Nothing mapped in Abercrave itself; Dan yr Ogof is the nearest draw
Nothing on our list is inside Abercrave’s built-up area; the 6 places to visit are within 5 km of its edge. Among them are 2 attractions, 2 zoos and a historic house. Carreg Cennen Castle, 16 km away, is the best-known day out.
Just outside Abercrave, the best known
Behind Dan yr Ogof on the list are 2 zoos, a historic house and an attraction.
AttractionDan yr Ogof3.3 km outside town, to the northeast
Historic houseCraig-y-Nos Castle2.7 km outside town, to the northeastZooZooDan-Yr-Ogof Farm3.8 km outside town, to the northeastAttractionAttractionHenrhyd Falls2.5 km outside town, to the eastZooZooWales Ape and Monkey Sanctuary800 m outside town, to the eastRuinsRuinsYnyscedwyn Ironworks4 km outside town, to the southwestEach has a page of its own: what it is, who runs it, the weather month by month and what else is near it.
Mapped
To the northeast lie most of the 6 nearby.
The dashed line is Abercrave’s built-up area; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · ONS built-up area 2022
What they are
Most are other attractions, 2 in all, ahead of castles or historic places (2).
Green: inside Abercrave. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
All the places to visit
All 6 on the list lie within 5 km of its edge.
Close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
5 listed buildings and 1 scheduled monument are on Abercrave’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Abercrave →
A drive away
Carreg Cennen Castle, at 16 km, heads the 12 day trips.
Castle · CadwCarreg Cennen Castle16 km west
CastleDinefwr Castle23 km west
CathedralSt Joseph's Cathedral25 km southwest
Castle · CadwSwansea Castle25 km southwest
CastleNeath Castle16 km south
CathedralBrecon Cathedral28 km northeast
CastleLlandovery Castle22 km north
Castle · CadwCastell Coety33 km southCastleCastle · CadwDryslwyn Castle28 km west
Castle · CadwY Castell Newydd34 km south
Abbey or priory · CadwNeath Abbey17 km southwest
Castle · CadwLoughor Castle29 km southwestPlaces well known beyond Abercrave (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.
Questions about Abercrave’s attractions
What is there to see near Abercrave?
No attraction is mapped inside Abercrave itself. Within 5 km of it are Dan yr Ogof, Craig-y-Nos Castle, Dan-Yr-Ogof Farm and Henrhyd Falls.
Does Abercrave have a museum?
No museum or gallery is mapped in or within 5 km of Abercrave.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Abercrave?
None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Carreg Cennen Castle (Cadw), 16 km west.
What are the best-known days out near Abercrave?
Within 40 km: Carreg Cennen Castle (16 km), Dinefwr Castle (23 km), St Joseph's Cathedral (25 km), Swansea Castle (25 km).
Where are Abercrave’s historic buildings listed?
Abercrave has 5 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 Abercrave 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)
- Dan yr Ogof: Sloman at English Wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Craig-y-Nos Castle: Jaggery, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Carreg Cennen Castle: Nigel Davies, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dinefwr Castle: Andrew Bone from Weymouth, England, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- St Joseph's Cathedral: Saint_Josephs_Cathedral_swansea.JPG: Wiccasha derivative work: Rabanus Flavus, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Swansea Castle: Tiia Monto, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Neath Castle: Darren Wyn Rees at Aberdare Blog, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Brecon Cathedral: David Merrett from Daventry, England, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Llandovery Castle: Stuart Logan, 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
- Neath Abbey: Gareth Lovering Photography from Swansea, Wales UK, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Loughor Castle: Nigel Davies, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
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