Sailors' Institute
Community centre, heritage organisation and museum in the Barmouth, Wales, UK.
Attractions in Barmouth
Photo: Sailors' Institute, Mark Percy (CC BY-SA 2.0)Barmouth’s places to visit, starting with Sailors' Institute
The built-up area itself has 3 places on our list; one more is within 5 km of its edge. Among them are 3 museums and a heritage railway. Within 1 km of the middle there are 3 of them. A drive of 15 km brings you to Castell Harlech.
In Barmouth
3
inside the built-up area
Within 5 km
1
of the town’s edge
Museums & galleries
3
in or near town
Best known
Highlights of Barmouth
Alongside Sailors' Institute you find 2 museums and a heritage railway.
MuseumSailors' Institutein town
MuseumThe Round Housein town
MuseumTŷ Gwyn and the Maritime Museumin town
Heritage railwayFairbourne Railway2.6 km outside town, to the southEach 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
Where things are
Furthest out is Fairbourne Railway, at 3.3 km.
The dashed line is Barmouth’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
Kinds of place
The biggest group is museums or galleries, with 3 of the 4.
Museums & galleries 3 museums3 in town
Zoos, theme parks & days out 1 heritage railway0 in town · 1 nearby
Green: inside Barmouth. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
Every place
Every entry
The 3 inside Barmouth come first, then one more within 5 km of its edge.
The 3 inside Barmouth come first, best known first; then the places within 5 km, close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
53 listed buildings are on Barmouth’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Barmouth →
Big names nearby
Bigger names, a drive away
First of the 12 big names within reach is Castell Harlech, 15 km away.
Castle · CadwCastell Harlech15 km northCastleCastle · CadwCastell y Bere9.5 km southeast
Art galleryNational Library of Wales34 km south
Castle · CadwCastell Cricieth24 km northwest
CastleAberystwyth Castle35 km south
Abbey or priory · CadwCymer Abbey12 km eastCastleCastle · CadwCastell Dolwyddelan38 km north
MuseumCentre for Alternative Technology19 km southeastCastleCastleAberdyfi Castle21 km southeastCastleCastleDinas Emrys33 km northHeritage railwayHeritage railwayWelsh Highland Railway37 km northCastleCastleCarndochan Castle28 km northeastPlaces well known beyond Barmouth (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 Barmouth: your questions
What are the main attractions in Barmouth?
The best known inside Barmouth’s built-up area are Sailors' Institute, The Round House and Tŷ Gwyn and the Maritime Museum. In all, 3 places to visit are mapped inside the town, and 1 more within 5 km.
Does Barmouth have a museum?
3 museums and galleries are in or within 5 km of Barmouth: Sailors' Institute, The Round House and Tŷ Gwyn and the Maritime Museum.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Barmouth?
None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Castell Harlech (Cadw), 15 km north.
What are the best-known days out near Barmouth?
Within 40 km: Castell Harlech (15 km), Castell y Bere (9.5 km), National Library of Wales (34 km), Castell Cricieth (24 km).
Where are Barmouth’s historic buildings listed?
Barmouth has 53 listed buildings, 1 of them Grade I. 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 Barmouth 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)
- Sailors' Institute: Mark Percy, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- The Round House: Probinaries, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Tŷ Gwyn and the Maritime Museum: Probinaries, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Fairbourne Railway: Dorothea Witter-Rieder, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Castell Harlech: Llywelyn2000, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- National Library of Wales: Ian Capper, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Castell Cricieth: Barry Skeates from newbury, UK, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Aberystwyth Castle: Llywelyn2000, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Cymer Abbey: Dorothea Witter-Rieder, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Centre for Alternative Technology: Centre for Alternative Technology Media Department (Tobi Kellner at English Wikipedia), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
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