Places to visit around Crossgates, from Cefnllys Castle
All of it lies outside: 4 places within 5 km of its edge, none inside Crossgates’ built-up area. Look for 3 museums and a castle. A drive of 6.9 km brings you to Cwmhir Abbey.
Leading the list near Crossgates
Close behind Cefnllys Castle are 3 museums.
CastleCefnllys Castle3.1 km outside town, to the south
MuseumNational Cycle Museum4.5 km outside town, to the southwest
MuseumRadnorshire Museum4.3 km outside town, to the southwestMuseumMuseumSignal Box Museum4.3 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.
Around Crossgates, mapped
Close by, the 4 mostly lie to the southwest.
The dashed line is Crossgates’ built-up area; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · ONS built-up area 2022
By kind
The biggest group is museums or galleries, with 3 of the 4.
Green: inside Crossgates. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
Every one of them
You will find all 4 within 5 km of its edge.
Close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
Around the region
Cwmhir Abbey (6.9 km) leads the 12 big names within reach.
CastleBuilth Castle15 km southCastleCastleColwyn Castle11 km south
CathedralBrecon Cathedral36 km south
Abbey or priory · CadwStrata Florida Abbey34 km west
Castle · CadwCastell Trefaldwyn35 km north
Castle · English HeritageClun Castle26 km northeast
Castle · CadwBronllys Castle31 km south
Castle · English HeritageStokesay Castle39 km northeast
Castle · English HeritageWigmore Castle32 km east
CastleHay Castle27 km southeast
Castle · CadwDolforwyn Castle31 km northPlaces well known beyond Crossgates (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.
Your questions on Crossgates
What is there to see near Crossgates?
No attraction is mapped inside Crossgates itself. Within 5 km of it are Cefnllys Castle, National Cycle Museum, Radnorshire Museum and Signal Box Museum.
Does Crossgates have a museum?
3 museums and galleries are in or within 5 km of Crossgates: National Cycle Museum, Radnorshire Museum and Signal Box Museum.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Crossgates?
None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Strata Florida Abbey (Cadw), 34 km west.
What are the best-known days out near Crossgates?
Within 40 km: Cwmhir Abbey (6.9 km), Builth Castle (15 km), Colwyn Castle (11 km), Brecon Cathedral (36 km).
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 Crossgates 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)
- Cefnllys Castle: Nigel Brown, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- National Cycle Museum: Ham, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Radnorshire Museum: David Dixon, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Builth Castle: Eirian Evans, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Brecon Cathedral: David Merrett from Daventry, England, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Strata Florida Abbey: Gareth James, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Castell Trefaldwyn: Stoker243, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Clun Castle: Philip Halling, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bronllys Castle: Keith Salvesen, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Stokesay Castle: Andy / Andrew Fogg from near Cambridge, UK, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Wigmore Castle: Humphrey Bolton, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Hay Castle: Philip Halling, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dolforwyn Castle: user Llywelyn2000, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
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