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Abertillery & District Museum
Attractions in Ebbw Vale

In Ebbw Vale, Ebbw Vale Works Museum is the place to visit

All 7 places on the list are museums or galleries. Look within 5 km of its edge and the list grows by 6 beyond the one inside Ebbw Vale’s built-up area. Day-trippers head 23 km out to Caerphilly Castle.

Photo: Abertillery & District Museum, Jaggery (CC BY-SA 2.0)
In Ebbw Vale
1
inside the built-up area
Within 5 km
6
of the town’s edge
Museums & galleries
7
in or near town
Best known

Must-know places in Ebbw Vale

The list goes on from Ebbw Vale Works Museum to 5 museums.

MuseumMuseumEbbw Vale Works Museumin townMuseumAbertillery & District Museum4.6 km outside town, to the southeastMuseumMuseumTredegar Museum1.5 km outside town, to the southwestMuseumMuseumTredegar Medical Aid Society Heritage Centre1.5 km outside town, to the southwestMuseumBrynmawr and District Museum1.2 km outside town, to the northeastMuseumMuseumWinding House4.5 km outside town, to the south

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 map

Plotted on the map

Out of town, most of the 6 are to the southwest.

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The dashed line is Ebbw Vale’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

What there is to see

Every one of them is among museums or galleries.

Museums & galleries 7 museums1 in town · 6 nearby

Green: inside Ebbw Vale. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.

Every place

Everything on the list

First the one in town, then the 6 within 5 km of its edge.

The one inside Ebbw Vale comes first, then the places within 5 km, close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.

12 listed buildings are on Ebbw Vale’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Ebbw Vale →

Big names nearby

Trips out

Head 23 km out for Caerphilly Castle, the best known of 12.

CastleCastle · CadwCaerphilly Castle23 km southMuseumNational Museum Cardiff33 km south · 373K visitors a yearCastleCardiff Castle34 km southCastle · CadwMonmouth Castle34 km eastCastle · CadwRaglan Castle25 km eastCastle · CadwCastell Coch28 km southAbbey or priory · CadwTintern Abbey38 km eastCathedralLlandaff Cathedral32 km southBig drawMuseumSt Fagans Museum Visitor Centre33 km south · 610K visitors a yearCathedralBrecon Cathedral22 km northwestCastleCastle · CadwY Castell Gwyn23 km eastCastleMorlais Castle12 km west

Places well known beyond Ebbw Vale (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.

Asked about places to visit in Ebbw Vale

What are the main attractions in Ebbw Vale?

The place to visit inside Ebbw Vale’s built-up area is Ebbw Vale Works Museum. In all, 1 place to visit is mapped inside the town, and 6 more within 5 km.

Does Ebbw Vale have a museum?

7 museums and galleries are in or within 5 km of Ebbw Vale: Ebbw Vale Works Museum, Abertillery & District Museum, Tredegar Museum and Tredegar Medical Aid Society Heritage Centre.

Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Ebbw Vale?

None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Caerphilly Castle (Cadw), 23 km south.

What are the best-known days out near Ebbw Vale?

Within 40 km: Caerphilly Castle (23 km), National Museum Cardiff (33 km), Cardiff Castle (34 km), Monmouth Castle (34 km).

Where are Ebbw Vale’s historic buildings listed?

Ebbw Vale has 12 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 Ebbw Vale 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)

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026 (ONS boundaries). Northern Ireland: Source: NISRA; contains Land & Property Services data and Ordnance Survey of Northern Ireland information, © Crown copyright, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Scotland: contains National Records of Scotland data, Registers of Scotland data and SEPA data, © Crown copyright / © SEPA 2025, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.