Mountain

Pen-pal

Located in Llanarthney, Carmarthenshire Coordinates: 51°50′58″ N 4°06′32″ W

Location in United Kingdom

Elevation: 202 m; above sea level
Nearest town: Penrhiwgoch; 1.2 km SE
Local time: UTC+00:00; Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go: June–August; See the climate
Airports: CWL Cardiff International Airport73 km; BRS Bristol Airport110 km

About Pen-pal

Pen-pal is a mountain. Location: Llanarthney, Carmarthenshire. Elevation: 202 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Cardiff International Airport (73 km). Nearby sights include Dryslwyn Castle and Pen Tyllwyd.

Photos of Pen-pal

Dryslwyn Castle Natasha de Vere & Col Ford · CC BY 2.0
Dinefwr Castle Andrew Bone from Weymouth, England · CC BY 2.0

Climate of Pen-pal

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 10° · Night 5° · Rain 148 mm

Hottest month: July (day 19°)
Coldest month: February (night 2°)
Wettest month: November (148 mm)
Driest month: May (72 mm)

7° 2°

6° 2°

8° 3°

11° 4°

14° 7°

17° 10°

19° 12°

16° 10°

13° 8°

10° 5°

8° 3°

Jan

137

Feb

Mar

106

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

100

Sep

109

Oct

135

Nov

148

Dec

143

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 Pen-pal
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high (°C)	7°	6°	8°	11°	14°	17°	19°	19°	16°	13°	10°	8°
Average low (°C)	2°	2°	3°	4°	7°	10°	12°	12°	10°	8°	5°	3°
Precipitation (mm)	137	97	106	77	72	82	82	100	109	135	148	143

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Pen-pal

The nearest airport is Cardiff International Airport (CWL), 73 km to the southeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Swansea, 28 km to the southeast.

Airports

Cardiff International Airport (CWL) Cardiff 73 kmsoutheast
Bristol Airport (BRS) Bristol 110 kmsoutheast
Exeter International Airport (EXT) Exeter, Devon 133 kmsouth

Nearby large cities

Swansea Population: 300.4K 28 kmsoutheast
Cardiff Population: 372.1K 76 kmsoutheast
Newport Population: 161.5K 82 kmeast
Bristol Population: 479K 113 kmeast
Gloucester Population: 132.4K 129 kmeast

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

Day trips from Pen-pal

Within 100 km: 756 historic and cultural sites, 1,973 natural sites, 183 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km260 places

Ynys Isaf Island 8 kmSW
Trichrug Mountain 16 kmE
Mynydd Pen-bre Mountain 17 kmSW
Mynydd Llanybyther Mountain 21 kmN

25–60 km913 places

Poppit Sands Beach 49 kmNW
Manorbier Beach Beach 53 kmSW
Mwnt beach Beach 48 kmNW
Tresaith Beach Beach 42 kmNW

60–100 km1,739 places

St Justinian Natural site 83 kmW
Porth Clais Natural site 81 kmW
Port Selau Natural site 82 kmW
Saunton Sands Beach 84 kmS

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

Penrhiwgoch Village, Llanarthney
1.2 km SE
Llanarthne Village, Llanarthney
1.8 km NW
Dryslwyn Village, Llangathen
1.7 km N
Maesybont Village, Llanfihangel Aberbythych
2.9 km SE
Felindre Village, Llangathen
2.5 km N
Cross Hands Village, Llannon
6.4 km S

Pen-pal

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Dryslwyn Castle Mountain, Llangathen
1.6 km N
Pen Tyllwyd Mountain, Llanfihangel Aberbythych
2.5 km E
Dryslwyn Castle Historic site, Llangathen
1.6 km N
National Botanic Garden of Wales Natural site, Llanarthney
2.7 km W
Glan-bedw Mountain, Llanarthney
2.9 km W
Pen Coedmawr Mountain, Llanfihangel Aberbythych
2.9 km SE
Grongaer Mountain, Llangathen
3.7 km NE
Pen-y-foel Mountain, Gorslas
4.2 km S

Pen-pal

Sources & licences

GeoNames, CC-BY-4.0 GeoNames (www.geonames.org), CC BY 4.0

Data last updated: November 3, 2026