Caer y Belan leads what is near Newborough
With nothing inside Newborough’s built-up area, the list has 5 places within 5 km of its edge. The commonest are 2 museums, a castle and a zoo. Set 6.6 km out, Caernarfon makes a day trip.
Around Newborough: where to begin
Beyond Caer y Belan, there are 2 museums, a zoo and a historic site.
CastleCaer y Belan4.6 km outside town, to the south
MuseumAnglesey Transport Museum - Tacla Taid700 m outside town, to the northeastZooZooAnglesey Alpacas300 m outside town, to the southeastMuseumMuseumAnglesey Model Village700 m outside town, to the eastHistoric siteHistoric siteHawker Hunter T.8700 m outside town, to the northeastEach has a page of its own: what it is, who runs it, the weather month by month and what else is near it.
Finding your way
The map ends at Caer y Belan, 5 km out.
The dashed line is Newborough’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
Castles or historic places number 2, museums or galleries 2.
Green: inside Newborough. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
Everything to see
Here are the 5 places within 5 km of its edge.
Close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
10 listed buildings are on Newborough’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Newborough →
Days out
Start with Caernarfon, 6.6 km off, the best known of 12.
FortCaernarfon6.6 km southeast
Castle · CadwCastell Caernarfon6.2 km southeast
Castle · CadwCastell Biwmares / Beaumaris Castle21 km northeastCastleCastle · CadwCastell Dolbadarn17 km east
Castle · CadwConwy Castle38 km east
Castle · CadwCastell Harlech38 km southeast
Fort · CadwCaernarfon Town Walls6.1 km southeast
CathedralBangor Cathedral17 km northeast
Castle · CadwCastell Cricieth29 km southCastleCastle · CadwCastell Dolwyddelan33 km east
Castle · National TrustPenrhyn Castle19 km east
CastleCastell Aberlleiniog24 km northeastPlaces well known beyond Newborough (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.
Newborough, answered
What is there to see near Newborough?
No attraction is mapped inside Newborough itself. Within 5 km of it are Caer y Belan, Anglesey Transport Museum - Tacla Taid, Anglesey Alpacas and Anglesey Model Village.
Does Newborough have a museum?
2 museums and galleries are in or within 5 km of Newborough: Anglesey Transport Museum - Tacla Taid and Anglesey Model Village.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Newborough?
None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Castell Caernarfon (Cadw), 6.2 km southeast.
What are the best-known days out near Newborough?
Within 40 km: Caernarfon (6.6 km), Castell Caernarfon (6.2 km), Castell Biwmares / Beaumaris Castle (21 km), Castell Dolbadarn (17 km).
Where are Newborough’s historic buildings listed?
Newborough has 10 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 Newborough 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 (12)
- Caer y Belan: Phyllis Flannagan, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- 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
- Castell Harlech: Llywelyn2000, CC BY-SA 4.0, 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
- 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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