Swansea Bus Museum & Transport Heritage Centre
Transport heritage museum in Swansea.
Attractions in Clydach
Photo: St Joseph's Cathedral, Saint_Josephs_Cathedral_swansea.JPG: Wiccasha derivative work: Rabanus Flavus (Public domain)5.4 km from Clydach, Swansea Bus Museum & Transport Heritage Centre leads the list
From Clydach, the big name within reach is St Joseph's Cathedral, 8.6 km away. None of our places to visit is inside Clydach’s built-up area; 2 are within 5 km of its edge. There are a museum and a castle to choose from.
In Clydach
0
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
The names to know near Clydach
Following Swansea Bus Museum & Transport Heritage Centre is a castle.
MuseumMuseumSwansea Bus Museum & Transport Heritage Centre3.7 km outside town, to the southCastleCastleMorris Castle4.9 km outside town, to the southwest
Each 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
On the map
Furthest from the centre is Morris Castle, 6.7 km away.
The dashed line is Clydach’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
The list by type
The places here are a museum and a castle.
Museums & galleries 1 museum0 in town · 1 nearby
Castles & historic places 1 castle0 in town · 1 nearby
Green: inside Clydach. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
Every place
All of it
Its 2 places all lie within 5 km of its edge.
Close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
8 listed buildings are on Clydach’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Clydach →
Big names nearby
Worth the drive
Top of the 12 day trips: St Joseph's Cathedral, at 8.6 km.
CathedralSt Joseph's Cathedral8.6 km southwest
Castle · CadwSwansea Castle9.8 km south
Castle · CadwCarreg Cennen Castle17 km north
CastleNeath Castle7.5 km southeast
CastleDinefwr Castle21 km northwest
Abbey or priory · CadwNeath Abbey6.6 km southeast
Castle · CadwLoughor Castle14 km west
Castle · CadwCastell Cydweli29 km west
CastleOystermouth Castle16 km southwest
CastlePennard Castle20 km southwest
MuseumNational Waterfront Museum10 km south
Castle · CadwCastell Oxwich25 km southwestPlaces well known beyond Clydach (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.
Clydach, answered
What is there to see near Clydach?
No attraction is mapped inside Clydach itself. Within 5 km of it are Swansea Bus Museum & Transport Heritage Centre and Morris Castle.
Does Clydach have a museum?
1 museum or gallery is in or within 5 km of Clydach: Swansea Bus Museum & Transport Heritage Centre.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Clydach?
None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Swansea Castle (Cadw), 9.8 km south.
What are the best-known days out near Clydach?
Within 40 km: St Joseph's Cathedral (8.6 km), Swansea Castle (9.8 km), Carreg Cennen Castle (17 km), Neath Castle (7.5 km).
Where are Clydach’s historic buildings listed?
Clydach has 8 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 Clydach 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)
- St Joseph's Cathedral: Saint_Josephs_Cathedral_swansea.JPG: Wiccasha derivative work: Rabanus Flavus, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Swansea Castle: Tiia Monto, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Carreg Cennen Castle: Nigel Davies, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Neath Castle: Darren Wyn Rees at Aberdare Blog, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dinefwr Castle: Andrew Bone from Weymouth, England, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Neath Abbey: Gareth Lovering Photography from Swansea, Wales UK, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Loughor Castle: Nigel Davies, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Castell Cydweli: Iphrit, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Oystermouth Castle: Jennifer Luther Thomas, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Pennard Castle: Graham Taylor, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- National Waterfront Museum: Reading Tom from Reading, UK, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Castell Oxwich: Pam Brophy, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
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