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Newport Castle
Attractions in Newport

Newport Castle heads what Newport has to see

Newport’s list takes in 8 museums, 7 castles and 5 attractions. We list 9 places to visit inside Newport’s built-up area and 17 within 5 km of its edge. 4 of them are cared for: 3 by Cadw and 1 by the National Trust. The centre alone has 7 within 1 km. Beyond the town, National Museum Cardiff sits 17 km away.

Photo: Newport Castle, The original uploader was Owain at English Wikipedia. (CC BY-SA 2.5)
In Newport
9
inside the built-up area
Within 5 km
17
of the town’s edge
Museums & galleries
8
in or near town
Castles & historic places
11
in or near town
Cared for
4
National Trust, English Heritage, Cadw and others
Best known

The names to know in Newport

Following Newport Castle are 3 museums, a cathedral and a historic house.

Castle · CadwNewport Castlein townCathedralNewport Cathedralin townHistoric house · National TrustTredegar Housein townMuseumNewport Museum and Art Galleryin townMuseumNewport Medieval Shipin townMuseumMuseumOur Chartist Heritagein town

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

Finding your way

Penhow Castle, 11 km away, is the farthest on the map.

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The dashed line is Newport’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 kind of places

11 castles or historic places and 8 museums or galleries top the count.

Museums & galleries 8 museums3 in town · 5 nearby
Castles & historic places 7 castles · 1 cathedral · 1 historic house · 1 abbey or priory · 1 historic site3 in town · 8 nearby
Gardens & estates 1 garden0 in town · 1 nearby
Zoos, theme parks & days out 1 water park1 in town
Other attractions 5 attractions2 in town · 3 nearby

Green: inside Newport. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.

4 places are cared for: 3 by Cadw and 1 by the National Trust (Newport Castle, Tredegar House, National Roman Legion Museum and Caerleon Roman Fortress Baths).

Every place

All of them, one by one

In town there are 9, and the list adds 17 more within 5 km of its edge.

The 9 inside Newport come first, best known first; then the places within 5 km, close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.

226 listed buildings and 3 scheduled monuments are on Newport’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Newport →

Big names nearby

Further afield

National Museum Cardiff, 17 km away, is the best known of the 12.

MuseumNational Museum Cardiff17 km southwest · 373K visitors a yearCastleCastle · CadwCaerphilly Castle16 km westCastleCardiff Castle18 km southwestCathedralLlandaff Cathedral19 km southwestAbbey or priory · CadwTintern Abbey25 km northeastCastle · CadwCastell Coch19 km westCathedralCardiff Metropolitan Cathedral18 km southwestMuseumSS Great Britain Museum31 km southeastCastle · CadwChepstow Castle23 km eastCastle · CadwRaglan Castle22 km northeastCastle · CadwMonmouth Castle31 km northeastCathedralBristol Cathedral31 km southeast

Places well known beyond Newport (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.

What people ask about Newport

What are the main attractions in Newport?

The best known inside Newport’s built-up area are Newport Castle, Newport Cathedral, Tredegar House and Newport Museum and Art Gallery. In all, 9 places to visit are mapped inside the town, and 17 more within 5 km.

Does Newport have a museum?

8 museums and galleries are in or within 5 km of Newport: Newport Museum and Art Gallery, Newport Medieval Ship, Our Chartist Heritage and National Roman Legion Museum.

Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Newport?

Yes. In or within 5 km of Newport, 4 places are cared for: 3 by Cadw and 1 by the National Trust (Newport Castle, Tredegar House, National Roman Legion Museum and Caerleon Roman Fortress Baths).

What are the best-known days out near Newport?

Within 40 km: National Museum Cardiff (17 km), Caerphilly Castle (16 km), Cardiff Castle (18 km), Llandaff Cathedral (19 km).

Where are Newport’s historic buildings listed?

Newport has 226 listed buildings, 3 of them Grade I. 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 Newport 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).

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