St Illtyds Castle
Located in Llanhilleth, Blaenau Gwent Coordinates: 51°42′38″ N 3°08′04″ W
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Elevation
- 352 m
- above sea level
- Airports
- CWL Cardiff International Airport38 km
- BRS Bristol Airport47 km
About St Illtyds Castle
St Illtyds Castle is a historic site. Location: Llanhilleth, Blaenau Gwent. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Cardiff International Airport (38 km). Nearby sights include Castell Taliorum and Mynydd Pen-y-fan.
Photos of St Illtyds Castle
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Pontypool Park Jaggery · CC BY-SA 2.0
Climate of St Illtyds Castle
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: June–August.
This month · November
A wet month
Day 9° · Night 3° · Rain 133 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 19°)
- Coldest month
- February (night 0°)
- Wettest month
- December (141 mm)
- Driest month
- July (65 mm)
Bars: average monthly low and high temperature. Below: precipitation. Monthly averages for 1970–2000 at about 18 km resolution, adjusted for elevation. Highlighted months are mild and relatively dry. Source: WorldClim 2.1 (CC BY 4.0).
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
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| Average high (°C) | 6° | 5° | 8° | 10° | 14° | 17° | 19° | 19° | 16° | 12° | 9° | 7° |
| Average low (°C) | 1° | 0° | 2° | 3° | 6° | 9° | 11° | 11° | 9° | 6° | 3° | 2° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 140 | 100 | 106 | 79 | 78 | 77 | 65 | 93 | 107 | 119 | 133 | 141 |
How to get to St Illtyds Castle
The nearest airport is Cardiff International Airport (CWL), 38 km to the southwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Newport, 17 km to the southeast.
Airports
- Cardiff International Airport (CWL) Cardiff 38 kmsouthwest
- Bristol Airport (BRS) Bristol 47 kmsoutheast
- Exeter International Airport (EXT) Exeter, Devon 110 kmsouth
Nearby large cities
- Newport Population: 161.5K 17 kmsoutheast
- Cardiff Population: 372.1K 26 kmsouth
- Bristol Population: 479K 47 kmsoutheast
- Swansea Population: 300.4K 57 kmwest
- Gloucester Population: 132.4K 64 kmeast
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from St Illtyds Castle
Within 100 km: 928 historic and cultural sites, 2,129 natural sites, 139 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km260 places
- Lisvane Reservoir Lake 20 kmS
- Llandegfedd Reservoir Lake 11 kmE
- Talybont Reservoir Lake 21 kmNW
- Alway Mountain 19 kmSE
25–60 km1,051 places
- Kilve Beach Beach 58 kmS
- Steep Holm Island 41 kmS
- Flat Holm Island 37 kmS
- Barry Island Island 36 kmS
60–100 km1,885 places
- Putsborough Beach Beach 98 kmSW
- Worms Head Island 84 kmW
- Outer Head Island 85 kmW
- Alney Island Island 63 kmE
Straight-line distances.
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Castell Taliorum Historic site, Llanhilleth0.1 km NE
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Mynydd Pen-y-fan Mountain, Argoed2.5 km W
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Blaen-y-cwm Mountain, Pen Tranch2.7 km E
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Pontypool Park Landmark, Pontymoile7 km E
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Gwastad Mountain, Abertillery3.9 km NE
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Ebbw Vale Natural site, Wales3.9 km NW
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Twyn Tudur Historic site, Ynysddu8.4 km S -
Pen Coed Parciau Mountain, Pen Tranch4.6 km E
Nearest towns and villages
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Abertillery Town, Abertillery2.2 km N -
Six Bells Village, Abertillery1.5 km N
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Aberbeeg Village, Llanhilleth0.5 km W
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Brynithel Village, Llanhilleth0.8 km SW
Sources & licences
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