Places to visit around Llanfyllin, from Bryngwyn Hall
Powis Castle, 15 km from Llanfyllin, is the best-known trip nearby. Look within 5 km of its edge for the 2 places to visit; none is inside Llanfyllin’s built-up area. The commonest are a historic house and a museum.
Where to start near Llanfyllin
Next to Bryngwyn Hall, the best known is a museum.
Each has a page of its own: what it is, who runs it, the weather month by month and what else is near it.
Where each one is
The map ends at Bryngwyn Hall, 3.8 km out.
The dashed line is Llanfyllin’s built-up area; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · ONS built-up area 2022
Kind by kind
Between them they are a historic house and a museum.
Green: inside Llanfyllin. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
The full list
The list runs to 2 places, all within 5 km of its edge.
Close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
80 listed buildings are on Llanfyllin’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Llanfyllin →
Within a day
Powis Castle, at 15 km, heads the 12 day trips.
Castle · National TrustPowis Castle15 km southeast
Castle · National TrustChirk Castle23 km northeast
CastleSycharth Castle9 km northeast
CastleMathrafal8.7 km south
Castle · CadwCastell Trefaldwyn24 km south
CastleWhittington Castle22 km northeast
Abbey or priory · CadwValle Crucis Abbey25 km north
CastleCastell Dinas Brân25 km north
Abbey or prioryShrewsbury Abbey36 km east
Castle · CadwDolforwyn Castle24 km south
CathedralWrexham Cathedral36 km northeast
Heritage railwayWelshpool and Llanfair Light Railway13 km southPlaces well known beyond Llanfyllin (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.
Asked about places to visit in Llanfyllin
What is there to see near Llanfyllin?
No attraction is mapped inside Llanfyllin itself. Within 5 km of it are Bryngwyn Hall and Y Dolydd - The Workhouse.
Does Llanfyllin have a museum?
1 museum or gallery is in or within 5 km of Llanfyllin: Y Dolydd - The Workhouse.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Llanfyllin?
None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Powis Castle (National Trust), 15 km southeast.
What are the best-known days out near Llanfyllin?
Within 40 km: Powis Castle (15 km), Chirk Castle (23 km), Sycharth Castle (9 km), Mathrafal (8.7 km).
Where are Llanfyllin’s historic buildings listed?
Llanfyllin has 80 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 Llanfyllin 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)
- Powis Castle: Alexander Forst-Rakoczy, CC BY-SA 2.0 at, Wikimedia Commons
- Chirk Castle: Llywelyn2000, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Sycharth Castle: Llywelyn2000, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Mathrafal: Welshficwitch, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Castell Trefaldwyn: Stoker243, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Whittington Castle: AtticTapestry, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Valle Crucis Abbey: Llywelyn2000, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Castell Dinas Brân: Llywelyn2000, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Shrewsbury Abbey: Diliff, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dolforwyn Castle: user Llywelyn2000, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Wrexham Cathedral: Roger Cornfoot, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Welshpool and Llanfair Light Railway: fairlightworks, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
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