Llancaiach-fawr is the place to visit in Trelewis
Caerphilly Castle, 11 km from Trelewis, is the best-known trip nearby. We list one place to visit inside Trelewis’ built-up area and another within 5 km of its edge. The commonest are a castle and a zoo.
The best known in Trelewis
After Llancaiach-fawr comes a zoo.
Each has a page of its own: what it is, who runs it, the weather month by month and what else is near it.
Finding your way
Furthest from the centre is Colliers Adventure Farm, 2.6 km away.
The dashed line is Trelewis’ 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
The places here are a castle and a zoo.
Green: inside Trelewis. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
Every place to visit
First the one in town, then another within 5 km of its edge.
The one inside Trelewis comes first, then the places within 5 km, close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
2 listed buildings are on Trelewis’ History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Trelewis →
Worth the drive
Caerphilly Castle, 11 km away, is the best known of the 12.
MuseumNational Museum Cardiff22 km south · 373K visitors a year
CastleCardiff Castle22 km south
Castle · CadwCastell Coch15 km south
CathedralLlandaff Cathedral20 km south
Big drawMuseumSt Fagans Museum Visitor Centre20 km south · 610K visitors a year
CathedralCardiff Metropolitan Cathedral22 km south
Castle · CadwRaglan Castle33 km east
Castle · CadwCastell Coety24 km southwest
CastleMorlais Castle13 km northwest
CastleRuperra Castle16 km southeast
Castle · CadwY Castell Newydd27 km southwestPlaces well known beyond Trelewis (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.
Trelewis: questions and answers
What are the main attractions in Trelewis?
The place to visit inside Trelewis’ built-up area is Llancaiach-fawr. In all, 1 place to visit is mapped inside the town, and 1 more within 5 km.
Does Trelewis have a museum?
No museum or gallery is mapped in or within 5 km of Trelewis.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Trelewis?
None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Caerphilly Castle (Cadw), 11 km southeast.
What are the best-known days out near Trelewis?
Within 40 km: Caerphilly Castle (11 km), National Museum Cardiff (22 km), Cardiff Castle (22 km), Castell Coch (15 km).
Where are Trelewis’ historic buildings listed?
Trelewis has 2 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 Trelewis 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 (12)
- Llancaiach-fawr: Rose Cottage, Public domain, 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
- Llandaff Cathedral: Bill Boaden, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- St Fagans Museum Visitor Centre: Sionk, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Cardiff Metropolitan Cathedral: Ham II, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Raglan Castle: Tyssil, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Castell Coety: kenneth rees, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Morlais Castle: Gibbinskaren, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ruperra Castle: Andrew King, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Y Castell Newydd: Alan Hughes, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
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