Trips from Tonyrefail, starting with Llantrisant Castle
Nothing to visit is mapped inside Tonyrefail’s built-up area, but 4 places are within 5 km of its edge. They include 3 museums and a castle. Make a day of it at Caerphilly Castle, 15 km away.
The best known around Tonyrefail
Along with Llantrisant Castle, see 3 museums.
CastleLlantrisant Castle4 km outside town, to the southeast
MuseumRhondda Heritage Park3.1 km outside town, to the northeastMuseumMuseumThe Royal Mint Experience2.5 km outside town, to the southeastMuseumMuseumPaul Kirner's Music Palace3.9 km outside town, to the northEach 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
Most of the 4 out of town lie to the southeast.
The dashed line is Tonyrefail’s built-up area; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · ONS built-up area 2022
A breakdown by kind
Museums or galleries lead the count with 3 of 4.
Green: inside Tonyrefail. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
Every entry
Everything here is within 5 km of its edge, 4 places in all.
Rhondda Heritage Park
Tourist attraction and museum in Trehafod, Rhondda, Wales, United Kingdom.
The Royal Mint Experience
Numismatics museum located in Llantrisant, Wales, United Kingdom.
Close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
6 listed buildings are on Tonyrefail’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Tonyrefail →
Within a day
Day trips number 12; the best known is Caerphilly Castle, 15 km off.
MuseumNational Museum Cardiff21 km southeast · 373K visitors a year
CastleCardiff Castle21 km southeast
Castle · CadwCastell Coch13 km east
Big drawMuseumSt Fagans Museum Visitor Centre15 km southeast · 610K visitors a year
CathedralLlandaff Cathedral18 km southeast
Castle · CadwCastell Coety11 km southwest
Castle · CadwY Castell Newydd13 km southwest
CathedralCardiff Metropolitan Cathedral21 km southeast
Castle · CadwOgmore Castle17 km southwest
Historic houseSaint Fagans Castle15 km southeast
Castle · CadwOld Beaupre Castle16 km southPlaces well known beyond Tonyrefail (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 Tonyrefail: questions
What is there to see near Tonyrefail?
No attraction is mapped inside Tonyrefail itself. Within 5 km of it are Llantrisant Castle, Rhondda Heritage Park, The Royal Mint Experience and Paul Kirner's Music Palace.
Does Tonyrefail have a museum?
3 museums and galleries are in or within 5 km of Tonyrefail: Rhondda Heritage Park, The Royal Mint Experience and Paul Kirner's Music Palace.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Tonyrefail?
None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Caerphilly Castle (Cadw), 15 km east.
What are the best-known days out near Tonyrefail?
Within 40 km: Caerphilly Castle (15 km), National Museum Cardiff (21 km), Cardiff Castle (21 km), Castell Coch (13 km).
Where are Tonyrefail’s historic buildings listed?
Tonyrefail has 6 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 Tonyrefail 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
- Rhondda Heritage Park: Chris Allen, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- National Museum Cardiff: Ham II, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Cardiff Castle: Tevfik Teker, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Castell Coch: Hchc2009, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- St Fagans Museum Visitor Centre: Sionk, 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
- Saint Fagans Castle: Llywelyn2000, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Old Beaupre Castle: FruitMonkey, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
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