Places to visit around Bodedern, from Melin Llynon
From Bodedern, the big name within reach is Caernarfon, 23 km away. None of our places to visit is inside Bodedern’s built-up area; 2 are within 5 km of its edge.
Top of the list around Bodedern
Following Melin Llynon is an attraction.
Each has a page of its own: what it is, who runs it, the weather month by month and what else is near it.
Mapped
The map stretches to Melin Llynon, 5.1 km away.
The dashed line is Bodedern’s built-up area; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · ONS built-up area 2022
What kind of places
Both are other attractions.
Green: inside Bodedern. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
Full list of places
All of it lies within 5 km of its edge: 2 places.
Close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
4 listed buildings are on Bodedern’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Bodedern →
Out of town
Worth the drive, Caernarfon (23 km) is first of the 12.
FortCaernarfon23 km southeast
Castle · CadwCastell Caernarfon23 km southeast
Castle · CadwCastell Biwmares / Beaumaris Castle28 km eastCastleCastle · CadwCastell Dolbadarn32 km southeast
CathedralBangor Cathedral26 km east
FortCaer Gybi Roman Fort9 km west
CastleCastell Aberlleiniog28 km east
Castle · National TrustPenrhyn Castle28 km east
Fort · CadwCaernarfon Town Walls23 km southeast
MuseumHolyhead Maritime Museum9.4 km west
Art galleryOriel Môn13 km east
CastleCaer y Belan22 km southeastPlaces well known beyond Bodedern (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.
Bodedern: questions and answers
What is there to see near Bodedern?
No attraction is mapped inside Bodedern itself. Within 5 km of it are Melin Llynon and Roundhouse.
Does Bodedern have a museum?
No museum or gallery is mapped in or within 5 km of Bodedern.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Bodedern?
None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Castell Caernarfon (Cadw), 23 km southeast.
What are the best-known days out near Bodedern?
Within 40 km: Caernarfon (23 km), Castell Caernarfon (23 km), Castell Biwmares / Beaumaris Castle (28 km), Castell Dolbadarn (32 km).
Where are Bodedern’s historic buildings listed?
Bodedern has 4 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 Bodedern 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 (11)
- Caernarfon: Nilfanion, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Castell Caernarfon: Llywelyn2000, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Castell Biwmares / Beaumaris Castle: Llywelyn2000, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bangor Cathedral: Denis Egan from Bangor, Gwynedd, North Wales, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Caer Gybi Roman Fort: Nigel Mykura, CC BY-SA 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
- Caernarfon Town Walls: Philip Halling, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Holyhead Maritime Museum: Cls14, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Oriel Môn: Neil Theasby, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Caer y Belan: Phyllis Flannagan, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
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