Powysland Museum is Welshpool’s place to visit
We list one place to visit inside Welshpool’s built-up area and 3 within 5 km of its edge. They include 2 museums and 2 castles. Among them, 2 are cared for by the National Trust. A longer outing takes you to Castell Trefaldwyn, 11 km off.
The headline places in Welshpool
After Powysland Museum, look out for 2 castles and a museum.
MuseumPowysland Museumin town
Castle · National TrustPowis Castle800 m outside town, to the southwest
CastleButtington1.5 km outside town, to the northeastMuseumMuseum · National TrustClive Museum800 m outside town, to the southwestEach has a page of its own: what it is, who runs it, the weather month by month and what else is near it.
Mapped around Welshpool
To the southwest is where most of the 3 lie.
The dashed line is Welshpool’s built-up area; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · ONS built-up area 2022
What sort of places
The two biggest groups: museums or galleries (2) and castles or historic places (2).
Green: inside Welshpool. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
2 places are cared for by the National Trust (Powis Castle and Clive Museum).
In Welshpool first, then nearby
One in town leads, with 3 more within 5 km of its edge after it.
The one inside Welshpool comes first, then the places within 5 km, close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
203 listed buildings and 2 scheduled monuments are on Welshpool’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Welshpool →
Out of town
Leading the 12 is Castell Trefaldwyn, 11 km away; they include 9 castles and an abbey or priory.
Castle · CadwCastell Trefaldwyn11 km south
Castle · National TrustChirk Castle31 km north
Castle · CadwDolforwyn Castle15 km southwest
Abbey or prioryShrewsbury Abbey27 km east
Heritage railwayWelshpool and Llanfair Light Railway7.6 km west
CastleMathrafal10 km west
CastleSycharth Castle18 km north
CastleCaus Castle11 km east
CathedralShrewsbury Cathedral27 km eastCastleCastleShrewsbury Castle27 km east
CastleWhittington Castle25 km north
Castle · English HeritageStokesay Castle33 km southeastPlaces well known beyond Welshpool (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.
Good to know in Welshpool
What are the main attractions in Welshpool?
The place to visit inside Welshpool’s built-up area is Powysland Museum. In all, 1 place to visit is mapped inside the town, and 3 more within 5 km.
Does Welshpool have a museum?
2 museums and galleries are in or within 5 km of Welshpool: Powysland Museum and Clive Museum.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Welshpool?
Yes. In or within 5 km of Welshpool, 2 places are cared for by the National Trust (Powis Castle and Clive Museum).
What are the best-known days out near Welshpool?
Within 40 km: Castell Trefaldwyn (11 km), Chirk Castle (31 km), Dolforwyn Castle (15 km), Shrewsbury Abbey (27 km).
Where are Welshpool’s historic buildings listed?
Welshpool has 203 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 Welshpool 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 (14)
- Powysland Museum: John Firth, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Powis Castle: Alexander Forst-Rakoczy, CC BY-SA 2.0 at, Wikimedia Commons
- Buttington: Chris Heaton, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Castell Trefaldwyn: Stoker243, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Chirk Castle: Llywelyn2000, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dolforwyn Castle: user Llywelyn2000, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Shrewsbury Abbey: Diliff, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Welshpool and Llanfair Light Railway: fairlightworks, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Mathrafal: Welshficwitch, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Sycharth Castle: Llywelyn2000, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Caus Castle: John M, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Shrewsbury Cathedral: Fountain Posters, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Whittington Castle: AtticTapestry, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Stokesay Castle: Andy / Andrew Fogg from near Cambridge, UK, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
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