Places to visit near Llan Ffestiniog: Llechwedd Slate Caverns & more
The built-up area has no place on our list of its own; 3 are within 5 km of its edge. There are a museum, an attraction and a theme park to choose from. Travel 30 km and you reach Caernarfon.
The first to see around Llan Ffestiniog
Next to Llechwedd Slate Caverns, the best known are an attraction and a theme park.
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
To the north is where most of the 3 lie.
The dashed line is Llan Ffestiniog’s built-up area; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · ONS built-up area 2022
Sorted by kind
Between them they are a museum, an attraction and a theme park.
Green: inside Llan Ffestiniog. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
The places, one by one
These 3 are within 5 km of its edge, none in town.
Close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
8 listed buildings are on Llan Ffestiniog’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Llan Ffestiniog →
A little further out
Start with Caernarfon, 30 km off, the best known of 12.
FortCaernarfon30 km northwest
Castle · CadwCastell Harlech16 km southwest
Castle · CadwCastell Caernarfon30 km northwestCastleCastle · CadwCastell Dolwyddelan11 km north
Castle · CadwConwy Castle36 km north
Castle · CadwCastell Biwmares / Beaumaris Castle36 km northCastleCastle · CadwCastell Dolbadarn21 km northwest
Castle · CadwCastell Cricieth21 km westCastleCastleDinas Emrys12 km northwest
CathedralBangor Cathedral32 km northwestCastleCastle · CadwCastell y Bere34 km southHeritage railwayHeritage railwayWelsh Highland Railway17 km northwestPlaces well known beyond Llan Ffestiniog (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.
Asked about places to visit in Llan Ffestiniog
What is there to see near Llan Ffestiniog?
No attraction is mapped inside Llan Ffestiniog itself. Within 5 km of it are Llechwedd Slate Caverns, ZipWorld Titan and ZipWorld Llechwedd.
Does Llan Ffestiniog have a museum?
1 museum or gallery is in or within 5 km of Llan Ffestiniog: Llechwedd Slate Caverns.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Llan Ffestiniog?
None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Castell Harlech (Cadw), 16 km southwest.
What are the best-known days out near Llan Ffestiniog?
Within 40 km: Caernarfon (30 km), Castell Harlech (16 km), Castell Caernarfon (30 km), Castell Dolwyddelan (11 km).
Where are Llan Ffestiniog’s historic buildings listed?
Llan Ffestiniog has 8 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 Llan Ffestiniog 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 (7)
- Caernarfon: Nilfanion, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Castell Harlech: Llywelyn2000, 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
- Castell Biwmares / Beaumaris Castle: Llywelyn2000, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Castell Cricieth: Barry Skeates from newbury, UK, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bangor Cathedral: Denis Egan from Bangor, Gwynedd, North Wales, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
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