Close to Pentraeth: Dinas and more
Castell Biwmares / Beaumaris Castle, 8.8 km from Pentraeth, is the best-known trip nearby. Our list finds nothing inside Pentraeth’s built-up area, but 2 places within 5 km of its edge. Among them are a fort and a museum.
The first to see around Pentraeth
Dinas aside, the next best known is 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.
Mapped around Pentraeth
At 4.8 km, Dinas is the farthest one out.
The dashed line is Pentraeth’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 there is to see
It comes down to a fort and a museum.
Green: inside Pentraeth. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
Both on the list
Its 2 places all lie within 5 km of its edge.
Close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
4 listed buildings are on Pentraeth’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Pentraeth →
Out of town
The pick of the 12 is Castell Biwmares / Beaumaris Castle, 8.8 km off.
Castle · CadwCastell Biwmares / Beaumaris Castle8.8 km east
FortCaernarfon16 km south
Castle · CadwCastell Caernarfon16 km south
Castle · CadwConwy Castle26 km east
CathedralBangor Cathedral8.6 km southeastCastleCastle · CadwCastell Dolbadarn20 km south
CastleCastell Aberlleiniog9.5 km east
Castle · National TrustPenrhyn Castle10 km southeastCastleCastle · CadwCastell Dolwyddelan33 km southeast
Historic houseThe Smallest House in Great Britain26 km east
Fort · CadwCaernarfon Town Walls16 km south
CastleDeganwy Castle26 km eastPlaces well known beyond Pentraeth (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 Pentraeth
What is there to see near Pentraeth?
No attraction is mapped inside Pentraeth itself. Within 5 km of it are Dinas and Stone Science.
Does Pentraeth have a museum?
1 museum or gallery is in or within 5 km of Pentraeth: Stone Science.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Pentraeth?
None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Castell Biwmares / Beaumaris Castle (Cadw), 8.8 km east.
What are the best-known days out near Pentraeth?
Within 40 km: Castell Biwmares / Beaumaris Castle (8.8 km), Caernarfon (16 km), Castell Caernarfon (16 km), Conwy Castle (26 km).
Where are Pentraeth’s historic buildings listed?
Pentraeth has 4 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 Pentraeth 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
- Caernarfon Town Walls: Philip Halling, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Deganwy Castle: Llywelyn2000, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
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