Attractions near Newtown Textile Museum
Andrew Logan Museum of Sculpture (7 Miles)*
Andrew Logan's work is of popular poetry and metropolitan glamour. It is an art which resounds with the exuberant excess of a Busby Berkeley musical. ALMS is currently the only museum in the country dedicated to a living artist.
Glansevern Hall (8 Miles)*
Glansevern Hall was built in Greek Revival style 200 years ago. It is romantically positioned on the River Severn and the gardens extend over 18 acres. There is a gentle walk from the gardens to the river edge.
Welshpool and Llanfair Light Railway (9 Miles)*
The railway was opened in 1903 to link the rural communities to the market town of Welshpool. The gauge of 2 ft 6 inches allowed for tight curves and steep gradients following the contours of the countryside.
Llanidloes Museum (10 Miles)*
The Local History Gallery depicts the development of Llanidloes during the last three centuries. Topics include the history of the Old Market Hall, civic events in the town as well as both World Wars.
Powysland Museum (12 Miles)*
The groundfloor displays illustrate the history and development of life in Montgomeryshire from the earliest prehistoric settlers to the 20th century population.
Gilfach Nature Reserve (14 Miles)*
Situated in a beautiful setting at the mouth of the Marteg Valley in the Cambrian Mountains of mid-Wales, Gilfach is locally unique because of its wide variety of habitats: high moorland to enclosed meadow, oak woodland to rocky upland river.
Walcot Hall (15 Miles)*
Walcot Hall dates back to Tudor times, the original Elizabethan facade being gabled. The gardens cover over 30 acres, including one of the finest Arboretums in Britain.
Acton Scott Historic Working Farm (21 Miles)*
Every afternoon you can see hand milking. Buttermaking takes place in the dairy holidays and weekends.
Stokesay Castle (21 Miles)*
This is one of England's best preserved fortified manor houses. Stokesay's Great Hall is unchanged since the days of baronial feasts.
Centre for Alternative Technology (23 Miles)*
This pioneering eco-centre is packed full of hands-on displays and working examples of sustainable living, renewable energy, environmentally responsible building, energy conservation, organic growing and composting.
Hergest Croft Gardens (24 Miles)*
Hergest Croft Gardens lie in the heart of the Welsh Marches with stunning views towards the Black Mountains.
Ludlow Racecourse (25 Miles)*
Tradition has it that in the fourteenth century soldiers from Ludlow Castle came here not only to practice archery but also to match their horses.
Coleham Pumping Station (26 Miles)*
Magnificent Renshaw beam engines in 1901 pumping house.
Shrewsbury Museum and Art Gallery (Rowley's House) (26 Miles)*
Rocks, Romans, China and Costume, Mediaeval Shrewsbury and Shropshire Wildlife.
Shrewsbury Castle and The Shropshire Regimental Museum (26 Miles)*
Shropshire Regimental Museum houses the collections of the four Shropshire Regiments - King's Shropshire light Infantry, Shropshire Yeomanry, Shropshire Royal Horse Artillery and 4th Bn King's Shropshire Light Infantry TA.
* Distances shown are in a direct line. Distances by road will be longer.


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