- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Elevation
- 61 m
- above sea level
- Airports
- BRS Bristol Airport44 km
- CWL Cardiff International Airport54 km
About Raglan Castle
Raglan Castle is a historic site. Location: Raglan, Monmouthshire. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Bristol Airport (44 km). Nearby sights include Wern y Cwrt Motte and Coed y Fedw Tump.
Photos of Raglan Castle
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Penrhos Castle Jeremy Bolwell · CC BY-SA 2.0
Climate of Raglan Castle
Best months for sightseeingBest 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)
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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| 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 |
How to get to Raglan Castle
The nearest airport is Bristol Airport (BRS), 44 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Newport, 23 km to the southwest.
Airports
- Bristol Airport (BRS) Bristol 44 kmsouth
- Cardiff International Airport (CWL) Cardiff 54 kmsouthwest
- Birmingham Airport (BHX) Birmingham, West Midlands 107 kmnortheast
Nearby large cities
- Newport Population: 161.5K 23 kmsouthwest
- Bristol Population: 479K 39 kmsoutheast
- Cardiff Population: 372.1K 40 kmsouthwest
- Gloucester Population: 132.4K 43 kmeast
- Cheltenham Population: 118.8K 55 kmeast
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Raglan Castle
Within 100 km: 948 historic and cultural sites, 2,032 natural sites, 126 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km268 places
- Llandegfedd Reservoir Lake 12 kmSW
- Alway Mountain 21 kmS
- Sugar Loaf Mountain 18 kmNW
- Ysgyryd Fawr Mountain 13 kmNW
25–60 km1,018 places
- Steep Holm Island 51 kmS
- Flat Holm Island 48 kmSW
- Barry Island Island 51 kmSW
- Sully Island Island 48 kmSW
60–100 km1,820 places
- Kilve Beach Beach 69 kmS
- Glover's Island Island 71 kmNE
- Stanford Park Island Island 96 kmE
- Ynys Isaf Island 94 kmW
Straight-line distances.
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Wern y Cwrt Motte Historic site, Llanarth2.1 km W
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Coed y Fedw Tump Historic site, Mitchel Troy3.1 km E
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Castle near Penrhos Church Historic site, Mitchel Troy2.7 km N
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Coed Cefn Mountain, Mitchel Troy2.3 km NE
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Upper Pen y Clawdd Ringwork Historic site, Raglan4.4 km E
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Kingcoed Hill Mountain, Raglan2.9 km SE
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Penrhos Castle Historic site, Llantilio Crossenny4.9 km N
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Dingestow Castle Historic site, Mitchel Troy4.7 km NE
Nearest towns and villages
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Raglan Village, Raglan0.6 km S
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Cuckoo's Row Neighbourhood, Raglan1.3 km E
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Rhiw-lâs Village, Raglan2.7 km SW
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Kingcoed Village, Raglan2.7 km SE
Sources & licences
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