Around Pentre Berw, start with Oriel Môn
Nothing to visit is mapped inside Pentre Berw’s built-up area, but 3 places are within 5 km of its edge. The commonest are an art gallery, a historic site and an attraction. Caernarfon is worth a day, 9.8 km from the centre.
Just outside Pentre Berw, the best known
Behind Oriel Môn on the list are a historic site and an attraction.
Art galleryOriel Môn3.7 km outside town, to the northHistoric siteHistoric siteBryn Celli Ddu Chambered Tomb3.8 km outside town, to the southeastAttractionAttractionRayner Memorial Clock Tower2.9 km outside town, to the northEach has a page of its own: what it is, who runs it, the weather month by month and what else is near it.
Around Pentre Berw, mapped
Look to the north for most of the 3 just outside.
The dashed line is Pentre Berw’s built-up area; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · ONS built-up area 2022
The types of place
The places here are an art gallery, a historic site and an attraction.
Green: inside Pentre Berw. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
The full list
Its 3 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.
Big names nearby
First of the 12 big names within reach is Caernarfon, 9.8 km away.
FortCaernarfon9.8 km south
Castle · CadwCastell Caernarfon9.8 km south
Castle · CadwCastell Biwmares / Beaumaris Castle14 km east
Castle · CadwConwy Castle32 km eastCastleCastle · CadwCastell Dolbadarn17 km southeast
CathedralBangor Cathedral11 km east
Castle · National TrustPenrhyn Castle13 km east
Fort · CadwCaernarfon Town Walls9.8 km south
CastleCastell Aberlleiniog16 km northeastCastleCastle · CadwCastell Dolwyddelan32 km southeast
Castle · CadwCastell Cricieth35 km south
MuseumWelsh Slate Museum17 km southeastPlaces well known beyond Pentre Berw (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.
What visitors ask about Pentre Berw
What is there to see near Pentre Berw?
No attraction is mapped inside Pentre Berw itself. Within 5 km of it are Oriel Môn, Bryn Celli Ddu Chambered Tomb and Rayner Memorial Clock Tower.
Does Pentre Berw have a museum?
1 museum or gallery is in or within 5 km of Pentre Berw: Oriel Môn.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Pentre Berw?
None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Castell Caernarfon (Cadw), 9.8 km south.
What are the best-known days out near Pentre Berw?
Within 40 km: Caernarfon (9.8 km), Castell Caernarfon (9.8 km), Castell Biwmares / Beaumaris Castle (14 km), Conwy Castle (32 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 Pentre Berw 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)
- Oriel Môn: Neil Theasby, 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
- Penrhyn Castle: Llywelyn2000, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Caernarfon Town Walls: Philip Halling, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Castell Aberlleiniog: Stephen Elwyn RODDICK, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Castell Cricieth: Barry Skeates from newbury, UK, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Welsh Slate Museum: Talsarnau Times, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
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