Village

Monkswood

Located in Llanbadoc, Monmouthshire Coordinates: 51°43′15″ N 2°56′50″ W

Location in United Kingdom

Elevation: 61 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 Airport41 km; CWL Cardiff International Airport45 km

About Monkswood

Monkswood is a village. Location: Llanbadoc, Monmouthshire. Elevation: 61 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Bristol Airport (41 km). Nearby sights include Trostrey Castle and Pant y colin.

Photos of Monkswood

Llangibby Motte Philip Halling · CC BY-SA 2.0
Llangibby Castle Philip Halling · CC BY-SA 2.0
Usk Castle Pauline Eccles · CC BY-SA 2.0
Pontypool Park Jaggery · CC BY-SA 2.0

Climate of Monkswood

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 10° · Night 5° · Rain 90 mm

Hottest month: July (day 21°)
Coldest month: February (night 2°)
Wettest month: January (96 mm)
Driest month: July (46 mm)

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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 Monkswood
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high (°C)	7°	7°	10°	12°	16°	18°	21°	20°	18°	14°	10°	8°
Average low (°C)	2°	2°	3°	4°	7°	10°	12°	12°	10°	8°	5°	3°
Precipitation (mm)	96	68	72	56	59	60	46	72	79	84	90	95

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Monkswood

The nearest airport is Bristol Airport (BRS), 41 km to the southeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Newport, 15 km to the south.

Airports

Bristol Airport (BRS) Bristol 41 kmsoutheast
Cardiff International Airport (CWL) Cardiff 45 kmsouthwest
Exeter International Airport (EXT) Exeter, Devon 114 kmsouth

Nearby large cities

Newport Population: 161.5K 15 kmsouth
Cardiff Population: 372.1K 31 kmsouthwest
Bristol Population: 479K 38 kmsoutheast
Gloucester Population: 132.4K 51 kmeast
Bath Population: 101.6K 56 kmsoutheast

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

Day trips from Monkswood

Within 100 km: 935 historic and cultural sites, 2,059 natural sites, 132 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km267 places

Denny Island Island 25 kmSE
Llandegfedd Reservoir Lake 4 kmSW
Alway Mountain 15 kmS
Sugar Loaf Mountain 18 kmNW

25–60 km1,005 places

Steep Holm Island 44 kmS
Flat Holm Island 40 kmS
Barry Island Island 43 kmSW
Sully Island Island 40 kmSW

60–100 km1,854 places

Kilve Beach Beach 62 kmS
Worms Head Island 97 kmW
Outer Head Island 97 kmW
Bathing Island Island 99 kmSE

Straight-line distances.

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Trostrey Castle Historic site, Gwehelog Fawr
1.9 km NE
Pant y colin Historic site, Gwehelog Fawr
2.2 km NE
Usk Castle Historic site, Usk
3.5 km SE
Pen Coed-duon Mountain, Llanbadoc
2.7 km SE
Twyn y Cryn Mountain, Llanbadoc
2.9 km SW
Pen Coed Di-haul Mountain, Llanbadoc
3 km SW