The Robert Owen Museum
Museum in Newtown, Powys, Wales, United Kingdom.
Attractions in Newtown
Photo: The Robert Owen Museum, Jaggery (CC BY-SA 2.0)Newtown to see, The Robert Owen Museum first
2 places to visit are mapped inside Newtown’s built-up area, and one more within 5 km of its edge. Among them are 2 museums and a castle. Here, one place is kept up by Cadw. The trip to Powis Castle is 19 km.
In Newtown
2
inside the built-up area
Within 5 km
1
of the town’s edge
Museums & galleries
2
in or near town
Castles & historic places
1
in or near town
Cared for
1
National Trust, English Heritage, Cadw and others
Best known
The names to know in Newtown
Once you have seen The Robert Owen Museum, try a museum and a castle.
MuseumThe Robert Owen Museumin townMuseumMuseumNewtown Textile Museumin town
Castle · CadwDolforwyn Castle3.5 km outside town, to the northeastEach 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
Map of the places
The list reaches out to Dolforwyn Castle, 6.1 km away.
The dashed line is Newtown’s built-up area; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · ONS built-up area 2022
By kind
What kind of places
Most common are museums or galleries: 2 of 3.
Museums & galleries 2 museums2 in town
Castles & historic places 1 castle0 in town · 1 nearby
Green: inside Newtown. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
1 place is cared for by Cadw (Dolforwyn Castle).
Every place
Every one of them
The 2 inside Newtown come first, then one more within 5 km of its edge.
The 2 inside Newtown 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.
194 listed buildings and 2 scheduled monuments are on Newtown’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Newtown →
Big names nearby
Further away
Powis Castle (19 km) leads the 12 big names within reach.
Castle · National TrustPowis Castle19 km northeast
Castle · CadwCastell Trefaldwyn13 km northeast
Historic houseGregynog Hall6.7 km north
Castle · English HeritageClun Castle22 km southeast
Castle · English HeritageStokesay Castle34 km east
Heritage railwayWelshpool and Llanfair Light Railway16 km north
CastleMathrafal20 km north
Castle · English HeritageWigmore Castle37 km southeastAbbey or prioryAbbey or prioryCwmhir Abbey21 km south
CastleCefnllys Castle30 km south
CastleButtington23 km northeast
CastleSycharth Castle36 km northPlaces well known beyond Newtown (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 Newtown: questions
What are the main attractions in Newtown?
The best known inside Newtown’s built-up area are The Robert Owen Museum and Newtown Textile Museum. In all, 2 places to visit are mapped inside the town, and 1 more within 5 km.
Does Newtown have a museum?
2 museums and galleries are in or within 5 km of Newtown: The Robert Owen Museum and Newtown Textile Museum.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Newtown?
Yes. In or within 5 km of Newtown, 1 place is cared for by Cadw (Dolforwyn Castle).
What are the best-known days out near Newtown?
Within 40 km: Powis Castle (19 km), Castell Trefaldwyn (13 km), Gregynog Hall (6.7 km), Clun Castle (22 km).
Where are Newtown’s historic buildings listed?
Newtown has 194 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 Newtown 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)
- The Robert Owen Museum: Jaggery, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dolforwyn Castle: user Llywelyn2000, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Powis Castle: Alexander Forst-Rakoczy, CC BY-SA 2.0 at, Wikimedia Commons
- Castell Trefaldwyn: Stoker243, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Gregynog Hall: Broneirion, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Clun Castle: Philip Halling, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Stokesay Castle: Andy / Andrew Fogg from near Cambridge, UK, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Welshpool and Llanfair Light Railway: fairlightworks, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Mathrafal: Welshficwitch, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Wigmore Castle: Humphrey Bolton, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Cefnllys Castle: Nigel Brown, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Buttington: Chris Heaton, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Sycharth Castle: Llywelyn2000, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
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