A castle just outside Llanharry: Llantrisant Castle
Look within 5 km of its edge for the 3 places to visit; none is inside Llanharry’s built-up area. Among them are 2 castles and a museum. Travel 17 km and you reach National Museum Cardiff.
Around Llanharry: where to begin
Next to Llantrisant Castle, the best known are a castle and a museum.
CastleLlantrisant Castle3.9 km outside town, to the northeast
CastleHensol Castle3 km outside town, to the eastMuseumMuseumThe Royal Mint Experience4.7 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.
Where they are
Beyond the town, the 3 nearby are mostly to the northeast.
The dashed line is Llanharry’s built-up area; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · ONS built-up area 2022
Kinds of place
Most common are castles or historic places: 2 of 3.
Green: inside Llanharry. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
All of it
All of it lies within 5 km of its edge: 3 places.
Close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
2 listed buildings are on Llanharry’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Llanharry →
A little further out
Top of the 12 day trips: National Museum Cardiff, at 17 km.
MuseumNational Museum Cardiff17 km east · 373K visitors a yearCastleCastle · CadwCaerphilly Castle16 km northeast
CastleCardiff Castle17 km east
Big drawMuseumSt Fagans Museum Visitor Centre11 km east · 610K visitors a year
Castle · CadwCastell Coch12 km east
CathedralLlandaff Cathedral14 km east
Castle · CadwCastell Coety9 km west
Castle · CadwY Castell Newydd11 km west
CathedralCardiff Metropolitan Cathedral18 km east
Castle · CadwOgmore Castle14 km west
Castle · CadwSt Quintin's Castle6.6 km south
Castle · CadwOld Beaupre Castle8.3 km southPlaces well known beyond Llanharry (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.
Places to visit in Llanharry: questions
What is there to see near Llanharry?
No attraction is mapped inside Llanharry itself. Within 5 km of it are Llantrisant Castle, Hensol Castle and The Royal Mint Experience.
Does Llanharry have a museum?
1 museum or gallery is in or within 5 km of Llanharry: The Royal Mint Experience.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Llanharry?
None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Caerphilly Castle (Cadw), 16 km northeast.
What are the best-known days out near Llanharry?
Within 40 km: National Museum Cardiff (17 km), Caerphilly Castle (16 km), Cardiff Castle (17 km), St Fagans Museum Visitor Centre (11 km).
Where are Llanharry’s historic buildings listed?
Llanharry has 2 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 Llanharry 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
- Castell Coety: kenneth rees, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Y Castell Newydd: Alan Hughes, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Cardiff Metropolitan Cathedral: Ham II, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ogmore Castle: Ewan Topping from Amsterdam, Netherlands, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- St Quintin's Castle: cowbridgeguide.co.uk, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Old Beaupre Castle: FruitMonkey, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
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