Places to visit around Pyle, from Kenfig Castle
Pyle and its surroundings hold 3 museums, 2 castles and 2 theme parks. With nothing inside Pyle’s built-up area, the list has 9 places within 5 km of its edge. Among them, one is cared for by Cadw. Out of town, Ogmore Castle is 7.8 km away.
Around Pyle: where to begin
Behind Kenfig Castle on the list are 2 museums, a castle and an abbey or priory.
CastleKenfig Castle800 m outside town, to the west
CastleMargam Castle3.8 km outside town, to the northwest
Abbey or prioryMargam Abbey4 km outside town, to the northwest
Museum · CadwMargam Stones Museum4.1 km outside town, to the northwest
Theme parkConey Beach Funfair4.1 km outside town, to the southMuseumMuseumPorthcawl Museum4.3 km outside town, to the southEach 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
The list reaches out to Bridgend Minature Railway, 6.1 km away.
The dashed line is Pyle’s built-up area; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · ONS built-up area 2022
Which kinds
Count 3 castles or historic places and 3 museums or galleries.
Green: inside Pyle. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
1 place is cared for by Cadw (Margam Stones Museum).
Place by place
9 places, all within 5 km of its edge, make the list.
Close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
18 listed buildings and 2 scheduled monuments are on Pyle’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Pyle →
Within a day
The 12 days out are led by Ogmore Castle, 7.8 km away.
Castle · CadwOgmore Castle7.8 km southeast
Castle · CadwY Castell Newydd8 km east
Castle · CadwCastell Coety9.9 km east
CastleCandleston Castle6.8 km southeast
MuseumNational Museum Cardiff36 km east · 373K visitors a yearCastleCastle · CadwCaerphilly Castle33 km east
CastleCardiff Castle36 km east
Big drawMuseumSt Fagans Museum Visitor Centre30 km east · 610K visitors a year
Castle · CadwCastell Coch31 km east
Castle · CadwSwansea Castle20 km northwest
CathedralLlandaff Cathedral33 km east
CathedralSt Joseph's Cathedral21 km northwestPlaces well known beyond Pyle (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.
Visiting Pyle: the answers
What is there to see near Pyle?
No attraction is mapped inside Pyle itself. Within 5 km of it are Kenfig Castle, Margam Castle, Margam Abbey and Margam Stones Museum.
Does Pyle have a museum?
3 museums and galleries are in or within 5 km of Pyle: Margam Stones Museum, Porthcawl Museum and Cefn Junction.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Pyle?
Yes. In or within 5 km of Pyle, 1 place is cared for by Cadw (Margam Stones Museum).
What are the best-known days out near Pyle?
Within 40 km: Ogmore Castle (7.8 km), Y Castell Newydd (8 km), Castell Coety (9.9 km), Candleston Castle (6.8 km).
Where are Pyle’s historic buildings listed?
Pyle has 18 listed buildings, 1 of them Grade I. 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 Pyle 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 (16)
- Kenfig Castle: Hywel Williams, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Margam Castle: Robert Davies, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Margam Abbey: Archangel12, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Margam Stones Museum: RobinLeicester, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Coney Beach Funfair: WillMcC at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ogmore Castle: Ewan Topping from Amsterdam, Netherlands, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Y Castell Newydd: Alan Hughes, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Castell Coety: kenneth rees, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Candleston Castle: Thruxton, CC BY 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
- Swansea Castle: Tiia Monto, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Llandaff Cathedral: Bill Boaden, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- St Joseph's Cathedral: Saint_Josephs_Cathedral_swansea.JPG: Wiccasha derivative work: Rabanus Flavus, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
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