CARAD Rhayader Museum and Gallery
Museum in Wales, United Kingdom.
Attractions in Rhayader
Photo: CARAD Rhayader Museum and Gallery, Jaggery (CC BY-SA 2.0)The one place to visit in Rhayader is CARAD Rhayader Museum and Gallery
One place to visit is mapped inside Rhayader’s built-up area, with 2 more within 5 km of its edge. The mix takes in a museum, a castle and an attraction. A day out reaches Strata Florida Abbey, 23 km away.
In Rhayader
1
inside the built-up area
Within 5 km
2
of the town’s edge
Museums & galleries
1
in or near town
Castles & historic places
1
in or near town
Best known
Top of the list in Rhayader
Next to CARAD Rhayader Museum and Gallery, the best known are a castle and an attraction.
MuseumCARAD Rhayader Museum and Galleryin town
CastleRhayader Castle100 m outside town, to the southwestAttractionAttractionGigrin Farm Red Kite Feeding Centre200 m 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 map
The layout
The farthest of them, Gigrin Farm Red Kite Feeding Centre, is 900 m out.
The dashed line is Rhayader’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
Sorted by kind
The list holds a museum, a castle and an attraction.
Museums & galleries 1 museum1 in town
Castles & historic places 1 castle0 in town · 1 nearby
Other attractions 1 attraction0 in town · 1 nearby
Green: inside Rhayader. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
Every place
Every place to visit
After the one in town come 2 more within 5 km of its edge.
The one inside Rhayader comes first, then the places within 5 km, close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
18 listed buildings and 1 scheduled monument are on Rhayader’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Rhayader →
Big names nearby
Names further out
The pick of the 12 is Strata Florida Abbey, 23 km off.
Abbey or priory · CadwStrata Florida Abbey23 km westAbbey or prioryAbbey or prioryCwmhir Abbey8.7 km east
CastleCefnllys Castle13 km southeast
CastleBuilth Castle19 km southeast
CathedralBrecon Cathedral40 km south
Castle · CadwCastell Trefaldwyn38 km northeast
Castle · CadwDolforwyn Castle32 km northeastCastleCastleColwyn Castle20 km southeastGardenGarden · National TrustHafod Estate22 km west
CastleLlandovery Castle40 km southwest
Castle · CadwBronllys Castle38 km southeast
Castle · English HeritageClun Castle35 km eastPlaces well known beyond Rhayader (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 Rhayader
What are the main attractions in Rhayader?
The place to visit inside Rhayader’s built-up area is CARAD Rhayader Museum and Gallery. In all, 1 place to visit is mapped inside the town, and 2 more within 5 km.
Does Rhayader have a museum?
1 museum or gallery is in or within 5 km of Rhayader: CARAD Rhayader Museum and Gallery.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Rhayader?
None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Strata Florida Abbey (Cadw), 23 km west.
What are the best-known days out near Rhayader?
Within 40 km: Strata Florida Abbey (23 km), Cwmhir Abbey (8.7 km), Cefnllys Castle (13 km), Builth Castle (19 km).
Where are Rhayader’s historic buildings listed?
Rhayader has 18 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 Rhayader 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 (11)
- CARAD Rhayader Museum and Gallery: Jaggery, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Rhayader Castle: Eirian Evans, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Strata Florida Abbey: Gareth James, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Cefnllys Castle: Nigel Brown, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Builth Castle: Eirian Evans, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Brecon Cathedral: David Merrett from Daventry, England, CC BY 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
- Llandovery Castle: Stuart Logan, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bronllys Castle: Keith Salvesen, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Clun Castle: Philip Halling, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
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