Near Amlwch: Caernarfon and other days out
Close by, the list has a single place: The Old Watchtower, within 5 km of its edge. For a day out, Caernarfon is 31 km away. The wider area, within 40 km, adds 12, 7 castles and 3 forts among them.
The one close by
Closest of all is The Old Watchtower, 900 m from the centre.
Getting your bearings
The 7 places carry the numbers of the tiles below.
Amlwch is the orange dot; the numbers match the places below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · ONS built-up area 2022
Kinds of place
Every one of them is among castles or historic places.
Green: inside Amlwch. Grey: the rest, within 40 km.
6 places are cared for: 5 by Cadw and 1 by the National Trust (Castell Biwmares / Beaumaris Castle, Castell Caernarfon, Conwy Castle and Castell Dolbadarn, and 2 more).
Place after place
After the one in town come 12 more within 40 km.
Castell Biwmares / Beaumaris Castle
Castle in Beaumaris, Anglesey, Wales.
Bangor Cathedral
Grade I listed church building in Bangor. Cathedral in Bangor, Gwynedd, north-west Wales.
The Smallest House in Great Britain
House in Conwy, Wales; smallest inhabitable house in the UK.
Caernarfon Town Walls
Grade I listed urban defence in Caernarfon, Wales.
Caer Gybi Roman Fort
Remains of a Roman fortlet in Holyhead, Anglesey, Wales.
What is in or close to Amlwch comes first, then the best known within 40 km, close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
24 listed buildings are on Amlwch’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Amlwch →
Within a drive of Amlwch
Shown here are the best known of 12 places within 40 km.
2FortCaernarfon31 km south
3Castle · CadwCastell Biwmares / Beaumaris Castle23 km southeast
4Castle · CadwCastell Caernarfon31 km south
5Castle · CadwConwy Castle37 km southeastCastle6Castle · CadwCastell Dolbadarn36 km southeast
7CathedralBangor Cathedral25 km southeast
CastleCastell Aberlleiniog22 km southeast
Castle · National TrustPenrhyn Castle26 km southeast
Historic houseThe Smallest House in Great Britain37 km east
CastleDeganwy Castle36 km east
Fort · CadwCaernarfon Town Walls31 km south
FortCaer Gybi Roman Fort22 km southwestThe best known within 40 km, the closest and best known first.
The nearest town with more to see: Bangor →
Before a day out in Amlwch
What are the main attractions in Amlwch?
The place to visit inside Amlwch’s built-up area is The Old Watchtower. In all, 1 place to visit is mapped inside the town.
Does Amlwch have a museum?
No museum or gallery is mapped in or within 5 km of Amlwch.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Amlwch?
None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Castell Biwmares / Beaumaris Castle (Cadw), 23 km southeast.
What are the best-known days out near Amlwch?
Within 40 km: Caernarfon (31 km), Castell Biwmares / Beaumaris Castle (23 km), Castell Caernarfon (31 km), Conwy Castle (37 km).
Where are Amlwch’s historic buildings listed?
Amlwch has 24 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 Amlwch 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 (5)
- Caernarfon: Nilfanion, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Castell Biwmares / Beaumaris Castle: Llywelyn2000, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Castell Caernarfon: Llywelyn2000, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Conwy Castle: Source: Llywelyn2000 Derivative: User:MathKnight, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bangor Cathedral: Denis Egan from Bangor, Gwynedd, North Wales, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
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