
From Penperlleni, 3.4 km to Llanover House
None of our places to visit is inside Penperlleni’s built-up area; 3 are within 5 km of its edge. Among them are 2 castles and an attraction. Allow a day for Raglan Castle, 9.7 km off.
Leading the list near Penperlleni
Following Llanover House are an attraction and a castle.
CastleLlanover House3.1 km outside town, to the northAttractionAttractionTank School2.2 km outside town, to the eastCastleCastleClytha Castle4.6 km outside town, to the northeastEach has a page of its own: what it is, who runs it, the weather month by month and what else is near it.
Places on the map
At 5.3 km, Clytha Castle is the farthest one out.
The dashed line is Penperlleni’s built-up area; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · ONS built-up area 2022
The mix
The biggest group is castles or historic places, with 2 of the 3.
Green: inside Penperlleni. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
All of them, one by one
Each of the 3 is within 5 km of its edge.
Close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
The wider area
First of the 12 big names within reach is Raglan Castle, 9.7 km away.
Castle · CadwRaglan Castle9.7 km east
Castle · CadwMonmouth Castle20 km northeastCastleCastle · CadwCaerphilly Castle25 km southwest
Abbey or priory · CadwTintern Abbey22 km east
MuseumNational Museum Cardiff31 km southwest · 373K visitors a year
CastleCardiff Castle32 km southwestCastleCastle · CadwY Castell Gwyn13 km northeast
Castle · CadwChepstow Castle24 km southeast
CastleUsk Castle6.6 km southeast
CastleAbergavenny Castle9.3 km north
Castle · CadwCastell Coch29 km southwest
CathedralLlandaff Cathedral32 km southwestPlaces well known beyond Penperlleni (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.
Seeing Penperlleni: questions
What is there to see near Penperlleni?
No attraction is mapped inside Penperlleni itself. Within 5 km of it are Llanover House, Tank School and Clytha Castle.
Does Penperlleni have a museum?
No museum or gallery is mapped in or within 5 km of Penperlleni.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Penperlleni?
None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Raglan Castle (Cadw), 9.7 km east.
What are the best-known days out near Penperlleni?
Within 40 km: Raglan Castle (9.7 km), Monmouth Castle (20 km), Caerphilly Castle (25 km), Tintern Abbey (22 km).
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 Penperlleni 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)
- Llanover House: Vouliagmeni, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Raglan Castle: Tyssil, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Monmouth Castle: Pauline Eccles, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Tintern Abbey: Saffron Blaze, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- National Museum Cardiff: Ham II, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Cardiff Castle: Tevfik Teker, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Chepstow Castle: eszgé, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Usk Castle: Pauline Eccles, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Abergavenny Castle: Jeremy Bolwell, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Castell Coch: Hchc2009, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Llandaff Cathedral: Bill Boaden, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
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