Places to visit near Llanyre: Cefnllys Castle & more
With nothing inside Llanyre’s built-up area, the list has 4 places within 5 km of its edge. On the list: 3 museums and a castle, among others. A drive of 12 km brings you to Builth Castle.
Just outside Llanyre, the best known
3 museums follow Cefnllys Castle.
CastleCefnllys Castle4.5 km outside town, to the east
MuseumNational Cycle Museum2.2 km outside town, to the southeast
MuseumRadnorshire Museum2 km outside town, to the southeastMuseumMuseumSignal Box Museum1.8 km outside town, to the southeastEach has a page of its own: what it is, who runs it, the weather month by month and what else is near it.
The places, mapped
Just outside town, most of the 4 sit to the southeast.
The dashed line is Llanyre’s built-up area; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · ONS built-up area 2022
Sorted by kind
3 of the 4 are museums or galleries, more than any other kind.
Green: inside Llanyre. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
The places, one by one
4 places make the list, every one within 5 km of its edge.
Close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
Day trips
Most famous of the 12 is Builth Castle, 12 km from the centre.
CastleBuilth Castle12 km southAbbey or prioryAbbey or prioryCwmhir Abbey8.3 km northCastleCastleColwyn Castle11 km southeast
Abbey or priory · CadwStrata Florida Abbey30 km west
CathedralBrecon Cathedral34 km south
CastleRhayader Castle9.2 km northwest
Castle · CadwBronllys Castle30 km south
Castle · CadwCastell Trefaldwyn38 km northeast
Castle · English HeritageClun Castle31 km northeast
CastleHay Castle28 km southeast
Castle · English HeritageWigmore Castle37 km east
CastleLlandovery Castle40 km southwestPlaces well known beyond Llanyre (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.
Planning a visit to Llanyre
What is there to see near Llanyre?
No attraction is mapped inside Llanyre itself. Within 5 km of it are Cefnllys Castle, National Cycle Museum, Radnorshire Museum and Signal Box Museum.
Does Llanyre have a museum?
3 museums and galleries are in or within 5 km of Llanyre: National Cycle Museum, Radnorshire Museum and Signal Box Museum.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Llanyre?
None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Strata Florida Abbey (Cadw), 30 km west.
What are the best-known days out near Llanyre?
Within 40 km: Builth Castle (12 km), Cwmhir Abbey (8.3 km), Colwyn Castle (11 km), Strata Florida Abbey (30 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 Llanyre 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
- Strata Florida Abbey: Gareth James, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Brecon Cathedral: David Merrett from Daventry, England, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Rhayader Castle: Eirian Evans, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bronllys Castle: Keith Salvesen, 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
- Hay Castle: Philip Halling, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Wigmore Castle: Humphrey Bolton, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Llandovery Castle: Stuart Logan, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
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