Powysland Museum, Welshpool

#3 among attractions in Welshpool

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Powysland Museum (address: Canal Yard) is a place located in Welshpool (Wales principality) and belongs to the category of history museum, museum.

It is situated at an altitude of 262 feet, and its geographical coordinates are 52°39'30"N latitude and 3°8'44"W longitude.

Among other places and attractions worth visiting in the area are: Maes y Dre Recreation Ground (sport, 6 min walk), Christ Church (church, 9 min walk), Powis Castle (garden, 23 min walk).

Coordinates: 52°39'30"N, 3°8'44"W

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Canal YardWelshpool SY21 7AQ United Kingdom

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Powysland Museum – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Powis Castle, Christ Church, Leighton Hall, Trelystan.

0.9 miSW
Garden, Museum, Forts and castles
Powis Castle, Welshpool
23 min walk • Powis Castle, a formidable medieval fortress in Welshpool, Wales, stands as a testament to the country's rich history and architectural heritage. This grand structure, dating back to the 13th century, was originally built by Welsh princes and has since been modified...
~1690 ftW
Church, Romanesque architecture
Christ Church, Welshpool
9 min walk • Christ Church, Welshpool was commissioned by the Earl of Powis to commemorate his son, Edward James, the Viscount Clive, having come of age. It was designed by Thomas Penson and completed 1839–44.
2 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Forest
Leighton Hall
51 min walk • Leighton Hall is an estate located to the east of Welshpool in the historic county of Montgomeryshire, now Powys, in Wales. Leighton Hall is a listed grade I property. It is located on the opposite side of the valley of the river Severn to Powis Castle.
3.1 miSE
Church
Trelystan
81 min walk • Trelystan is a remote parish and township on the border of the historic county of Montgomeryshire with Shropshire. Trelystan now forms part of the community of Forden, Leighton and Trelystan in Powys.
2.4 miNE
Monastery
Strata Marcella
63 min walk • The Abbey of Strata Marcella was a medieval Cistercian monastery situated at Ystrad Marchell on the west bank of the River Severn near Welshpool, Powys, Wales.
7.4 miSE
Archaeological site
Stapeley Hill
190 min walk • Stapeley Hill is a sacred saddleback shaped hill in South-West Shropshire, near the village of Priestweston, not far from another landmark, Corndon Hill.
5.4 miSW
Nature, Natural attraction, Forest
Vaynor Park
137 min walk • Vaynor Park is a country house in a landscaped park, standing on high ground to the south-west of Berriew village, in the historic county of Montgomeryshire, now Powys. The origins of the house date from the mid-15th century, but the house was extensively re-built in brick about 1640.
3.8 miSW
Museum, History museum
Tŷ Mawr
97 min walk • Tŷ Mawr is a Grade I-listed timber framed house in the township of Trefnant in the historic parish of Castle Caereinion, Montgomeryshire, Wales.
7.4 miSE
Memorial
Mitchell's Fold
190 min walk • Mitchell's Fold is a Bronze Age stone circle in southwest Shropshire, located near the small village of White Grit on dry heathland at the southwest end of Stapeley Hill in the civil parish of Chirbury with Brompton, at a height of 1083 ft o.d.
4.7 miSW
Church
St Beuno's Church
120 min walk • St Beuno’s Church is the parish church of Berriew, in the historic county of Montgomeryshire, now Powys. The church stands in an almost oval churchyard in the centre of the village.
5.4 miS
Forts and castles
Forden Gaer
137 min walk • Forden Gaer, Y Gaer, Caer Flos and Lavrobrinta are respective English, Welsh and possible Latin names for the Roman fort in the township of Thornbury, in the parish of Forden, in the old county of Montgomeryshire, which now forms part of Powys, Wales.