Bridgend, County Borough of Bridgend

About Bridgend

Bridgend is a municipality. Location: County Borough of Bridgend, Wales. Elevation: 27 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Cardiff International Airport (20 km). Nearby sights include Coity Castle and Brackla Hill.

Photos of Bridgend

Ogmore Castle Ewan Topping from Amsterdam, Netherlands · CC BY 2.0
Coity Castle kenneth rees · CC BY-SA 2.0

Climate of Bridgend

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 11° · Night 6° · Rain 146 mm

Hottest month: July (day 21°)
Coldest month: February (night 3°)
Wettest month: November (146 mm)
Driest month: May (76 mm)

8° 3°

10° 4°

12° 5°

16° 8°

19° 11°

21° 13°

20° 13°

18° 11°

14° 9°

11° 6°

9° 4°

Jan

141

Feb

100

Mar

107

Apr

77

May

76

Jun

80

Jul

78

Aug

100

Sep

113

Oct

129

Nov

146

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 Bridgend
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high (°C)	8°	8°	10°	12°	16°	19°	21°	20°	18°	14°	11°	9°
Average low (°C)	3°	3°	4°	5°	8°	11°	13°	13°	11°	9°	6°	4°
Precipitation (mm)	141	100	107	77	76	80	78	100	113	129	146	143

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Bridgend

The nearest airport is Cardiff International Airport (CWL), 20 km to the southeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Cardiff, 28 km to the east.

Airports

Cardiff International Airport (CWL) Cardiff 20 kmsoutheast
Bristol Airport (BRS) Bristol 61 kmeast
Exeter International Airport (EXT) Exeter, Devon 86 kmsouth

Nearby large cities

Cardiff Population: 372.1K 28 kmeast
Swansea Population: 300.4K 28 kmnorthwest
Newport Population: 161.5K 41 kmeast
Bristol Population: 479K 68 kmeast
Bath Population: 101.6K 86 kmeast

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

Day trips from Bridgend

Within 100 km: 819 historic and cultural sites, 1,904 natural sites, 169 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km201 places

Barry Island Island 24 kmSE
Cefn Eglwysilan Mountain 22 kmNE
Foel Fynyddau Mountain 19 kmNW
Garth Hill Mountain 20 kmE

25–60 km885 places

Putsborough Beach Beach 60 kmSW
Kilve Beach Beach 42 kmSE
Worms Head Island 52 kmW
Steep Holm Island 37 kmSE

60–100 km1,806 places

Saunton Sands Beach 64 kmSW
Charmouth Beach Beach 98 kmSE
Mouthmill Beach Beach 81 kmSW
Manorbier Beach Beach 86 kmW

Straight-line distances.

Places in Bridgend

8 places

1 Bridgend 49.6K

Bar: population relative to the most populous place in this list.

Cities & villages6

Hernston · Village
Newcastle · Neighbourhood
Tremains · Neighbourhood
Whiterock · Neighbourhood
Wild Mill · Neighbourhood
Ystrad Fawr · Neighbourhood

Heritage & sights1

Newcastle Bridgend Castle · Historic site

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Coity Castle Historic site, Coity Higher
2.7 km NE
Brackla Hill Mountain, Brackla
2 km NE
Ogmore Castle Historic site, St. Bride's Major
3.4 km SW
Coity Castle Seigeworks Historic site, Coity Higher
2.7 km NE
Old Castle Down Mountain, St. Bride's Major
3.7 km S
Old Castle upon Alun Historic site, St. Bride's Major
4.7 km S
Tycribwr Hill Mountain, Newcastle Higher
4.1 km NW
Pen Coed-y-mwstwr Mountain, Pencoed
4.1 km E

Bridgend

Porthcawl Town, Porthcawl
9.1 km W
Laleston Municipality, County Borough of Bridgend
3.6 km W
Newcastle Higher Municipality, County Borough of Bridgend
3.8 km NW
Merthyr Mawr Municipality, County Borough of Bridgend
3.8 km W
St. Bride's Minor Municipality, County Borough of Bridgend
5.1 km N
Ynysawdre Municipality, County Borough of Bridgend
5.1 km N