Seeing Blaenavon? Begin at Blaenavon Iron Works
Most of what there is to see is museums or galleries: 4 of 5. There are 3 places to visit inside Blaenavon’s built-up area, and 2 more within 5 km of its edge. One of the places on the list is maintained by Cadw. Inside 1 km of the middle lie 2 of the places on the list. For a longer trip, Caerphilly Castle lies 24 km away.
Leading places in Blaenavon
Next to Blaenavon Iron Works, the best known are 3 museums and an attraction.
MuseumAbertillery & District Museum5 km outside town, to the southwestMuseumMuseumBig Pit: National Coal Museum200 m outside town, to the westEach has a page of its own: what it is, who runs it, the weather month by month and what else is near it.
Map of the places
The map ends at Abertillery & District Museum, 5.9 km out.
The dashed line is Blaenavon’s built-up area; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · ONS built-up area 2022
What sort of places
4 of the 5 are museums or galleries, more than any other kind.
Green: inside Blaenavon. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
1 place is cared for by Cadw (Blaenavon Iron Works).
All 5 on the list
The 3 inside Blaenavon come first, then 2 more within 5 km of its edge.
The 3 inside Blaenavon 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.
31 listed buildings and 1 scheduled monument are on Blaenavon’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Blaenavon →
Further away
Start with Caerphilly Castle, 24 km off, the best known of 12.
Castle · CadwRaglan Castle16 km east
MuseumNational Museum Cardiff33 km south · 373K visitors a year
Castle · CadwMonmouth Castle26 km east
CastleCardiff Castle33 km south
CastleAbergavenny Castle6.9 km northeast
Abbey or priory · CadwTintern Abbey29 km eastCastleCastle · CadwY Castell Gwyn15 km northeast
Castle · CadwCastell Coch29 km southwest
Castle · CadwChepstow Castle32 km southeast
CathedralLlandaff Cathedral32 km south
Castle · CadwCastell y Grysmwnt22 km northeastPlaces well known beyond Blaenavon (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.
Seeing Blaenavon: your questions
What are the main attractions in Blaenavon?
The best known inside Blaenavon’s built-up area are Blaenavon Iron Works, Blaenafon Community Museum and Rhymney Brewery & Visitors Centre. In all, 3 places to visit are mapped inside the town, and 2 more within 5 km.
Does Blaenavon have a museum?
4 museums and galleries are in or within 5 km of Blaenavon: Blaenavon Iron Works, Blaenafon Community Museum, Abertillery & District Museum and Big Pit: National Coal Museum.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Blaenavon?
Yes. In or within 5 km of Blaenavon, 1 place is cared for by Cadw (Blaenavon Iron Works).
What are the best-known days out near Blaenavon?
Within 40 km: Caerphilly Castle (24 km), Raglan Castle (16 km), National Museum Cardiff (33 km), Monmouth Castle (26 km).
Where are Blaenavon’s historic buildings listed?
Blaenavon has 31 listed buildings, 3 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 Blaenavon 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)
- Abertillery & District Museum: Jaggery, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Raglan Castle: Tyssil, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- National Museum Cardiff: Ham II, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Monmouth Castle: Pauline Eccles, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Cardiff Castle: Tevfik Teker, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Abergavenny Castle: Jeremy Bolwell, 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
- Chepstow Castle: eszgé, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Llandaff Cathedral: Bill Boaden, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Castell y Grysmwnt: Robert Cutts from Bristol, England, UK, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
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