Builth Castle, 900 m from Llanelwedd
For a trip from Llanelwedd, Colwyn Castle is 6.4 km away. The built-up area has no place on our list of its own; 2 are within 5 km of its edge. On the list: a castle and an attraction, among others.
Just outside Llanelwedd, the best known
Along with Builth Castle, see an attraction.
CastleBuilth Castle500 m outside town, to the southAttractionAttractionRoyal Welsh Agricultural Society Showground100 m outside town, to the westEach 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 map ends at Builth Castle, 900 m out.
The dashed line is Llanelwedd’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 kind of places
Between them they are a castle and an attraction.
Green: inside Llanelwedd. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
Near Llanelwedd
All of it lies within 5 km of its edge: 2 places.
Close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
1 listed building is on Llanelwedd’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Llanelwedd →
For a day out
Allow a day for Colwyn Castle, 6.4 km away, the pick of 12.
CastleCefnllys Castle11 km northeast
CathedralBrecon Cathedral23 km south
Castle · CadwBronllys Castle20 km southeast
CastleHay Castle21 km southeast
Abbey or priory · CadwStrata Florida Abbey33 km northwest
CastleLlandovery Castle33 km southwest
CastleClifford Castle21 km east
Fort · CadwY Gaer Roman Fort23 km southAbbey or prioryAbbey or prioryCwmhir Abbey19 km northCastleCastle · English HeritageLongtown Castle36 km southeast
CastleBrecon Castle23 km southPlaces well known beyond Llanelwedd (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.
Seeing Llanelwedd: your questions
What is there to see near Llanelwedd?
No attraction is mapped inside Llanelwedd itself. Within 5 km of it are Builth Castle and Royal Welsh Agricultural Society Showground.
Does Llanelwedd have a museum?
No museum or gallery is mapped in or within 5 km of Llanelwedd.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Llanelwedd?
None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Bronllys Castle (Cadw), 20 km southeast.
What are the best-known days out near Llanelwedd?
Within 40 km: Colwyn Castle (6.4 km), Cefnllys Castle (11 km), Brecon Cathedral (23 km), Bronllys Castle (20 km).
Where are Llanelwedd’s historic buildings listed?
Llanelwedd has 1 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 Llanelwedd 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 (10)
- Builth Castle: Eirian Evans, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Cefnllys Castle: Nigel Brown, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Brecon Cathedral: David Merrett from Daventry, England, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bronllys Castle: Keith Salvesen, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Hay Castle: Philip Halling, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Strata Florida Abbey: Gareth James, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Llandovery Castle: Stuart Logan, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Clifford Castle: Humphrey Bolton, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Y Gaer Roman Fort: Alan Bowring, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Brecon Castle: Philip Pankhurst, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
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