Trips from Groes-faen, starting with Llantrisant Castle
Nothing to visit is mapped inside Groes-faen’s built-up area, but 3 places are within 5 km of its edge. Look for 2 castles and a museum. A day out reaches National Museum Cardiff, 12 km away.
Leading the list near Groes-faen
Alongside Llantrisant Castle you find a castle and a museum.
CastleLlantrisant Castle2.8 km outside town, to the northwest
CastleHensol Castle2.7 km outside town, to the southwestMuseumMuseumThe Royal Mint Experience4.4 km outside town, to the northwestEach has a page of its own: what it is, who runs it, the weather month by month and what else is near it.
Where they are
The map puts most of the 3 to the northwest.
The dashed line is Groes-faen’s built-up area; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · ONS built-up area 2022
Kind by kind
Most common are castles or historic places: 2 of 3.
Green: inside Groes-faen. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
The complete list
Look within 5 km of its edge for all 3.
Close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
For a day out
The standout of the 12 is National Museum Cardiff, 12 km from town.
MuseumNational Museum Cardiff12 km east · 373K visitors a yearCastleCastle · CadwCaerphilly Castle11 km northeast
CastleCardiff Castle12 km east
Big drawMuseumSt Fagans Museum Visitor Centre6.3 km southeast · 610K visitors a year
Castle · CadwCastell Coch6.6 km east
CathedralLlandaff Cathedral9.4 km east
CathedralCardiff Metropolitan Cathedral13 km east
Historic houseSaint Fagans Castle6.6 km southeast
Castle · CadwCastell Coety14 km west
Castle · CadwY Castell Newydd16 km west
Castle · CadwOld Beaupre Castle11 km southwest
Castle · CadwOgmore Castle19 km westPlaces well known beyond Groes-faen (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 Groes-faen
What is there to see near Groes-faen?
No attraction is mapped inside Groes-faen itself. Within 5 km of it are Llantrisant Castle, Hensol Castle and The Royal Mint Experience.
Does Groes-faen have a museum?
1 museum or gallery is in or within 5 km of Groes-faen: The Royal Mint Experience.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Groes-faen?
None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Caerphilly Castle (Cadw), 11 km northeast.
What are the best-known days out near Groes-faen?
Within 40 km: National Museum Cardiff (12 km), Caerphilly Castle (11 km), Cardiff Castle (12 km), St Fagans Museum Visitor Centre (6.3 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 Groes-faen 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)
- Llantrisant Castle: FruitMonkey, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Hensol Castle: TedColes at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- National Museum Cardiff: Ham II, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Cardiff Castle: Tevfik Teker, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- St Fagans Museum Visitor Centre: Sionk, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Castell Coch: Hchc2009, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Llandaff Cathedral: Bill Boaden, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Cardiff Metropolitan Cathedral: Ham II, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Saint Fagans Castle: Llywelyn2000, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Castell Coety: kenneth rees, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Y Castell Newydd: Alan Hughes, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Old Beaupre Castle: FruitMonkey, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ogmore Castle: Ewan Topping from Amsterdam, Netherlands, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
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