Places to visit around Groeslon, from Caernarfon Airworld Museum
With nothing inside Groeslon’s built-up area, the list has 4 places within 5 km of its edge. Among them are 2 museums, a garden and a castle. Beyond the town, Caernarfon sits 7 km away.
Just outside Groeslon, the best known
The list goes on from Caernarfon Airworld Museum to a garden, a castle and a museum.
Each has a page of its own: what it is, who runs it, the weather month by month and what else is near it.
Map of the places
Caernarfon Airworld Museum, 4.8 km away, is the farthest on the map.
The dashed line is Groeslon’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 they are
Between them they are 2 museums, a garden and a castle.
Green: inside Groeslon. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
The list in full
Look within 5 km of its edge for all 4 places listed.
Close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
Beyond Groeslon
Caernarfon, 7 km away, is the best known of the 12.
FortCaernarfon7 km north
Castle · CadwCastell Caernarfon6.9 km north
Castle · CadwCastell Biwmares / Beaumaris Castle24 km northeastCastleCastle · CadwCastell Dolbadarn12 km east
Castle · CadwCastell Harlech27 km southeast
Castle · CadwConwy Castle38 km northeast
Castle · CadwCastell Cricieth18 km south
Fort · CadwCaernarfon Town Walls6.9 km northCastleCastle · CadwCastell Dolwyddelan25 km east
CathedralBangor Cathedral19 km northeast
CastleCaer y Belan6.2 km northwestHeritage railwayHeritage railwayWelsh Highland Railway10 km eastPlaces well known beyond Groeslon (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.
Practical questions about Groeslon
What is there to see near Groeslon?
No attraction is mapped inside Groeslon itself. Within 5 km of it are Caernarfon Airworld Museum, Pant Du Vineyard and Orchard, Caer Williamsburg and Cae’r Gors.
Does Groeslon have a museum?
2 museums and galleries are in or within 5 km of Groeslon: Caernarfon Airworld Museum and Cae’r Gors.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Groeslon?
None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Castell Caernarfon (Cadw), 6.9 km north.
What are the best-known days out near Groeslon?
Within 40 km: Caernarfon (7 km), Castell Caernarfon (6.9 km), Castell Biwmares / Beaumaris Castle (24 km), Castell Dolbadarn (12 km).
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 Groeslon 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 (9)
- 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
- Castell Harlech: Llywelyn2000, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Conwy Castle: Source: Llywelyn2000 Derivative: User:MathKnight, CC BY-SA 4.0, 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
- Bangor Cathedral: Denis Egan from Bangor, Gwynedd, North Wales, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Caer y Belan: Phyllis Flannagan, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
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