Guest, Sign inJoin
Fourteen Locks Canal Centre
Attractions in Rogerstone

Fourteen Locks Canal Centre: Rogerstone’s one place to visit

Visitors to Rogerstone can choose from 4 museums, 4 castles and 4 attractions. One place to visit is mapped inside Rogerstone’s built-up area, with 15 more within 5 km of its edge. On the list, 2 places are looked after: 1 by Cadw and 1 by the National Trust. Make a day of it at Caerphilly Castle, 11 km away.

Photo: Fourteen Locks Canal Centre, Robin Drayton (CC BY-SA 2.0)
In Rogerstone
1
inside the built-up area
Within 5 km
15
of the town’s edge
Museums & galleries
4
in or near town
Castles & historic places
7
in or near town
Cared for
2
National Trust, English Heritage, Cadw and others
Best known

Top of the list in Rogerstone

Then come 3 castles, a cathedral and a historic house, behind Fourteen Locks Canal Centre.

MuseumFourteen Locks Canal Centrein townCathedralNewport Cathedral3.1 km outside town, to the eastCastle · CadwNewport Castle3.2 km outside town, to the eastHistoric house · National TrustTredegar House3.2 km outside town, to the southeastCastleRuperra Castle4.3 km outside town, to the southwestCastleCastleCastell Meredydd2.5 km outside town, to the west

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

The map view

Look to the east for most of the 15 just outside.

12345678910111213141516

The dashed line is Rogerstone’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 there is to see

Castles or historic places number 7, museums or galleries 4.

Museums & galleries 4 museums1 in town · 3 nearby
Castles & historic places 4 castles · 1 cathedral · 1 historic house · 1 abbey or priory0 in town · 7 nearby
Zoos, theme parks & days out 1 water park0 in town · 1 nearby
Other attractions 4 attractions0 in town · 4 nearby

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

2 places are cared for: 1 by Cadw and 1 by the National Trust (Newport Castle and Tredegar House).

Every place

Each place in turn

In town there is one, and the list adds 15 more within 5 km of its edge.

The one inside Rogerstone comes first, then the places within 5 km, close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.

5 listed buildings are on Rogerstone’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Rogerstone →

Big names nearby

A little further out

Top of the 12 day trips: Caerphilly Castle, at 11 km.

CastleCastle · CadwCaerphilly Castle11 km westMuseumNational Museum Cardiff14 km southwest · 373K visitors a yearCastleCardiff Castle15 km southwestCathedralLlandaff Cathedral15 km southwestCastle · CadwCastell Coch15 km southwestCathedralCardiff Metropolitan Cathedral15 km southwestBig drawMuseumSt Fagans Museum Visitor Centre19 km southwest · 610K visitors a yearAbbey or priory · CadwTintern Abbey29 km northeastCastle · CadwRaglan Castle24 km northeastMuseumSS Great Britain Museum35 km southeastCastle · CadwMonmouth Castle34 km northeastCastle · CadwChepstow Castle27 km east

Places well known beyond Rogerstone (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 Rogerstone: questions

What are the main attractions in Rogerstone?

The place to visit inside Rogerstone’s built-up area is Fourteen Locks Canal Centre. In all, 1 place to visit is mapped inside the town, and 15 more within 5 km.

Does Rogerstone have a museum?

4 museums and galleries are in or within 5 km of Rogerstone: Fourteen Locks Canal Centre, Newport Museum and Art Gallery, Newport Medieval Ship and Our Chartist Heritage.

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

Yes. In or within 5 km of Rogerstone, 2 places are cared for: 1 by Cadw and 1 by the National Trust (Newport Castle and Tredegar House).

What are the best-known days out near Rogerstone?

Within 40 km: Caerphilly Castle (11 km), National Museum Cardiff (14 km), Cardiff Castle (15 km), Llandaff Cathedral (15 km).

Where are Rogerstone’s historic buildings listed?

Rogerstone 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 Rogerstone 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 (20)

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026 (ONS boundaries). Northern Ireland: Source: NISRA; contains Land & Property Services data and Ordnance Survey of Northern Ireland information, © Crown copyright, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Scotland: contains National Records of Scotland data, Registers of Scotland data and SEPA data, © Crown copyright / © SEPA 2025, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.