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Historic site

Mount Vernon Motte

Located in Briton Ferry, Neath Port Talbot Coordinates: 51°37′57″ N 3°49′40″ W

Map showing the location of Mount Vernon Motte Mount Vernon Motte
Location in United Kingdom
Nearest town
Briton Ferry
0.6 km E
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
Elevation
16 m
above sea level
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
CWL Cardiff International Airport43 km
BRS Bristol Airport82 km

About Mount Vernon Motte

Mount Vernon Motte is a historic site. Location: Briton Ferry, Neath Port Talbot. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Cardiff International Airport (43 km). Nearby sights include Briton Ferry Motte and Warren hill.

Climate of Mount Vernon Motte

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 11° · Night 6° · Rain 138 mm

Hottest month
July (day 21°)
Coldest month
February (night 3°)
Wettest month
November (138 mm)
Driest month
May (70 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 Mount Vernon Motte
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)8°8°10°12°16°18°21°20°18°14°11°9°
Average low (°C)3°3°4°5°8°11°13°13°11°9°6°4°
Precipitation (mm)13192997270757594106122138134

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Mount Vernon Motte

The nearest airport is Cardiff International Airport (CWL), 43 km to the southeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Swansea, 8 km to the west.

Airports

  • Cardiff International Airport (CWL) Cardiff 43 kmsoutheast
  • Bristol Airport (BRS) Bristol 82 kmeast
  • Exeter International Airport (EXT) Exeter, Devon 104 kmsouth

Nearby large cities

  • Swansea Population: 300.4K 8 kmwest
  • Cardiff Population: 372.1K 48 kmeast
  • Newport Population: 161.5K 58 kmeast
  • Bristol Population: 479K 88 kmeast
  • Exeter Population: 130.7K 103 kmsouth

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

Day trips from Mount Vernon Motte

Within 100 km: 816 historic and cultural sites, 1,973 natural sites, 181 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km196 places

  • Middle Head Island 12 kmSW
  • Hirfynydd Mountain 17 kmNE
  • Mynydd Marchywel Mountain 10 kmN
  • Mynydd y Betws Mountain 17 kmNW

25–60 km899 places

  • Worms Head Island 35 kmW
  • Steep Holm Island 59 kmSE
  • Flat Holm Island 57 kmSE
  • Caldey Island Island 60 kmW

60–100 km1,875 places

  • Poppit Sands Beach 80 kmNW
  • Saunton Sands Beach 65 kmSW
  • Mouthmill Beach Beach 81 kmSW
  • Putsborough Beach Beach 61 kmSW

Straight-line distances.

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