blackwood →
A drive away
First of the 12 big names within reach is Caerphilly Castle, 10 km away.
MuseumNational Museum Cardiff20 km south · 373K visitors a year
CastleCardiff Castle21 km south
Castle · CadwCastell Coch15 km south
CathedralLlandaff Cathedral19 km south
Big drawMuseumSt Fagans Museum Visitor Centre21 km south · 610K visitors a year
CathedralCardiff Metropolitan Cathedral21 km south
Castle · CadwRaglan Castle27 km northeast
Castle · CadwMonmouth Castle37 km northeast
Abbey or priory · CadwTintern Abbey37 km east
Castle · CadwNewport Castle17 km southeast
CathedralNewport Cathedral17 km southeastPlaces well known beyond Blackwood (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.
Blackwood, answered
What is there to see near Blackwood?
No attraction is mapped inside Blackwood itself. Within 5 km of it are Llancaiach-fawr, Winding House and Colliers Adventure Farm.
Does Blackwood have a museum?
1 museum or gallery is in or within 5 km of Blackwood: Winding House.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Blackwood?
None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Caerphilly Castle (Cadw), 10 km south.
What are the best-known days out near Blackwood?
Within 40 km: Caerphilly Castle (10 km), National Museum Cardiff (20 km), Cardiff Castle (21 km), Castell Coch (15 km).
Where are Blackwood’s historic buildings listed?
Blackwood has 6 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 Blackwood 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
- Cardiff Metropolitan Cathedral: Ham II, CC BY-SA 4.0, 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
- Newport Castle: The original uploader was Owain at English Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
- Newport Cathedral: The original uploader was Owain at English Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
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