Moelfre RNLI Seawatch Centre
Museum in Moelfre, Anglesey, Wales, UK.
Attractions in Benllech
Photo: Castell Biwmares / Beaumaris Castle, Llywelyn2000 (CC BY-SA 4.0)Trips from Benllech, starting with Moelfre RNLI Seawatch Centre
The built-up area has no place on our list of its own; 3 are within 5 km of its edge. There are 2 museums and a fort to choose from. Go 11 km out for Castell Biwmares / Beaumaris Castle.
In Benllech
0
inside the built-up area
Within 5 km
3
of the town’s edge
Museums & galleries
2
in or near town
Castles & historic places
1
in or near town
Best known
Where to start near Benllech
Once you have seen Moelfre RNLI Seawatch Centre, try a fort and a museum.
MuseumMuseumMoelfre RNLI Seawatch Centre2.7 km outside town, to the northFortFortDinas400 m outside town, to the westMuseumMuseumStone Science3.7 km outside town, to the south
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 layout
At the edge of the map sits Stone Science, 4.5 km out.
The dashed line is Benllech’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
The mix
Most common are museums or galleries: 2 of 3.
Museums & galleries 2 museums0 in town · 2 nearby
Castles & historic places 1 fort0 in town · 1 nearby
Green: inside Benllech. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
Every place
Every one of them
The list runs to 3 places, all within 5 km of its edge.
Close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
1 listed building and 1 scheduled monument are on Benllech’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Benllech →
Big names nearby
Further out, the best known
Worth the drive, Castell Biwmares / Beaumaris Castle (11 km) is first of the 12.
Castle · CadwCastell Biwmares / Beaumaris Castle11 km southeast
FortCaernarfon20 km south
Castle · CadwCastell Caernarfon20 km south
Castle · CadwConwy Castle27 km eastCastleCastle · CadwCastell Dolbadarn24 km south
CathedralBangor Cathedral12 km southeast
CastleCastell Aberlleiniog11 km east
Castle · National TrustPenrhyn Castle14 km southeastCastleCastle · CadwCastell Dolwyddelan37 km southeast
Historic houseThe Smallest House in Great Britain27 km east
CastleDeganwy Castle27 km east
Fort · CadwCaernarfon Town Walls21 km southPlaces well known beyond Benllech (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.
Know before you go to Benllech
What is there to see near Benllech?
No attraction is mapped inside Benllech itself. Within 5 km of it are Moelfre RNLI Seawatch Centre, Dinas and Stone Science.
Does Benllech have a museum?
2 museums and galleries are in or within 5 km of Benllech: Moelfre RNLI Seawatch Centre and Stone Science.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Benllech?
None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Castell Biwmares / Beaumaris Castle (Cadw), 11 km southeast.
What are the best-known days out near Benllech?
Within 40 km: Castell Biwmares / Beaumaris Castle (11 km), Caernarfon (20 km), Castell Caernarfon (20 km), Conwy Castle (27 km).
Where are Benllech’s historic buildings listed?
Benllech has 1 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 Benllech 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)
- Castell Biwmares / Beaumaris Castle: Llywelyn2000, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Caernarfon: Nilfanion, 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
- Castell Aberlleiniog: Stephen Elwyn RODDICK, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Penrhyn Castle: Llywelyn2000, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- The Smallest House in Great Britain: JK the Unwise, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Deganwy Castle: Llywelyn2000, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Caernarfon Town Walls: Philip Halling, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
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