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Historic site

Maes Gwyn

Located in Pentrefoelas, Conwy Coordinates: 53°03′25″ N 3°41′51″ W

Map showing the location of Maes Gwyn Maes Gwyn
Location in United Kingdom
Nearest town
Pentrefoelas
1.2 km SE
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
Elevation
258 m
above sea level
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
LPL Liverpool John Lennon Airport65 km
MAN Manchester Airport100 km

About Maes Gwyn

Maes Gwyn is a historic site. Location: Pentrefoelas, Conwy. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Liverpool John Lennon Airport (65 km). Nearby sights include Foel Las Motte and Moel Seisiog.

At a glance

Heritage designation
scheduled monument, National Monument of Wales

Source: Wikidata

Climate of Maes Gwyn

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 9° · Night 4° · Rain 145 mm

Hottest month
July (day 18°)
Coldest month
February (night 1°)
Wettest month
November (145 mm)
Driest month
May (72 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
Climate of Maes Gwyn
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)6°6°8°10°14°16°18°18°16°13°9°7°
Average low (°C)1°1°2°3°6°8°11°10°8°6°4°2°
Precipitation (mm)128941118072818198110130145139

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Maes Gwyn

The nearest airport is Liverpool John Lennon Airport (LPL), 65 km to the northeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Birkenhead, 59 km to the northeast.

Airports

  • Liverpool John Lennon Airport (LPL) Liverpool 65 kmnortheast
  • Manchester Airport (MAN) Manchester, Greater Manchester 100 kmeast
  • Isle of Man Airport (IOM) Castletown, Rushen 130 kmnorthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Birkenhead Population: 325.3K 59 kmnortheast
  • Liverpool Population: 496.8K 62 kmnortheast
  • St Helens Population: 183.2K 78 kmnortheast
  • Warrington Population: 172.3K 83 kmnortheast
  • Wigan Population: 175.4K 89 kmnortheast

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

Day trips from Maes Gwyn

Within 100 km: 527 historic and cultural sites, 1,922 natural sites, 181 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km382 places

  • Ynys Goediog Island 13 kmS
  • Llyn Ogwen Lake 22 kmW
  • Llyn Gwynant Lake 23 kmW
  • Llyn Cowlyd Lake 17 kmNW

25–60 km1,049 places

  • Anglesey Island 49 kmNW
  • Traeth Lligwy Beach 51 kmNW
  • Thurstaston Beach Beach 48 kmNE
  • Ynys Tywyn Island 32 kmSW

60–100 km1,199 places

  • Whistling Sands Beach 73 kmW
  • Traeth Penllech Beach 68 kmW
  • Porth Towyn Beach Beach 65 kmW
  • Formby Beach Beach 69 kmNE

Straight-line distances.

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Nearest towns and villages

  • Pentrefoelas Village, Pentrefoelas
    1.2 km SE
  • Padog Village, Ysbyty Ifan
    2.6 km SW
  • Rhydlydan Village, Pentrefoelas
    3.4 km SE
  • Nebo Village, Bro Garmon
    4.6 km NW

Sources & licences

Data last updated: · 2 independent sources