Nothing mapped in Llansantffraid-ym-Mechain itself; Bryngwyn Hall is the nearest draw
From Llansantffraid-ym-Mechain, the big name within reach is Powis Castle, 14 km away. There is no place to visit inside Llansantffraid-ym-Mechain’s built-up area; there are 2 within 5 km of its edge. Among them are a historic house and a museum.
Just outside Llansantffraid-ym-Mechain, the best known
Alongside Bryngwyn Hall you find 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.
Finding your way
Furthest from the centre is Bryngwyn Hall, 5.2 km away.
The dashed line is Llansantffraid-ym-Mechain’s built-up area; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · ONS built-up area 2022
The types of place
The places here are a historic house and a museum.
Green: inside Llansantffraid-ym-Mechain. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
Near Llansantffraid-ym-Mechain
Look within 5 km of its edge for both places listed.
Close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
29 listed buildings and 1 scheduled monument are on Llansantffraid-ym-Mechain’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Llansantffraid-ym-Mechain →
Names further out
The 12 days out are led by Powis Castle, 14 km away.
Castle · National TrustPowis Castle14 km south
Castle · National TrustChirk Castle18 km north
CastleSycharth Castle5.8 km north
CastleWhittington Castle15 km northeast
Castle · CadwCastell Trefaldwyn24 km south
Abbey or prioryShrewsbury Abbey29 km east
CastleHolt Castle Ruins38 km northeast
Abbey or priory · CadwValle Crucis Abbey24 km north
CastleCastell Dinas Brân23 km north
Fort · English HeritageOld Oswestry13 km northeast
CastleOswestry Castle11 km northeast
CathedralWrexham Cathedral32 km northPlaces well known beyond Llansantffraid-ym-Mechain (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.
Llansantffraid-ym-Mechain: questions and answers
What is there to see near Llansantffraid-ym-Mechain?
No attraction is mapped inside Llansantffraid-ym-Mechain itself. Within 5 km of it are Bryngwyn Hall and Tanat Valley Light Railway Museum.
Does Llansantffraid-ym-Mechain have a museum?
1 museum or gallery is in or within 5 km of Llansantffraid-ym-Mechain: Tanat Valley Light Railway Museum.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Llansantffraid-ym-Mechain?
None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Powis Castle (National Trust), 14 km south.
What are the best-known days out near Llansantffraid-ym-Mechain?
Within 40 km: Powis Castle (14 km), Chirk Castle (18 km), Sycharth Castle (5.8 km), Whittington Castle (15 km).
Where are Llansantffraid-ym-Mechain’s historic buildings listed?
Llansantffraid-ym-Mechain has 29 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 Llansantffraid-ym-Mechain 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
- Whittington Castle: AtticTapestry, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Castell Trefaldwyn: Stoker243, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Shrewsbury Abbey: Diliff, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Holt Castle Ruins: Peter Craine, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Valle Crucis Abbey: Llywelyn2000, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Castell Dinas Brân: Llywelyn2000, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Old Oswestry: Oswestry Borderland Tourism, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Oswestry Castle: Jaggery, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Wrexham Cathedral: Roger Cornfoot, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
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