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Cardigan Castle

Located in Cardigan, Ceredigion Coordinates: 52°04′55″ N 4°39′38″ W

Cardigan Castle
Llywelyn2000 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Nearest town
Cardigan
0.2 km NW
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
Elevation
10 m
above sea level
When to go
June–September
See the climate
Airports
CWL Cardiff International Airport119 km
BRS Bristol Airport155 km

About Cardigan Castle

Cardigan Castle is a historic site. Location: Cardigan, Ceredigion.

From Wikipedia

Cardigan Castle (Welsh: Castell Aberteifi) is a castle overlooking the River Teifi in Cardigan, Ceredigion, Wales. It is a Grade I listed building. The castle dates from the late 11th-century, though was rebuilt in 1244. Castle Green House was built inside the castle walls in the early 1800s. After falling into disrepair the castle was restored in the early 2000s and opened to the public in 2015. It is owned by Ceredigion County Council and now includes a heritage centre and open-air concert facilities.

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

At a glance

Heritage designation
Grade I listed building, scheduled monument, National Monument of Wales
Official website
cardigancastle.com

Source: Wikidata

Climate of Cardigan Castle

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–September.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 11° · Night 7° · Rain 124 mm

Hottest month
August (day 19°)
Coldest month
February (night 3°)
Wettest month
November (124 mm)
Driest month
May (64 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 Cardigan Castle
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)8°8°10°11°14°17°19°19°17°14°11°9°
Average low (°C)4°3°5°6°8°11°13°13°11°9°7°5°
Precipitation (mm)1138087656474709194117124118

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

How to get to Cardigan Castle

The nearest airport is Cardiff International Airport (CWL), 119 km to the southeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Swansea, 71 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Cardiff International Airport (CWL) Cardiff 119 kmsoutheast
  • Bristol Airport (BRS) Bristol 155 kmsoutheast
  • Exeter International Airport (EXT) Exeter, Devon 173 kmsoutheast

Nearby large cities

  • Swansea Population: 300.4K 71 kmsoutheast
  • Cardiff Population: 372.1K 122 kmsoutheast
  • Newport Population: 161.5K 127 kmsoutheast
  • Bristol Population: 479K 159 kmsoutheast
  • Telford Population: 155.6K 164 kmnortheast

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

Day trips from Cardigan Castle

Within 100 km: 388 historic and cultural sites, 1,474 natural sites, 160 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km142 places

  • Poppit Sands Beach 4 kmNW
  • Mwnt beach Beach 6 kmN
  • Tresaith Beach Beach 11 kmNE
  • Llangrannog's Beach Beach 16 kmNE

25–60 km681 places

  • St Justinian Natural site 50 kmSW
  • Porth Clais Natural site 49 kmSW
  • Port Selau Natural site 49 kmSW
  • Manorbier Beach Beach 50 kmS

60–100 km1,199 places

  • Whistling Sands Beach 84 kmN
  • Traeth Penllech Beach 89 kmN
  • Porth Towyn Beach Beach 92 kmN
  • The Head Island 61 kmSW

Straight-line distances.

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