From Rhymney, 3.1 km to Tredegar Medical Aid Society Heritage Centre
There is no place to visit inside Rhymney’s built-up area; there are 4 within 5 km of its edge. Day-trippers head 21 km out to Caerphilly Castle.
The first to see around Rhymney
Tredegar Medical Aid Society Heritage Centre aside, the next best known are 3 museums.
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 layout
To the northeast is where most of the 4 nearby are.
The dashed line is Rhymney’s built-up area; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · ONS built-up area 2022
A breakdown by kind
Every one of them is among museums or galleries.
Green: inside Rhymney. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
Every place to visit
You will find all 4 within 5 km of its edge.
Close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
19 listed buildings are on Rhymney’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Rhymney →
Further out, the best known
Caerphilly Castle, 21 km away, is the best known of the 12.
MuseumNational Museum Cardiff31 km south · 373K visitors a year
CastleCardiff Castle32 km south
CastleMorlais Castle6.6 km west
Castle · CadwCastell Coch25 km south
CathedralLlandaff Cathedral30 km southHeritage railwayHeritage railwayBrecon Mountain Railway7.8 km northwest
Castle · CadwMonmouth Castle40 km east
Castle · CadwRaglan Castle30 km east
Big drawMuseumSt Fagans Museum Visitor Centre30 km south · 610K visitors a year
CathedralBrecon Cathedral22 km north
CathedralCardiff Metropolitan Cathedral32 km southPlaces well known beyond Rhymney (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.
Common questions about Rhymney
What is there to see near Rhymney?
No attraction is mapped inside Rhymney itself. Within 5 km of it are Tredegar Medical Aid Society Heritage Centre, Tredegar Museum, Winding House and The Block of Coal.
Does Rhymney have a museum?
4 museums and galleries are in or within 5 km of Rhymney: Tredegar Medical Aid Society Heritage Centre, Tredegar Museum, Winding House and The Block of Coal.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Rhymney?
None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Caerphilly Castle (Cadw), 21 km south.
What are the best-known days out near Rhymney?
Within 40 km: Caerphilly Castle (21 km), National Museum Cardiff (31 km), Cardiff Castle (32 km), Morlais Castle (6.6 km).
Where are Rhymney’s historic buildings listed?
Rhymney has 19 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 Rhymney 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 (10)
- National Museum Cardiff: Ham II, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Cardiff Castle: Tevfik Teker, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Morlais Castle: Gibbinskaren, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Castell Coch: Hchc2009, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Llandaff Cathedral: Bill Boaden, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Monmouth Castle: Pauline Eccles, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Raglan Castle: Tyssil, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- St Fagans Museum Visitor Centre: Sionk, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Brecon Cathedral: David Merrett from Daventry, England, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Cardiff Metropolitan Cathedral: Ham II, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
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