4.8 km from Blaina, Blaenavon Iron Works leads the list
Of the 7 places to visit in and around Blaina, 6 are museums or galleries. All of them lie outside Blaina. Our list counts one place looked after by Cadw. Out of town, Caerphilly Castle is 22 km away.
The first to see around Blaina
Once you have seen Blaenavon Iron Works, try 4 museums and an attraction.
MuseumAbertillery & District Museum3.3 km outside town, to the southMuseumMuseumEbbw Vale Works Museum2.3 km outside town, to the westMuseumMuseumBig Pit: National Coal Museum2.9 km outside town, to the east
MuseumBrynmawr and District Museum2.5 km outside town, to the northAttractionAttractionRhymney Brewery & Visitors Centre3.2 km outside town, to the eastEach 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
To the east is where most of the 7 lie.
The dashed line is Blaina’s built-up area; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · ONS built-up area 2022
Kind by kind
Most common are museums or galleries: 6 of 7.
Green: inside Blaina. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
1 place is cared for by Cadw (Blaenavon Iron Works).
The full list
7 places make the list, every one within 5 km of its edge.
Abertillery & District Museum
Independent Museum in Wales, United Kingdom.
Ebbw Vale Works Museum
Museum in Ebbw Vale, Blaenau Gwent, Wales, United Kingdom.
Close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
1 listed building is on Blaina’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Blaina →
Day trips
Head 22 km out for Caerphilly Castle, the best known of 12.
MuseumNational Museum Cardiff31 km south · 373K visitors a year
CastleCardiff Castle32 km south
Castle · CadwRaglan Castle21 km east
Castle · CadwMonmouth Castle31 km east
Abbey or priory · CadwTintern Abbey34 km east
Castle · CadwCastell Coch27 km south
CathedralLlandaff Cathedral30 km south
CastleAbergavenny Castle11 km northeastCastleCastle · CadwY Castell Gwyn20 km northeast
Big drawMuseumSt Fagans Museum Visitor Centre32 km south · 610K visitors a year
Castle · CadwChepstow Castle36 km eastPlaces well known beyond Blaina (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.
Blaina: questions and answers
What is there to see near Blaina?
No attraction is mapped inside Blaina itself. Within 5 km of it are Blaenavon Iron Works, Abertillery & District Museum, Ebbw Vale Works Museum and Big Pit: National Coal Museum.
Does Blaina have a museum?
6 museums and galleries are in or within 5 km of Blaina: Blaenavon Iron Works, Abertillery & District Museum, Ebbw Vale Works Museum and Big Pit: National Coal Museum.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Blaina?
Yes. In or within 5 km of Blaina, 1 place is cared for by Cadw (Blaenavon Iron Works).
What are the best-known days out near Blaina?
Within 40 km: Caerphilly Castle (22 km), National Museum Cardiff (31 km), Cardiff Castle (32 km), Raglan Castle (21 km).
Where are Blaina’s historic buildings listed?
Blaina 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 Blaina 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)
- Abertillery & District Museum: Jaggery, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Brynmawr and District Museum: Jaggery, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- National Museum Cardiff: Ham II, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Cardiff Castle: Tevfik Teker, CC BY 3.0, 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 Coch: Hchc2009, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Llandaff Cathedral: Bill Boaden, CC BY-SA 2.0, 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
- Chepstow Castle: eszgé, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
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