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Oldcastle

Located in Crucorney, Monmouthshire Coordinates: 51°55′00″ N 2°59′00″ W

Oldcastle
Philip Halling · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Elevation
167 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
BRS Bristol Airport62 km
CWL Cardiff International Airport63 km

About Oldcastle

Oldcastle is a village. Location: Crucorney, Monmouthshire. Elevation: 167 m.

From Wikipedia

Oldcastle (Welsh: Yr Hencastell) is a small village in Monmouthshire, South East Wales. It is six miles north of Abergavenny just off the unclassified Longtown Road from Pandy to Longtown, Herefordshire, alongside which the River Monnow runs. The village lies between the conrasting topographies of the Black Mountains (811 metres at their highest) and south-western Herefordshire (less than 159 metres high) on the other side of the Wales-England border. Its height is 170 metres.

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

Climate of Oldcastle

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 10° · Night 4° · Rain 91 mm

Hottest month
July (day 20°)
Coldest month
February (night 1°)
Wettest month
January (102 mm)
Driest month
July (47 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 Oldcastle
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)7°7°9°11°15°18°20°20°17°13°10°8°
Average low (°C)2°1°3°4°7°10°12°12°10°7°4°3°
Precipitation (mm)10272756061624771808591101

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Oldcastle

The nearest airport is Bristol Airport (BRS), 62 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Newport, 37 km to the south.

Airports

  • Bristol Airport (BRS) Bristol 62 kmsouth
  • Cardiff International Airport (CWL) Cardiff 63 kmsouthwest
  • Birmingham Airport (BHX) Birmingham, West Midlands 103 kmnortheast

Nearby large cities

  • Newport Population: 161.5K 37 kmsouth
  • Cardiff Population: 372.1K 50 kmsouth
  • Gloucester Population: 132.4K 51 kmeast
  • Bristol Population: 479K 58 kmsoutheast
  • Worcester Population: 101.7K 61 kmnortheast

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

Day trips from Oldcastle

Within 100 km: 1,028 historic and cultural sites, 2,259 natural sites, 147 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km278 places

  • Llangorse Lake Lake 19 kmW
  • Llandegfedd Reservoir Lake 25 kmS
  • Talybont Reservoir Lake 23 kmW
  • Sugar Loaf Mountain 8 kmSW

25–60 km1,254 places

  • Sully Island Island 60 kmS
  • Alney Island Island 50 kmE
  • Denny Island Island 46 kmS
  • The Island Island 43 kmNE

60–100 km1,902 places

  • Kilve Beach Beach 82 kmS
  • Steep Holm Island 65 kmS
  • Flat Holm Island 61 kmS
  • Barry Island Island 61 kmS

Straight-line distances.

Nearby attractions & nature

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Sources & licences

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