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Llandrindod Wells

Llandrindod Wells is a town and community in Powys, Wales.

Llandrindod Wells
Llandrindod Wells · Wikimedia Commons
The place

Llandrindod Wells is a town and community in Powys, Wales. It serves as the seat of Powys County Council, and is therefore the administrative centre of Powys. The town was historically in Radnorshire.

Adapted from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

What is there

Worth seeing in and around Llandrindod Wells

6 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.

  1. 01
    Cefnllys Castle

    Cefnllys Castle was a medieval spur castle in Radnorshire, Wales. Two successive masonry castles were built on a ridge above the River Ithon known as Castle Bank in the thirteenth century, replacing a wooden motte-and-bailey castle constructed by the Normans nearby.

    3.4 km · medieval castle in Powys, Wales, UK · Wikipedia
  2. 02
    Our Lady of Ransom and the Holy Souls Church

    Our Lady of Ransom and the Holy Souls Church is a Roman Catholic Parish church in Llandrindod Wells. It was founded by the Society of Jesus in 1907.

    300 m · church in Llandrindod Wells, Powys, Wales · Wikipedia
  3. 03
    The Albert Hall

    The Albert Hall is a period Victorian theatre and community venue in Llandrindod Wells in Powys, Wales. Originally built as a church hall in 1896, it became a theatre in 1922, with the addition of an art-deco foyer.

    400 m · theatre, and arts venue in Llandrindod Wells · Wikipedia
  4. 04
    Llandrindod Wells Library

    Llandrindod Wells Library, is located in The Gwalia, which is a municipal building on Ithon Road, Llandrindod Wells, Powys, Wales. The structure, which was the headquarters of Radnorshire District Council, is now a customer service point for Powys County Council, and also features a public library.

    800 m · public library in Wales · Wikipedia
  5. 05
    National Cycle Collection

    The National Cycle Museum is a national museum dedicated to cycling in the United Kingdom and is based in Llandrindod Wells, Wales. It opened in 1997.

    800 m · bicycle museum in Wales · Wikipedia
  6. 06
    St Cewydd's Church

    St Cewydd's Church is an active parish church in the village of Disserth, Powys, Wales. The dispersed village of Disserth lies south of Llandrindod Wells and north of Builth Wells.

    3.7 km · church in Disserth, Powys, Wales · Wikipedia

Ranked by the number of language editions of Wikipedia with an article on each, from Wikidata; the sentences are the openings of those articles, CC BY-SA 4.0.

See

What Wikivoyage says to see

  1. 01
    The Rock Park

    A peaceful woodland area with short walks down to Lovers' Leap, a rocky outcrop above the River Ithon.

  2. 02
    National Cycle Museum

    Automobile Palace, Temple Street, curator@cyclemuseum.org.uk.

From Wikivoyage: Llandrindod Wells, CC BY-SA 4.0. Not yet checked by us.

Do

Things to do

Llandrindod Wells Golf Club. Victorian Festival. 20-26 Aug 2018. Takes place every August. Includes free music concerts, a Victorian fun fair, parades, balls, a torchlit procession and fireworks on the last night.

  1. 01
    Albert Hall

    Watch some of the plays performed in the local Victorian theatre during the Drama Festival.

From Wikivoyage: Llandrindod Wells, CC BY-SA 4.0. Not yet checked by us.

Eat

Where to eat

There are three chippies, two kebab shop takeaways and two Chinese takeaways. There's also an Indian restaurant, tea rooms, a greasy food cafe and two jacket potato/sandwich/healthier food option cafes.

  1. 01
    Fabian's Kitchen

    Albion House, Temple St,.

From Wikivoyage: Llandrindod Wells, CC BY-SA 4.0. Not yet checked by us.

Go there

Getting to Llandrindod Wells

Airports
Cardiff (CWL), 94 km · Bristol (BRS), 106 km · Birmingham (BHX), 114 km
Stations
Llandrindod railway station, 500 m · Pen-y-Bont railway station, 5.5 km · Newbridge on Wye railway station, 5.1 km
  • Cardiff → Llandrindod Wells
    86 km · quickest by road, 2h 26m · £10–14
  • Bristol → Llandrindod Wells
    103 km · quickest by road, 2h 58m · £12–15
  • Birmingham, West Midlands → Llandrindod Wells
    104 km · quickest by road, 3h · £11–15
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Not yet researched

No local-transport research exists yet for Llandrindod Wells

Our researched notes are written from a sourced entry: every shared taxi, boat and village bus with its operator, its rule, its fare and the year we saw it, and what could not be confirmed. Nobody has done that work for Llandrindod Wells. What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more.

The nearest places where the work is done
  1. 01
    LundyGB

    7 ways of moving, 11 sources

    148 km
  2. 02
    Isle of WightGB

    11 ways of moving, 22 sources

    225 km
  3. 03
    Isle of ArranGB

    10 ways of moving, 31 sources

    388 km
  4. 04
    Tarbert, Loch Fyne and KintyreGB

    9 ways of moving, 15 sources

    424 km
  5. 05
    Inis Mór (Inishmore)IE

    8 ways of moving, 20 sources

    438 km

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Around it

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