Places to visit around Lea, from Lea Bailey Light Railway
From Lea, the big name within reach is Gloucester Cathedral, 17 km away. What there is to see lies just outside: 2 places within 5 km of its edge. The mix takes in a heritage railway and a zoo.
The names to know near Lea
Behind Lea Bailey Light Railway on the list is a zoo.
Heritage railwayLea Bailey Light Railway2.6 km outside town, to the southwest
ZooInternational Centre for Birds of Prey4.4 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.
On the map
International Centre for Birds of Prey marks the outer edge, 4.8 km away.
The dashed line is Lea’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
Both are zoos, theme parks or other days out.
Green: inside Lea. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
Full list of places
Its 2 places all lie within 5 km of its edge.
International Centre for Birds of Prey
Conservation centre in UK.
Close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
3 listed buildings are on Lea’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Lea →
A drive away
Out of town, Gloucester Cathedral (17 km) leads 12 names to know.
CathedralGloucester Cathedral17 km east
Castle · English HeritageGoodrich Castle8.9 km west
Castle · CadwMonmouth Castle18 km southwest
CathedralHereford Cathedral24 km northwest
Abbey or priory · CadwTintern Abbey25 km southwest
CathedralCathedral Church of Christ and the Blessed Mary, the Virgin of Worcester38 km northeast
CastleWilton Castle7.8 km west
Castle · CadwRaglan Castle28 km southwest
Castle · CadwChepstow Castle31 km southwest
CastleBerkeley Castle23 km southCastleCastle · CadwSkenfrith Castle21 km west
Abbey or prioryMonmouth Priory18 km southwestPlaces well known beyond Lea (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.
Lea, answered
What is there to see near Lea?
No attraction is mapped inside Lea itself. Within 5 km of it are Lea Bailey Light Railway and International Centre for Birds of Prey.
Does Lea have a museum?
No museum or gallery is mapped in or within 5 km of Lea.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Lea?
None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Goodrich Castle (English Heritage), 8.9 km west.
What are the best-known days out near Lea?
Within 40 km: Gloucester Cathedral (17 km), Goodrich Castle (8.9 km), Monmouth Castle (18 km), Hereford Cathedral (24 km).
Where are Lea’s historic buildings listed?
Lea has 3 listed buildings. They are on its History page, from Historic England’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 Lea 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 (13)
- Lea Bailey Light Railway: Des Blenkinsopp, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- International Centre for Birds of Prey: AmosWolfe, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Gloucester Cathedral: Geni, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Goodrich Castle: kitmasterbloke, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Monmouth Castle: Pauline Eccles, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Hereford Cathedral: Diliff, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Tintern Abbey: Saffron Blaze, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Cathedral Church of Christ and the Blessed Mary, the Virgin of Worcester: SimonWiseman, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Wilton Castle: Pauline Eccles, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Raglan Castle: Tyssil, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Chepstow Castle: eszgé, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Berkeley Castle: Philip Halling, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Monmouth Priory: Philbly, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
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