Moelfre RNLI Seawatch Centre
Museum in Moelfre, Anglesey, Wales, UK.
Attractions in Moelfre
Photo: Castell Biwmares / Beaumaris Castle, Llywelyn2000 (CC BY-SA 4.0)The one place to visit in Moelfre is Moelfre RNLI Seawatch Centre
Castell Biwmares / Beaumaris Castle, 14 km from Moelfre, is the best-known trip nearby. We list one place to visit inside Moelfre’s built-up area and another within 5 km of its edge. The mix takes in a museum and a fort.
In Moelfre
1
inside the built-up area
Within 5 km
1
of the town’s edge
Museums & galleries
1
in or near town
Castles & historic places
1
in or near town
Best known
The headline places in Moelfre
The list goes on from Moelfre RNLI Seawatch Centre to a fort.
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 map
How they lie
At the edge of the map sits Dinas, 3.8 km out.
The dashed line is Moelfre’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
Kinds of place
The list holds a museum and a fort.
Museums & galleries 1 museum1 in town
Castles & historic places 1 fort0 in town · 1 nearby
Green: inside Moelfre. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
Every place
The places, one by one
The one inside Moelfre comes first, then one more within 5 km of its edge.
The one inside Moelfre comes first, then the places within 5 km, close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
Big names nearby
A drive away
Castell Biwmares / Beaumaris Castle (14 km) leads the 12 big names within reach.
Castle · CadwCastell Biwmares / Beaumaris Castle14 km southeast
FortCaernarfon24 km south
Castle · CadwCastell Caernarfon24 km south
Castle · CadwConwy Castle29 km eastCastleCastle · CadwCastell Dolbadarn28 km south
CathedralBangor Cathedral16 km southeast
CastleCastell Aberlleiniog13 km southeast
Castle · National TrustPenrhyn Castle17 km southeastCastleCastle · CadwCastell Dolwyddelan40 km southeast
Historic houseThe Smallest House in Great Britain28 km east
CastleDeganwy Castle28 km east
Garden · National TrustBodnant Garden32 km southeastPlaces well known beyond Moelfre (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.
Places to visit in Moelfre: questions
What are the main attractions in Moelfre?
The place to visit inside Moelfre’s built-up area is Moelfre RNLI Seawatch Centre. In all, 1 place to visit is mapped inside the town, and 1 more within 5 km.
Does Moelfre have a museum?
1 museum or gallery is in or within 5 km of Moelfre: Moelfre RNLI Seawatch Centre.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Moelfre?
None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Castell Biwmares / Beaumaris Castle (Cadw), 14 km southeast.
What are the best-known days out near Moelfre?
Within 40 km: Castell Biwmares / Beaumaris Castle (14 km), Caernarfon (24 km), Castell Caernarfon (24 km), Conwy Castle (29 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 Moelfre 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 (10)
- Castell Biwmares / Beaumaris Castle: Llywelyn2000, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Caernarfon: Nilfanion, 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
- Bangor Cathedral: Denis Egan from Bangor, Gwynedd, North Wales, CC BY 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
- The Smallest House in Great Britain: JK the Unwise, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Deganwy Castle: Llywelyn2000, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bodnant Garden: Llywelyn2000, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
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