- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Elevation
- 60 m
- above sea level
- Airports
- CWL Cardiff International Airport122 km
- LPL Liverpool John Lennon Airport134 km
About Tan y Castell
Tan y Castell is a historic site. Location: Llanfarian, Ceredigion. The best months to visit are June–September. The nearest airport is Cardiff International Airport (122 km). Nearby sights include Crugyn Dimai and Coed Tanycastell.
At a glance
- Heritage designation
- scheduled monument, National Monument of Wales
Source: Wikidata
Photos of Tan y Castell
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Allt Wen Anne Burgess · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
St Michael's Church Tanya Dedyukhina · CC BY 3.0 -
Castell Gwarcwm Nigel Callaghan · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
Aberystwyth Castle Llywelyn2000 · CC BY-SA 4.0
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Climate of Tan y Castell
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: June–September.
This month · November
A wet month
Day 11° · Night 5° · Rain 134 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 19°)
- Coldest month
- February (night 2°)
- Wettest month
- November (134 mm)
- Driest month
- May (61 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high (°C) | 8° | 8° | 9° | 11° | 15° | 17° | 19° | 19° | 17° | 14° | 11° | 9° |
| Average low (°C) | 3° | 2° | 3° | 4° | 7° | 10° | 12° | 12° | 10° | 8° | 5° | 3° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 116 | 84 | 96 | 65 | 61 | 78 | 78 | 95 | 101 | 124 | 134 | 128 |
Other places to visit in this season: June July August September
How to get to Tan y Castell
The nearest airport is Cardiff International Airport (CWL), 122 km to the southeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Swansea, 86 km to the south.
Airports
- Cardiff International Airport (CWL) Cardiff 122 kmsoutheast
- Liverpool John Lennon Airport (LPL) Liverpool 134 kmnortheast
- Bristol Airport (BRS) Bristol 146 kmsoutheast
Nearby large cities
- Swansea Population: 300.4K 86 kmsouth
- Telford Population: 155.6K 115 kmeast
- Newport Population: 161.5K 116 kmsoutheast
- Cardiff Population: 372.1K 119 kmsoutheast
- Worcester Population: 101.7K 129 kmeast
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Tan y Castell
Within 100 km: 781 historic and cultural sites, 2,539 natural sites, 214 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km244 places
- Plynlimon Mountain 22 kmNE
- Garn Gron Mountain 24 kmSE
- Mynydd Bach Mountain 12 kmS
- Constitution Hill Mountain 4 kmN
25–60 km1,143 places
- Poppit Sands Beach 53 kmSW
- Mwnt beach Beach 48 kmSW
- Tresaith Beach Beach 41 kmSW
- Llangrannog's Beach Beach 37 kmSW
60–100 km2,147 places
- Manorbier Beach Beach 97 kmSW
- Caerfai Beach Beach 99 kmSW
- Whistling Sands Beach 66 kmNW
- Traeth Penllech Beach 67 kmNW
Straight-line distances.
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Crugyn Dimai Historic site, Llanfarian0.8 km E
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Coed Tanycastell Mountain, Llanfarian<0.1 km E
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St Anne's Church Attraction, Aberystwyth1.2 km NE
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Pendinas Landmark, Aberystwyth1.2 km N
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Aberystwyth Castle Historic site, Aberystwyth2.6 km N
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Allt Wen Mountain, Llanfarian1.6 km SW
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St Michael's Church Attraction, Aberystwyth2.6 km N
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Pendinas Historic site, Aberystwyth1.5 km N
Nearest towns and villages
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Aberystwyth Town, Aberystwyth2.8 km N -
Penparcau Village, Aberystwyth1.5 km N
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Llanychaiarn Village, Llanfarian0.8 km S
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Rhyd-y-felin Village, Llanfarian1.3 km SE
Sources & licences
Data last updated: · 2 independent sources