Llanidloes Museum & one more place to visit in Llanidloes
There are 2 places to visit inside Llanidloes’ built-up area, plus one within 5 km of its edge. The commonest are 2 attractions and a museum. A longer outing takes you to National Library of Wales, 36 km off.
Highlights of Llanidloes
Llanidloes Museum aside, the next best known are 2 attractions.
Each 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 Out of Eden - The Stone Age Centre, 3.4 km out.
The dashed line is Llanidloes’ 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
Other attractions lead the count with 2 of 3.
Green: inside Llanidloes. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
Place after place
First the 2 in town, then one within 5 km of its edge.
The 2 inside Llanidloes come first, best known first; then the places within 5 km, close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
171 listed buildings are on Llanidloes’ History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Llanidloes →
Big names nearby
Worth the drive, National Library of Wales (36 km) is first of the 12.
Art galleryNational Library of Wales36 km west
Castle · National TrustPowis Castle34 km northeast
CastleAberystwyth Castle38 km west
Abbey or priory · CadwStrata Florida Abbey28 km southwest
Castle · CadwCastell Trefaldwyn29 km northeast
Castle · CadwDolforwyn Castle22 km northeastCastleCastle · CadwCastell y Bere38 km northwestAbbey or prioryAbbey or prioryCwmhir Abbey17 km southeast
CastleCefnllys Castle27 km southeastGardenGarden · National TrustHafod Estate23 km southwest
Castle · English HeritageClun Castle34 km eastCastleCastleAberdyfi Castle30 km northwestPlaces well known beyond Llanidloes (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 Llanidloes
What are the main attractions in Llanidloes?
The best known inside Llanidloes’ built-up area are Llanidloes Museum and Old Market Hall. In all, 2 places to visit are mapped inside the town, and 1 more within 5 km.
Does Llanidloes have a museum?
1 museum or gallery is in or within 5 km of Llanidloes: Llanidloes Museum.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Llanidloes?
None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Powis Castle (National Trust), 34 km northeast.
What are the best-known days out near Llanidloes?
Within 40 km: National Library of Wales (36 km), Powis Castle (34 km), Aberystwyth Castle (38 km), Strata Florida Abbey (28 km).
Where are Llanidloes’ historic buildings listed?
Llanidloes has 171 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 Llanidloes 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 (8)
- National Library of Wales: Ian Capper, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Powis Castle: Alexander Forst-Rakoczy, CC BY-SA 2.0 at, Wikimedia Commons
- Aberystwyth Castle: Llywelyn2000, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Strata Florida Abbey: Gareth James, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Castell Trefaldwyn: Stoker243, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dolforwyn Castle: user Llywelyn2000, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Cefnllys Castle: Nigel Brown, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Clun Castle: Philip Halling, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
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