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Historic site

Castle Ely

Located in Eglwyscummin, Carmarthenshire Coordinates: 51°45′51″ N 4°37′10″ W

Map showing the location of Castle Ely Castle Ely
Location in United Kingdom
Nearest town
Tavernspite
2.5 km NW
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
Elevation
112 m
above sea level
When to go
June–September
See the climate
Airports
CWL Cardiff International Airport97 km
BRS Bristol Airport139 km

About Castle Ely

Castle Ely is a historic site. Location: Eglwyscummin, Carmarthenshire. The best months to visit are June–September. The nearest airport is Cardiff International Airport (97 km). Nearby sights include Marros Mountain and Brynhyfryd.

Climate of Castle Ely

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–September.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 11° · Night 6° · Rain 125 mm

Hottest month
August (day 19°)
Coldest month
February (night 3°)
Wettest month
November (125 mm)
Driest month
May (63 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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Climate of Castle Ely
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)8°8°9°11°14°17°19°19°17°14°11°9°
Average low (°C)3°3°4°5°8°10°12°13°11°9°6°4°
Precipitation (mm)1128086656372688893117125116

Other places to visit in this season: June July August September

How to get to Castle Ely

The nearest airport is Cardiff International Airport (CWL), 97 km to the southeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Swansea, 49 km to the east.

Airports

  • Cardiff International Airport (CWL) Cardiff 97 kmsoutheast
  • Bristol Airport (BRS) Bristol 139 kmeast
  • Exeter International Airport (EXT) Exeter, Devon 142 kmsoutheast

Nearby large cities

  • Swansea Population: 300.4K 49 kmeast
  • Cardiff Population: 372.1K 105 kmeast
  • Newport Population: 161.5K 114 kmeast
  • Exeter Population: 130.7K 139 kmsoutheast
  • Bristol Population: 479K 144 kmeast

Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.

Day trips from Castle Ely

Within 100 km: 415 historic and cultural sites, 1,232 natural sites, 144 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km176 places

  • Manorbier Beach Beach 19 kmSW
  • Caldey Island Island 15 kmS
  • Saint Margaret’s Island Island 15 kmSW
  • Llys-y-frân Reservoir Lake 21 kmNW

25–60 km640 places

  • St Justinian Natural site 49 kmW
  • Porth Clais Natural site 47 kmW
  • Port Selau Natural site 49 kmW
  • Poppit Sands Beach 39 kmN

60–100 km975 places

  • Saunton Sands Beach 79 kmS
  • Mouthmill Beach Beach 85 kmS
  • Putsborough Beach Beach 74 kmS
  • The Smalls Island 73 kmW

Straight-line distances.

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Nearest towns and villages

  • Tavernspite Village, Lampeter Velfrey
    2.5 km NW
  • Crunwear Village, Eglwyscummin
    1.6 km S
  • Red Roses Village, Eglwyscummin
    1.6 km NE
  • Marros Village, Eglwyscummin
    2.1 km SE

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