- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Elevation
- 40 m
- above sea level
- Airports
- BRS Bristol Airport38 km
- CWL Cardiff International Airport46 km
About Usk Castle
Usk Castle is a historic site. Location: Usk, Monmouthshire.
Usk Castle (Welsh: Castell Brynbuga) is a castle site in the town of Usk in central Monmouthshire, south-east Wales, United Kingdom. It was listed Grade I on 16 February 1953. Within the castle, and incorporating parts of its gatehouse, stands Castle House, a Grade I listed building in its own right.
Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0
At a glance
- Heritage designation
- Grade I listed building, National Monument of Wales
- Official website
- uskcastle.com
Source: Wikidata
Photos of Usk Castle
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Andy Dingley · CC BY-SA 3.0
Climate of Usk 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).
Show values as a table
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high (°C) | 7° | 7° | 10° | 12° | 16° | 19° | 21° | 21° | 18° | 14° | 10° | 8° |
| Average low (°C) | 2° | 2° | 3° | 4° | 7° | 10° | 13° | 12° | 10° | 8° | 5° | 3° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 96 | 68 | 72 | 56 | 59 | 60 | 46 | 72 | 79 | 84 | 90 | 95 |
How to get to Usk Castle
The nearest airport is Bristol Airport (BRS), 38 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Newport, 15 km to the southwest.
Airports
- Bristol Airport (BRS) Bristol 38 kmsouth
- Cardiff International Airport (CWL) Cardiff 46 kmsouthwest
- Exeter International Airport (EXT) Exeter, Devon 114 kmsouth
Nearby large cities
- Newport Population: 161.5K 15 kmsouthwest
- Cardiff Population: 372.1K 32 kmsouthwest
- Bristol Population: 479K 35 kmsoutheast
- Gloucester Population: 132.4K 49 kmeast
- Bath Population: 101.6K 53 kmsoutheast
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Usk Castle
Within 100 km: 930 historic and cultural sites, 2,021 natural sites, 130 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km255 places
- Denny Island Island 22 kmSE
- Llandegfedd Reservoir Lake 5 kmW
- Alway Mountain 13 kmS
- Sugar Loaf Mountain 21 kmNW
25–60 km970 places
- Steep Holm Island 43 kmS
- Flat Holm Island 39 kmSW
- Barry Island Island 43 kmSW
- Sully Island Island 40 kmSW
60–100 km1,856 places
- Kilve Beach Beach 61 kmS
- Worms Head Island 100 kmW
- Bathing Island Island 96 kmSE
- Fish's Island Island 96 kmSE
Straight-line distances.
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Graig Foel Historic site, Llanbadoc0.7 km W
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Twyn Bell Camp Historic site, Llanbadoc1.1 km S
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Lady Hill Mountain, Gwehelog Fawr1.1 km NE
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Pant y colin Historic site, Gwehelog Fawr2.8 km N
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Pen Coed-duon Mountain, Llanbadoc1.3 km W
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Red Hill Mountain, Llantrisant Fawr1.3 km SE
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Llangibby Castle Historic site, Llangybi3.9 km S -
Llangibby Motte Historic site, Llangybi3.8 km S
Nearest towns and villages
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Usk Village, Usk0.2 km S
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Llanbadoc Village, Llanbadoc1.1 km S
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Coleg Gwent Village, Llanbadoc1.4 km NW
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Llancayo Village, Gwehelog Fawr2.1 km NW
Sources & licences
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