Places to visit around Llangibby, from Usk Castle
All of it lies outside: 3 places within 5 km of its edge, none inside Llangibby’s built-up area. Look for 2 castles and a museum. Beyond the town, Tintern Abbey sits 17 km away.
Where to start near Llangibby
Close behind Usk Castle are a castle and a museum.
CastleUsk Castle4.2 km outside town, to the north
CastleLlangibby Castle700 m outside town, to the northwestMuseumMuseumUsk Museum of Rural Life3.8 km outside town, to the northEach 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 Llangibby
The map puts most of the 3 to the north.
The dashed line is Llangibby’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
Castles or historic places lead the count with 2 of 3.
Green: inside Llangibby. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
Everything to see
3 places, all within 5 km of its edge, make the list.
Close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
5 listed buildings and 1 scheduled monument are on Llangibby’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Llangibby →
Bigger names, a drive away
Leading the 12 is Tintern Abbey, 17 km away; they include 6 castles and 3 museums.
Abbey or priory · CadwTintern Abbey17 km east
Castle · CadwRaglan Castle12 km north
MuseumNational Museum Cardiff27 km southwest · 373K visitors a yearCastleCastle · CadwCaerphilly Castle24 km southwest
Castle · CadwMonmouth Castle21 km northeast
Castle · CadwChepstow Castle16 km east
CastleCardiff Castle28 km southwest
Castle · CadwNewport Castle10 km southwest
MuseumSS Great Britain Museum32 km southeast
CathedralNewport Cathedral11 km southwest
Museum · CadwNational Roman Legion Museum6.9 km southwest
CathedralBristol Cathedral32 km southeastPlaces well known beyond Llangibby (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.
Llangibby: questions and answers
What is there to see near Llangibby?
No attraction is mapped inside Llangibby itself. Within 5 km of it are Usk Castle, Llangibby Castle and Usk Museum of Rural Life.
Does Llangibby have a museum?
1 museum or gallery is in or within 5 km of Llangibby: Usk Museum of Rural Life.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Llangibby?
None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Tintern Abbey (Cadw), 17 km east.
What are the best-known days out near Llangibby?
Within 40 km: Tintern Abbey (17 km), Raglan Castle (12 km), National Museum Cardiff (27 km), Caerphilly Castle (24 km).
Where are Llangibby’s historic buildings listed?
Llangibby has 5 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 Llangibby 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 (13)
- Usk Castle: Pauline Eccles, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Llangibby Castle: Philip Halling, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Tintern Abbey: Saffron Blaze, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Raglan Castle: Tyssil, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- National Museum Cardiff: Ham II, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Monmouth Castle: Pauline Eccles, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Chepstow Castle: eszgé, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Cardiff Castle: Tevfik Teker, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Newport Castle: The original uploader was Owain at English Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
- SS Great Britain Museum: Hugh Llewelyn, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Newport Cathedral: The original uploader was Owain at English Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
- National Roman Legion Museum: Ham, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bristol Cathedral: Adrian Pingstone., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
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