Places to visit near Bryn Du: Barclodiad y Gawres & more
A day out from Bryn Du leads to Caernarfon, 17 km away. All of it lies outside: 2 places within 5 km of its edge, none inside Bryn Du’s built-up area.
The first to see around Bryn Du
Along with Barclodiad y Gawres, see a historic site.
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 places, mapped
Din Dryfol, 5.2 km away, is the farthest on the map.
The dashed line is Bryn Du’s built-up area; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · ONS built-up area 2022
Which kinds
Every one of them is among castles or historic places.
Green: inside Bryn Du. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
Both on the list
Everything here is within 5 km of its edge, 2 places in all.
Close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
6 listed buildings are on Bryn Du’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Bryn Du →
Trips out
Caernarfon, at 17 km, heads the 12 day trips.
FortCaernarfon17 km southeast
Castle · CadwCastell Caernarfon17 km southeast
Castle · CadwCastell Biwmares / Beaumaris Castle27 km eastCastleCastle · CadwCastell Dolbadarn28 km southeast
CathedralBangor Cathedral24 km east
Castle · CadwCastell Cricieth38 km southeast
Fort · CadwCaernarfon Town Walls17 km southeast
Castle · National TrustPenrhyn Castle26 km east
CastleCastell Aberlleiniog28 km east
FortCaer Gybi Roman Fort14 km northwest
CastleCaer y Belan15 km southeast
Art galleryOriel Môn12 km eastPlaces well known beyond Bryn Du (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.
Questions before you go to Bryn Du
What is there to see near Bryn Du?
No attraction is mapped inside Bryn Du itself. Within 5 km of it are Barclodiad y Gawres and Din Dryfol.
Does Bryn Du have a museum?
No museum or gallery is mapped in or within 5 km of Bryn Du.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Bryn Du?
None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Castell Caernarfon (Cadw), 17 km southeast.
What are the best-known days out near Bryn Du?
Within 40 km: Caernarfon (17 km), Castell Caernarfon (17 km), Castell Biwmares / Beaumaris Castle (27 km), Castell Dolbadarn (28 km).
Where are Bryn Du’s historic buildings listed?
Bryn Du 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 Bryn Du 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
- Castell Cricieth: Barry Skeates from newbury, UK, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Caernarfon Town Walls: Philip Halling, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Penrhyn Castle: Llywelyn2000, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Castell Aberlleiniog: Stephen Elwyn RODDICK, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Caer Gybi Roman Fort: Nigel Mykura, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Caer y Belan: Phyllis Flannagan, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Oriel Môn: Neil Theasby, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
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