Conwy Castle
Local name: Castell Conwy Castle
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Elevation
- 11 m
- above sea level
- Airports
- LPL Liverpool John Lennon Airport65 km
- MAN Manchester Airport103 km
About Conwy Castle
Conwy Castle is a historic site. Location: Conwy, Conwy.
Conwy Castle (Welsh: Castell Conwy; Welsh pronunciation: [kastɛɬ 'kɔnwɨ̞]) is a fortification in Conwy, located in North Wales. It was built by Edward I, during his conquest of Wales, between 1283 and 1287. Constructed as part of a wider project to create the walled town of Conwy, the combined defences cost around £15,000, a massive sum for the period. Over the next few centuries, the castle played an important part in several wars.
Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0
At a glance
- Built
- 1283
- Architect
- James of Saint George
- Heritage designation
- Grade I listed building, scheduled monument, National Monument of Wales
- Height
- 30 m
- Area
- 6 ha
- Official website
- cadw.gov.wales
Source: Wikidata
Photos of Conwy Castle
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Tilman2007 · CC BY-SA 4.0 -
Tilman2007 · CC BY-SA 4.0 -
Sinadon photographed by myself · Public domain -
Conwy Suspension Bridge Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0
Climate of Conwy Castle
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: June–August.
This month · November
A wet month
Day 11° · Night 5° · Rain 123 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 20°)
- Coldest month
- February (night 2°)
- Wettest month
- November (123 mm)
- Driest month
- May (59 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° | 8° | 10° | 12° | 16° | 18° | 20° | 20° | 17° | 14° | 11° | 9° |
| Average low (°C) | 3° | 2° | 4° | 5° | 7° | 10° | 12° | 12° | 10° | 8° | 5° | 4° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 103 | 76 | 89 | 65 | 59 | 68 | 69 | 84 | 93 | 111 | 123 | 114 |
How to get to Conwy Castle
The nearest airport is Liverpool John Lennon Airport (LPL), 65 km to the east as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Birkenhead, 55 km to the east.
Airports
- Liverpool John Lennon Airport (LPL) Liverpool 65 kmeast
- Manchester Airport (MAN) Manchester, Greater Manchester 103 kmeast
- Isle of Man Airport (IOM) Castletown, Rushen 104 kmnorthwest
Nearby large cities
- Birkenhead Population: 325.3K 55 kmeast
- Liverpool Population: 496.8K 58 kmeast
- St Helens Population: 183.2K 75 kmeast
- Blackpool Population: 145K 79 kmnortheast
- Warrington Population: 172.3K 84 kmeast
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Conwy Castle
Within 100 km: 436 historic and cultural sites, 1,488 natural sites, 180 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km220 places
- Puffin Island Island 14 kmW
- Gored Gôch Island 25 kmW
- Ynys Castell Island 22 kmW
- Ynys y Big Island 22 kmW
25–60 km772 places
- Anglesey Island 34 kmW
- Traeth Lligwy Beach 30 kmW
- Thurstaston Beach Beach 46 kmE
- Formby Beach Beach 58 kmNE
60–100 km1,112 places
- British Isles Island 81 kmN
- Whistling Sands Beach 78 kmSW
- Traeth Penllech Beach 72 kmSW
- Porth Towyn Beach Beach 68 kmSW
Straight-line distances.
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Conwy Suspension Bridge Landmark, Conwy0.1 km E
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Aberconwy Abbey (Conwy, Wales) 1199-1283 Historic site, Conwy0.2 km NW
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Sinadon Historic site, Conwy2.4 km W
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Bodlondeb Wood Mountain, Conwy0.8 km NW
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Degannwy Castle Historic site, Conwy2 km N
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Degannwy Castle Mountain, Conwy2 km N
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Iolyn Park Mountain, Henryd1.6 km S
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Conwy Mountain Mountain, Conwy2.4 km W
Nearest towns and villages
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Conwy City, Conwy0.3 km W
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Llandudno Junction Village, Conwy1.5 km E -
Deganwy Town, Conwy2.7 km N -
Llansantffraid Glan Conwy Village, Llansanffraid Glan Conwy2.3 km SE
Sources & licences
Data last updated: · 2 independent sources