Tintern Abbey leads what is near St Arvans
No place to visit is mapped inside St Arvans’ built-up area; 6 are within 5 km of its edge. On the list: 2 museums, an abbey or priory and a castle, among others. Of the places on our list, 3 are looked after by Cadw. Monmouth Castle, 16 km away, is the best-known day out.
Just outside St Arvans, the best known
2 museums, a castle and a fort follow Tintern Abbey.
Abbey or priory · CadwTintern Abbey3.3 km outside town, to the northeast
Castle · CadwChepstow Castle2.6 km outside town, to the southeast
Fort · CadwChepstow Port Wall2.7 km outside town, to the southeast
MuseumChepstow Museum2.7 km outside town, to the southeastAttractionAttractionTidenham Tunnel3.1 km outside town, to the eastMuseumMuseumTintern Old Station4 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.
Where they are
The map shows most of the 6 nearby to the southeast.
The dashed line is St Arvans’ built-up area; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · ONS built-up area 2022
The types of place
The two biggest groups: castles or historic places (3) and museums or galleries (2).
Green: inside St Arvans. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
3 places are cared for by Cadw (Tintern Abbey, Chepstow Castle and Chepstow Port Wall).
Place after place
Nothing is inside St Arvans itself; these 6 are within 5 km of its edge.
Close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
6 listed buildings and 1 scheduled monument are on St Arvans’ History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in St Arvans →
A little further out
The pick of the 12 is Monmouth Castle, 16 km off.
Castle · CadwMonmouth Castle16 km north
Castle · CadwRaglan Castle15 km northwest
MuseumSS Great Britain Museum25 km south
CathedralBristol Cathedral25 km south
CathedralGloucester Cathedral38 km northeast
MuseumNational Museum Cardiff39 km southwest · 373K visitors a year
CastleCaldicot Castle8.8 km south
MuseumBristol City Museum & Art Gallery24 km south · 451K visitors a year
CastleBerkeley Castle17 km eastCastleCastle · CadwCaerphilly Castle37 km west
CastleCardiff Castle39 km southwest
Castle · English HeritageGoodrich Castle24 km northPlaces well known beyond St Arvans (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.
Your questions on St Arvans
What is there to see near St Arvans?
No attraction is mapped inside St Arvans itself. Within 5 km of it are Tintern Abbey, Chepstow Castle, Chepstow Port Wall and Chepstow Museum.
Does St Arvans have a museum?
2 museums and galleries are in or within 5 km of St Arvans: Chepstow Museum and Tintern Old Station.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near St Arvans?
Yes. In or within 5 km of St Arvans, 3 places are cared for by Cadw (Tintern Abbey, Chepstow Castle and Chepstow Port Wall).
What are the best-known days out near St Arvans?
Within 40 km: Monmouth Castle (16 km), Raglan Castle (15 km), SS Great Britain Museum (25 km), Bristol Cathedral (25 km).
Where are St Arvans’ historic buildings listed?
St Arvans has 6 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 St Arvans 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 (15)
- Tintern Abbey: Saffron Blaze, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Chepstow Castle: eszgé, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Chepstow Port Wall: Pasicles, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Chepstow Museum: Nilfanion, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Monmouth Castle: Pauline Eccles, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Raglan Castle: Tyssil, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- SS Great Britain Museum: Hugh Llewelyn, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bristol Cathedral: Adrian Pingstone., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Gloucester Cathedral: Geni, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- National Museum Cardiff: Ham II, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Caldicot Castle: Nick, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bristol City Museum & Art Gallery: The original uploader was Steinsky at English Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Berkeley Castle: Philip Halling, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Cardiff Castle: Tevfik Teker, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Goodrich Castle: kitmasterbloke, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
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