Places to visit near Clydach: Crickhowell Castle & more
Most of what there is to see is museums or galleries: 4 of 6. None of them is inside Clydach itself. Our list counts one place looked after by Cadw. Further out, Caerphilly Castle is 27 km away.
Where to start near Clydach
The list goes on from Crickhowell Castle to 4 museums and an attraction.
CastleCrickhowell Castle4.9 km outside town, to the northMuseumMuseum · CadwBlaenavon Iron Works3.9 km outside town, to the southeast
MuseumBrynmawr and District Museum3.3 km outside town, to the westAttractionAttractionRhymney Brewery & Visitors Centre3.6 km outside town, to the southMuseumMuseumBig Pit: National Coal Museum4 km outside town, to the southMuseumMuseumBlaenafon Community Museum4.3 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.
On the map
At the edge of the map sits Crickhowell Castle, 5.4 km out.
The dashed line is Clydach’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
4 of the 6 are museums or galleries, more than any other kind.
Green: inside Clydach. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
1 place is cared for by Cadw (Blaenavon Iron Works).
All of them, one by one
Nothing is inside Clydach itself; these 6 are within 5 km of its edge.
Close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
2 listed buildings and 1 scheduled monument are on Clydach’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Clydach →
Day trips from Clydach
Top of the 12 day trips: Caerphilly Castle, at 27 km.
MuseumNational Museum Cardiff36 km south · 373K visitors a year
Castle · CadwRaglan Castle19 km east
Castle · CadwMonmouth Castle28 km east
CastleAbergavenny Castle7.2 km east
CastleCardiff Castle37 km southCastleCastle · CadwY Castell Gwyn16 km east
Abbey or priory · CadwTintern Abbey33 km east
Castle · CadwCastell y Grysmwnt21 km northeast
CathedralHereford Cathedral39 km northeast
Castle · CadwCastell Coch32 km south
CathedralLlandaff Cathedral36 km southPlaces well known beyond Clydach (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.
Questions before you go to Clydach
What is there to see near Clydach?
No attraction is mapped inside Clydach itself. Within 5 km of it are Crickhowell Castle, Blaenavon Iron Works, Brynmawr and District Museum and Rhymney Brewery & Visitors Centre.
Does Clydach have a museum?
4 museums and galleries are in or within 5 km of Clydach: Blaenavon Iron Works, Brynmawr and District Museum, Big Pit: National Coal Museum and Blaenafon Community Museum.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Clydach?
Yes. In or within 5 km of Clydach, 1 place is cared for by Cadw (Blaenavon Iron Works).
What are the best-known days out near Clydach?
Within 40 km: Caerphilly Castle (27 km), National Museum Cardiff (36 km), Raglan Castle (19 km), Monmouth Castle (28 km).
Where are Clydach’s historic buildings listed?
Clydach 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 Clydach 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)
- Crickhowell Castle: Niki.L, CC BY-SA 4.0, 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
- Raglan Castle: Tyssil, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Monmouth Castle: Pauline Eccles, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Abergavenny Castle: Jeremy Bolwell, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Cardiff Castle: Tevfik Teker, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Tintern Abbey: Saffron Blaze, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Castell y Grysmwnt: Robert Cutts from Bristol, England, UK, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Hereford Cathedral: Diliff, 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
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