Nothing mapped in Cwmfelinfach itself; Castell Meredydd is the nearest draw
Caerphilly Castle, 5.4 km from Cwmfelinfach, is the best-known trip nearby. Nothing on our list is inside Cwmfelinfach’s built-up area; the 2 places to visit are within 5 km of its edge. Among them are a castle and an attraction.
The names to know near Cwmfelinfach
Along with Castell Meredydd, see an attraction.
Each has a page of its own: what it is, who runs it, the weather month by month and what else is near it.
The lie of the land
The map ends at Castell Meredydd, 5 km out.
The dashed line is Cwmfelinfach’s built-up area; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · ONS built-up area 2022
A breakdown by kind
Between them they are a castle and an attraction.
Green: inside Cwmfelinfach. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
Place by place
These 2 are all within 5 km of its edge.
Close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
4 listed buildings are on Cwmfelinfach’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Cwmfelinfach →
Further out, the best known
Head 5.4 km out for Caerphilly Castle, the best known of 12.
MuseumNational Museum Cardiff15 km south · 373K visitors a year
CastleCardiff Castle15 km south
Castle · CadwCastell Coch10 km southwest
CathedralLlandaff Cathedral14 km south
Big drawMuseumSt Fagans Museum Visitor Centre16 km southwest · 610K visitors a year
CathedralCardiff Metropolitan Cathedral15 km south
CastleRuperra Castle6.3 km southeast
CathedralNewport Cathedral13 km east
Castle · CadwNewport Castle13 km east
Abbey or priory · CadwTintern Abbey36 km east
Castle · CadwMonmouth Castle39 km northeastPlaces well known beyond Cwmfelinfach (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.
Visiting Cwmfelinfach: questions
What is there to see near Cwmfelinfach?
No attraction is mapped inside Cwmfelinfach itself. Within 5 km of it are Castell Meredydd and Cwmcarn Forest Drive Visitor Centre.
Does Cwmfelinfach have a museum?
No museum or gallery is mapped in or within 5 km of Cwmfelinfach.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Cwmfelinfach?
None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Caerphilly Castle (Cadw), 5.4 km southwest.
What are the best-known days out near Cwmfelinfach?
Within 40 km: Caerphilly Castle (5.4 km), National Museum Cardiff (15 km), Cardiff Castle (15 km), Castell Coch (10 km).
Where are Cwmfelinfach’s historic buildings listed?
Cwmfelinfach has 4 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 Cwmfelinfach 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)
- 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
- Ruperra Castle: Andrew King, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Newport Cathedral: The original uploader was Owain at English Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
- Newport Castle: The original uploader was Owain at English Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
- Tintern Abbey: Saffron Blaze, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Monmouth Castle: Pauline Eccles, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
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