Anglesey Transport Museum - Tacla Taid
Museum in Newborough, Wales, UK.
Attractions in Malltraeth
Photo: Anglesey Transport Museum - Tacla Taid, David Dixon (CC BY-SA 2.0)Near Malltraeth: Anglesey Transport Museum - Tacla Taid and other places to visit
Look within 5 km of its edge for the 5 places to visit; none is inside Malltraeth’s built-up area. The commonest are 2 museums, 2 historic sites and a zoo. For a full day, there is Caernarfon, 9.9 km away.
In Malltraeth
0
inside the built-up area
Within 5 km
5
of the town’s edge
Museums & galleries
2
in or near town
Castles & historic places
2
in or near town
Best known
Where to start near Malltraeth
Then come 2 historic sites, a zoo and a museum, behind Anglesey Transport Museum - Tacla Taid.
MuseumAnglesey Transport Museum - Tacla Taid3.2 km outside town, to the southeastZooZooAnglesey Alpacas4.1 km outside town, to the southeastMuseumMuseumAnglesey Model Village4.3 km outside town, to the southeastHistoric siteHistoric siteDin Dryfol3.5 km outside town, to the northHistoric siteHistoric siteHawker Hunter T.83.2 km outside town, to the southeastEach 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 places, mapped
To the southeast is where most of the 5 lie.
The dashed line is Malltraeth’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
A breakdown by kind
Museums or galleries lead the count with 2; 2 are castles or historic places.
Museums & galleries 2 museums0 in town · 2 nearby
Castles & historic places 2 historic sites0 in town · 2 nearby
Zoos, theme parks & days out 1 zoo0 in town · 1 nearby
Green: inside Malltraeth. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
Every place
The list in full
5 places, all within 5 km of its edge, make the list.
Close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
Big names nearby
Around the region
Caernarfon, at 9.9 km, heads the 12.
FortCaernarfon9.9 km southeast
Castle · CadwCastell Caernarfon9.6 km southeast
Castle · CadwCastell Biwmares / Beaumaris Castle22 km east
Castle · CadwConwy Castle39 km eastCastleCastle · CadwCastell Dolbadarn20 km southeast
CathedralBangor Cathedral18 km east
Fort · CadwCaernarfon Town Walls9.6 km southeast
CastleCaer y Belan8.7 km southeast
Castle · CadwCastell Cricieth33 km south
Castle · National TrustPenrhyn Castle20 km eastCastleCastle · CadwCastell Dolwyddelan36 km southeast
CastleCastell Aberlleiniog24 km northeastPlaces well known beyond Malltraeth (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 Malltraeth
What is there to see near Malltraeth?
No attraction is mapped inside Malltraeth itself. Within 5 km of it are Anglesey Transport Museum - Tacla Taid, Anglesey Alpacas, Anglesey Model Village and Din Dryfol.
Does Malltraeth have a museum?
2 museums and galleries are in or within 5 km of Malltraeth: Anglesey Transport Museum - Tacla Taid and Anglesey Model Village.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Malltraeth?
None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Castell Caernarfon (Cadw), 9.6 km southeast.
What are the best-known days out near Malltraeth?
Within 40 km: Caernarfon (9.9 km), Castell Caernarfon (9.6 km), Castell Biwmares / Beaumaris Castle (22 km), Conwy Castle (39 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 Malltraeth 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)
- Anglesey Transport Museum - Tacla Taid: David Dixon, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- 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
- 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
- Caernarfon Town Walls: Philip Halling, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Caer y Belan: Phyllis Flannagan, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Castell Cricieth: Barry Skeates from newbury, UK, CC BY 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
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