What is near Dunvant: Loughor Castle first
Visitors to Dunvant can choose from 4 attractions, a castle and a garden. Our list finds nothing inside Dunvant’s built-up area, but 9 places within 5 km of its edge. Here, one place is kept up by Cadw. If you have a day, head to St Joseph's Cathedral, 6.7 km away.
Leading the list near Dunvant
After Loughor Castle, look out for 2 attractions, a garden and a museum.
Castle · CadwLoughor Castle4.4 km outside town, to the northwest
GardenClyne Gardens3.7 km outside town, to the southeastMuseumMuseumEgypt Centre4 km outside town, to the southeastAttractionAttractionDylan Thomas House4.6 km outside town, to the eastAttractionAttractionMansion House5 km outside town, to the eastWater parkWater parkBlackpill Lido4 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.
Where things are
The map puts most of the 9 to the southeast.
The dashed line is Dunvant’s built-up area; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · ONS built-up area 2022
The mix
4 are other attractions; castles or historic places come next with 2.
Green: inside Dunvant. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
1 place is cared for by Cadw (Loughor Castle).
All of them, one by one
Nothing is inside Dunvant itself; these 9 are within 5 km of its edge.
Close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
1 listed building is on Dunvant’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Dunvant →
Beyond the town
The pick of the 12 is St Joseph's Cathedral, 6.7 km off.
CathedralSt Joseph's Cathedral6.7 km east
Castle · CadwSwansea Castle6.9 km east
CastleOystermouth Castle6.1 km southeast
CastlePennard Castle7.1 km southwest
Castle · CadwCastell Oxwich12 km southwest
Castle · CadwCastell Cydweli22 km northwest
CastlePenrice Castle11 km southwest
CastleDinefwr Castle28 km north
MuseumNational Waterfront Museum7.1 km east
Castle · CadwCarreg Cennen Castle26 km north
Castle · CadwWeobley Castle11 km west
Castle · CadwCastell Llansteffan29 km northwestPlaces well known beyond Dunvant (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.
Practical questions about Dunvant
What is there to see near Dunvant?
No attraction is mapped inside Dunvant itself. Within 5 km of it are Loughor Castle, Clyne Gardens, Egypt Centre and Dylan Thomas House.
Does Dunvant have a museum?
1 museum or gallery is in or within 5 km of Dunvant: Egypt Centre.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Dunvant?
Yes. In or within 5 km of Dunvant, 1 place is cared for by Cadw (Loughor Castle).
What are the best-known days out near Dunvant?
Within 40 km: St Joseph's Cathedral (6.7 km), Swansea Castle (6.9 km), Oystermouth Castle (6.1 km), Pennard Castle (7.1 km).
Where are Dunvant’s historic buildings listed?
Dunvant has 1 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 Dunvant 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)
- Loughor Castle: Nigel Davies, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Clyne Gardens: Peter Glyn, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- 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
- Oystermouth Castle: Jennifer Luther Thomas, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Pennard Castle: Graham Taylor, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Castell Oxwich: Pam Brophy, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Castell Cydweli: Iphrit, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Penrice Castle: Alan Richards, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dinefwr Castle: Andrew Bone from Weymouth, England, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- National Waterfront Museum: Reading Tom from Reading, UK, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Carreg Cennen Castle: Nigel Davies, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Weobley Castle: Jennifer Luther Thomas, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Castell Llansteffan: Emperorzurg123, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
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