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Pen-y-Pound

Located in Abergavenny, Monmouthshire Coordinates: 51°49′37″ N 3°01′12″ W

Map showing the location of Pen-y-Pound Pen-y-Pound
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
66 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
CWL Cardiff International Airport53 km
BRS Bristol Airport54 km

About Pen-y-Pound

Pen-y-Pound is a neighbourhood. Location: Abergavenny, Monmouthshire. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Cardiff International Airport (53 km). Nearby sights include Abergavenny Castle and Ysgyryd Fach.

Climate of Pen-y-Pound

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 10° · Night 5° · Rain 133 mm

Hottest month
July (day 21°)
Coldest month
February (night 2°)
Wettest month
December (141 mm)
Driest month
July (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).

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Climate of Pen-y-Pound
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)7°7°10°12°16°19°21°21°18°14°10°8°
Average low (°C)3°2°4°5°8°11°13°13°11°8°5°4°
Precipitation (mm)1401001067978776593107119133141

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Pen-y-Pound

The nearest airport is Cardiff International Airport (CWL), 53 km to the southwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Newport, 27 km to the south.

Airports

  • Cardiff International Airport (CWL) Cardiff 53 kmsouthwest
  • Bristol Airport (BRS) Bristol 54 kmsoutheast
  • Birmingham Airport (BHX) Birmingham, West Midlands 112 kmnortheast

Nearby large cities

  • Newport Population: 161.5K 27 kmsouth
  • Cardiff Population: 372.1K 40 kmsouth
  • Bristol Population: 479K 51 kmsoutheast
  • Gloucester Population: 132.4K 54 kmeast
  • Cheltenham Population: 118.8K 65 kmeast

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

Day trips from Pen-y-Pound

Within 100 km: 988 historic and cultural sites, 2,210 natural sites, 141 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km281 places

  • Llangorse Lake Lake 20 kmNW
  • Llandegfedd Reservoir Lake 15 kmS
  • Talybont Reservoir Lake 20 kmW
  • Sugar Loaf Mountain 5 kmNW

25–60 km1,196 places

  • Steep Holm Island 55 kmS
  • Flat Holm Island 50 kmS
  • Barry Island Island 51 kmS
  • Sully Island Island 49 kmS

60–100 km1,862 places

  • Kilve Beach Beach 72 kmS
  • Worms Head Island 95 kmW
  • Outer Head Island 95 kmW
  • Glover's Island Island 79 kmNE

Straight-line distances.

Nearby attractions & nature

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