In Brynmawr, Brynmawr and District Museum is the place to visit
This is a list led by museums or galleries, 6 of its 7. Only one place to visit is inside Brynmawr’s built-up area, but 6 more are within 5 km of its edge. For a longer trip, Caerphilly Castle lies 25 km away.
Top of the list in Brynmawr
Then come 4 museums and an attraction, behind Brynmawr and District Museum.
MuseumBrynmawr and District Museumin townMuseumMuseumEbbw Vale Works Museum2.3 km outside town, to the southwestMuseumMuseumTredegar Museum4.7 km outside town, to the southwestMuseumMuseumTredegar Medical Aid Society Heritage Centre4.8 km outside town, to the southwestMuseumMuseumBig Pit: National Coal Museum4.9 km outside town, to the southeastAttractionAttractionRhymney Brewery & Visitors Centre4.9 km outside town, to the southeastEach has a page of its own: what it is, who runs it, the weather month by month and what else is near it.
Plotted on the map
Most of the 6 close by lie to the southwest.
The dashed line is Brynmawr’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
Museums or galleries lead the count with 6 of 7.
Green: inside Brynmawr. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
Place by place
In town there is one, and the list adds 6 more within 5 km of its edge.
The one inside Brynmawr comes first, then the places within 5 km, close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
2 listed buildings are on Brynmawr’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Brynmawr →
Within a day
Caerphilly Castle, 25 km away, is the best known of the 12.
MuseumNational Museum Cardiff35 km south · 373K visitors a year
CastleCardiff Castle35 km south
Castle · CadwRaglan Castle23 km east
Castle · CadwMonmouth Castle32 km east
Abbey or priory · CadwTintern Abbey36 km east
Castle · CadwCastell Coch30 km south
CastleAbergavenny Castle11 km eastCastleCastle · CadwY Castell Gwyn20 km east
CathedralLlandaff Cathedral34 km south
CathedralBrecon Cathedral22 km northwest
Castle · CadwCastell y Grysmwnt25 km northeastPlaces well known beyond Brynmawr (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.
Before a day out in Brynmawr
What are the main attractions in Brynmawr?
The place to visit inside Brynmawr’s built-up area is Brynmawr and District Museum. In all, 1 place to visit is mapped inside the town, and 6 more within 5 km.
Does Brynmawr have a museum?
6 museums and galleries are in or within 5 km of Brynmawr: Brynmawr and District Museum, Ebbw Vale Works Museum, Tredegar Museum and Tredegar Medical Aid Society Heritage Centre.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Brynmawr?
None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Caerphilly Castle (Cadw), 25 km south.
What are the best-known days out near Brynmawr?
Within 40 km: Caerphilly Castle (25 km), National Museum Cardiff (35 km), Cardiff Castle (35 km), Raglan Castle (23 km).
Where are Brynmawr’s historic buildings listed?
Brynmawr has 2 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 Brynmawr 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)
- 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
- Abergavenny Castle: Jeremy Bolwell, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Llandaff Cathedral: Bill Boaden, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Brecon Cathedral: David Merrett from Daventry, England, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Castell y Grysmwnt: Robert Cutts from Bristol, England, UK, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
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