Gwern y Domen
Located in Van, Caerphilly County Borough Coordinates: 51°35′01″ N 3°11′32″ W
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Elevation
- 70 m
- above sea level
- Airports
- CWL Cardiff International Airport23 km
- BRS Bristol Airport40 km
About Gwern y Domen
Gwern y Domen is a historic site. Location: Van, Caerphilly County Borough. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Cardiff International Airport (23 km). Nearby sights include Caerphilly Castle and Pen Castell y Van.
At a glance
- Heritage designation
- scheduled monument, National Monument of Wales
Source: Wikidata
Photos of Gwern y Domen
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Morganstown Motte Seth Whales · CC BY-SA 4.0 -
Twmpath Motte Seth Whales · CC BY-SA 4.0 -
Twyn Tudur Alan Hughes · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
Morgraig Castle John Lord · CC BY-SA 2.0
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Climate of Gwern y Domen
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: June–August.
This month · November
A wet month
Day 10° · Night 5° · Rain 126 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 21°)
- Coldest month
- February (night 2°)
- Wettest month
- November (126 mm)
- Driest month
- July (66 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).
Show values as a table
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
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| Average high (°C) | 8° | 7° | 10° | 12° | 16° | 18° | 21° | 20° | 18° | 14° | 10° | 8° |
| Average low (°C) | 2° | 2° | 3° | 4° | 7° | 10° | 12° | 12° | 10° | 8° | 5° | 3° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 124 | 91 | 95 | 69 | 70 | 72 | 66 | 92 | 105 | 114 | 126 | 124 |
How to get to Gwern y Domen
The nearest airport is Cardiff International Airport (CWL), 23 km to the southwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Cardiff, 12 km to the south.
Airports
- Cardiff International Airport (CWL) Cardiff 23 kmsouthwest
- Bristol Airport (BRS) Bristol 40 kmsoutheast
- Exeter International Airport (EXT) Exeter, Devon 96 kmsouth
Nearby large cities
- Cardiff Population: 372.1K 12 kmsouth
- Newport Population: 161.5K 13 kmeast
- Bristol Population: 479K 44 kmeast
- Swansea Population: 300.4K 52 kmwest
- Bath Population: 101.6K 62 kmeast
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Gwern y Domen
Within 100 km: 868 historic and cultural sites, 2,019 natural sites, 148 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km271 places
- Flat Holm Island 23 kmS
- Barry Island Island 22 kmS
- Sully Island Island 21 kmS
- Lisvane Reservoir Lake 6 kmS
25–60 km883 places
- Kilve Beach Beach 44 kmS
- Steep Holm Island 28 kmS
- Knightstone Island 29 kmSE
- Denny Island Island 29 kmE
60–100 km1,881 places
- Saunton Sands Beach 90 kmSW
- Charmouth Beach Beach 97 kmS
- Putsborough Beach Beach 87 kmSW
- Worms Head Island 79 kmW
Straight-line distances.
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Caerphilly Castle Historic site, Caerphilly2.1 km SW
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Pen Castell y Van Mountain, Van1.2 km SW
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Mynydd Rudry Mountain, Rudry1.2 km SE
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Morgraig Castle Historic site, Caerphilly3.8 km S
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Twmpath Motte Historic site, Rhiwbina6 km S
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Mynydd y Grug Mountain, Bedwas, Trethomas and Machen3.1 km N
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Ysgubor Wen Motte Historic site, Llanishen5.5 km S
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Mynydd Dimlaith Mountain, Bedwas, Trethomas and Machen3.2 km NW
Nearest towns and villages
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Bedwas Town, Bedwas, Trethomas and Machen1 km NW
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Caerphilly Town, Caerphilly2.1 km SW
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Mornington Meadows Neighbourhood, Van0.7 km W
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Lansbury Park Neighbourhood, Van1.1 km W
Sources & licences
Data last updated: · 2 independent sources