- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Elevation
- 78 m
- above sea level
- Airports
- LPL Liverpool John Lennon Airport40 km
- MAN Manchester Airport74 km
About Ruthin Castle
Ruthin Castle is a historic site. Location: Ruthin, Denbighshire.
Ruthin Castle (Welsh: Castell Rhuthun) is a medieval castle fortification in Wales, near the town of Ruthin in the Vale of Clwyd. It was constructed during the late 13th century by Dafydd ap Gruffydd, the brother of Prince Llywelyn ap Gruffudd, on a red sandstone ridge overlooking the valley. Part of the ancient walls still remain and now form part of the Ruthin Castle Hotel.
Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0
At a glance
- Heritage designation
- Grade I listed building, scheduled monument, National Monument of Wales
Source: Wikidata
Photos of Ruthin Castle
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Moel Famau Llywelyn2000 · CC BY-SA 4.0 -
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Climate of Ruthin Castle
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: June–August.
This month · November
A wet month
Day 10° · Night 4° · Rain 114 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 20°)
- Coldest month
- February (night 1°)
- Wettest month
- November (114 mm)
- Driest month
- May (65 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) | 7° | 7° | 9° | 12° | 15° | 18° | 20° | 20° | 17° | 14° | 10° | 8° |
| Average low (°C) | 2° | 1° | 3° | 4° | 6° | 9° | 11° | 11° | 9° | 7° | 4° | 2° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 98 | 74 | 87 | 69 | 65 | 74 | 65 | 84 | 93 | 98 | 114 | 106 |
How to get to Ruthin Castle
The nearest airport is Liverpool John Lennon Airport (LPL), 40 km to the northeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Birkenhead, 37 km to the northeast.
Airports
- Liverpool John Lennon Airport (LPL) Liverpool 40 kmnortheast
- Manchester Airport (MAN) Manchester, Greater Manchester 74 kmeast
- Birmingham Airport (BHX) Birmingham, West Midlands 128 kmsoutheast
Nearby large cities
- Birkenhead Population: 325.3K 37 kmnortheast
- Liverpool Population: 496.8K 40 kmnortheast
- St Helens Population: 183.2K 54 kmnortheast
- Warrington Population: 172.3K 58 kmnortheast
- Wigan Population: 175.4K 66 kmnortheast
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Ruthin Castle
Within 100 km: 670 historic and cultural sites, 2,064 natural sites, 195 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km265 places
- Llyn Brân Lake 16 kmW
- Alwen Reservoir Lake 18 kmW
- Llyn Alwen Lake 23 kmW
- Llyn Aled Lake 20 kmW
25–60 km1,036 places
- Thurstaston Beach Beach 27 kmNE
- Formby Beach Beach 52 kmN
- Ainsdale Beach Beach 58 kmN
- Ynys Tywyn Island 59 kmW
60–100 km1,628 places
- Anglesey Island 71 kmW
- Whistling Sands Beach 100 kmW
- Traeth Penllech Beach 95 kmW
- Porth Towyn Beach Beach 92 kmW
Straight-line distances.
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Graig Lom Mountain, Efenechtyd2.2 km S
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Tyddyn-Roger Mountain, Efenechtyd3.7 km W
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Tomen y Rhodwydd Historic site, Llandegla8.4 km SE -
Craig-adwy-wynt Mountain, Efenechtyd4.2 km S
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Tomen y Faerdre Historic site, Llanarmon-yn-Ial7.2 km E
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Pen Coed y Fron-wyllt uchaf Mountain, Clocaenog4.3 km SW
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Moel Famau Mountain, Cilcain6 km NE
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Moel Eithinen Mountain, Llanbedr Dyffryn Clwyd4.6 km E
Nearest towns and villages
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Ruthin City, Ruthin0.5 km W
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Llanfwrog Village, Ruthin1 km W
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Llanbedr-Dyffryn-Clwyd Village, Llanbedr Dyffryn Clwyd2.9 km NE
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Galltegfa Village, Ruthin1.8 km W
Sources & licences
Data last updated: · 2 independent sources