Out from Gelligaer: Llancaiach-fawr and more
The best-known day out from Gelligaer is Caerphilly Castle, 10 km away. All of it lies outside: 2 places within 5 km of its edge, none inside Gelligaer’s built-up area. Look for a castle and a zoo.
The first to see around Gelligaer
After Llancaiach-fawr comes a zoo.
CastleLlancaiach-fawr700 m outside town, to the westZooZooColliers Adventure Farm900 m outside town, to the southwestEach has a page of its own: what it is, who runs it, the weather month by month and what else is near it.
Mapped around Gelligaer
Llancaiach-fawr, 1.8 km away, is the farthest on the map.
The dashed line is Gelligaer’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 kind of places
Between them they are a castle and a zoo.
Green: inside Gelligaer. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
Near Gelligaer
These 2 are within 5 km of its edge, none in town.
Close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
4 listed buildings and 2 scheduled monuments are on Gelligaer’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Gelligaer →
Further afield
The pick of the 12 is Caerphilly Castle, 10 km off.
MuseumNational Museum Cardiff21 km south · 373K visitors a year
CastleCardiff Castle21 km south
Castle · CadwCastell Coch14 km south
CathedralLlandaff Cathedral19 km south
Big drawMuseumSt Fagans Museum Visitor Centre20 km south · 610K visitors a year
CathedralCardiff Metropolitan Cathedral21 km south
Castle · CadwRaglan Castle31 km northeast
CastleRuperra Castle14 km southeast
Castle · CadwNewport Castle20 km southeast
CathedralNewport Cathedral20 km southeast
Castle · CadwCastell Coety26 km southwestPlaces well known beyond Gelligaer (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.
Practical questions about Gelligaer
What is there to see near Gelligaer?
No attraction is mapped inside Gelligaer itself. Within 5 km of it are Llancaiach-fawr and Colliers Adventure Farm.
Does Gelligaer have a museum?
No museum or gallery is mapped in or within 5 km of Gelligaer.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Gelligaer?
None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Caerphilly Castle (Cadw), 10 km south.
What are the best-known days out near Gelligaer?
Within 40 km: Caerphilly Castle (10 km), National Museum Cardiff (21 km), Cardiff Castle (21 km), Castell Coch (14 km).
Where are Gelligaer’s historic buildings listed?
Gelligaer 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 Gelligaer 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)
- Llancaiach-fawr: Rose Cottage, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- 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
- Raglan Castle: Tyssil, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ruperra Castle: Andrew King, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Newport Castle: The original uploader was Owain at English Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
- Newport Cathedral: The original uploader was Owain at English Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
- Castell Coety: kenneth rees, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
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