Oriel Môn heads the list around Rhostrehwfa
Our list finds nothing inside Rhostrehwfa’s built-up area, but 3 places within 5 km of its edge. There are an art gallery, a historic site and an attraction to choose from. Day-trippers head 13 km out to Caernarfon.
Just outside Rhostrehwfa, the best known
The list goes on from Oriel Môn to a historic site and an attraction.
Art galleryOriel Môn2 km outside town, to the northeastHistoric siteHistoric siteDin Dryfol4.2 km outside town, to the southwestAttractionAttractionRayner Memorial Clock Tower1.6 km 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.
The map view
Beyond the town, the 3 nearby are mostly to the northeast.
The dashed line is Rhostrehwfa’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 kind of places
The list holds an art gallery, a historic site and an attraction.
Green: inside Rhostrehwfa. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
Every entry
3 places make the list, every one within 5 km of its edge.
Close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
A little further out
Out of town, Caernarfon (13 km) leads 12 names to know.
FortCaernarfon13 km southeast
Castle · CadwCastell Caernarfon13 km south
Castle · CadwCastell Biwmares / Beaumaris Castle17 km east
Castle · CadwConwy Castle35 km eastCastleCastle · CadwCastell Dolbadarn21 km southeast
CathedralBangor Cathedral15 km east
Castle · National TrustPenrhyn Castle17 km east
CastleCastell Aberlleiniog19 km east
Fort · CadwCaernarfon Town Walls13 km southCastleCastle · CadwCastell Dolwyddelan36 km southeast
Castle · CadwCastell Cricieth37 km south
CastleCaer y Belan14 km southPlaces well known beyond Rhostrehwfa (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.
Rhostrehwfa, answered
What is there to see near Rhostrehwfa?
No attraction is mapped inside Rhostrehwfa itself. Within 5 km of it are Oriel Môn, Din Dryfol and Rayner Memorial Clock Tower.
Does Rhostrehwfa have a museum?
1 museum or gallery is in or within 5 km of Rhostrehwfa: Oriel Môn.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Rhostrehwfa?
None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Castell Caernarfon (Cadw), 13 km south.
What are the best-known days out near Rhostrehwfa?
Within 40 km: Caernarfon (13 km), Castell Caernarfon (13 km), Castell Biwmares / Beaumaris Castle (17 km), Conwy Castle (35 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 Rhostrehwfa 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
- Castell Aberlleiniog: Stephen Elwyn RODDICK, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Caernarfon Town Walls: Philip Halling, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Castell Cricieth: Barry Skeates from newbury, UK, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Caer y Belan: Phyllis Flannagan, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
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