Glyn Castle
Located in Resolven, Neath Port Talbot Coordinates: 51°42′36″ N 3°41′10″ W
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Elevation
- 90 m
- above sea level
- Airports
- CWL Cardiff International Airport42 km
- BRS Bristol Airport77 km
About Glyn Castle
Glyn Castle is a historic site. Location: Resolven, Neath Port Talbot. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Cardiff International Airport (42 km). Nearby sights include Mynydd Resolfen and Cefnmawr.
At a glance
- Heritage designation
- National Monument of Wales
Source: Wikidata
Climate of Glyn Castle
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: June–August.
This month · November
A wet month
Day 10° · Night 5° · Rain 156 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 20°)
- Coldest month
- February (night 2°)
- Wettest month
- November (156 mm)
- Driest month
- May (79 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° | 9° | 12° | 15° | 18° | 20° | 20° | 17° | 14° | 10° | 8° |
| Average low (°C) | 3° | 2° | 4° | 5° | 8° | 10° | 13° | 13° | 11° | 8° | 5° | 4° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 152 | 107 | 115 | 83 | 79 | 85 | 83 | 105 | 117 | 139 | 156 | 156 |
How to get to Glyn Castle
The nearest airport is Cardiff International Airport (CWL), 42 km to the southeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Swansea, 20 km to the southwest.
Airports
- Cardiff International Airport (CWL) Cardiff 42 kmsoutheast
- Bristol Airport (BRS) Bristol 77 kmsoutheast
- Exeter International Airport (EXT) Exeter, Devon 110 kmsouth
Nearby large cities
- Swansea Population: 300.4K 20 kmsouthwest
- Cardiff Population: 372.1K 43 kmsoutheast
- Newport Population: 161.5K 50 kmeast
- Bristol Population: 479K 81 kmeast
- Bath Population: 101.6K 99 kmeast
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Glyn Castle
Within 100 km: 900 historic and cultural sites, 2,135 natural sites, 172 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km217 places
- Trichrug Mountain 25 kmNW
- Fan Gyhirych Mountain 17 kmN
- Black Mountain Mountain 19 kmN
- Fan Brycheiniog - Twr y Fan Foel Mountain 19 kmN
25–60 km1,056 places
- Worms Head Island 47 kmW
- Steep Holm Island 57 kmSE
- Flat Holm Island 54 kmSE
- Barry Island Island 45 kmSE
60–100 km1,934 places
- Poppit Sands Beach 82 kmNW
- Saunton Sands Beach 77 kmSW
- Mouthmill Beach Beach 93 kmSW
- Putsborough Beach Beach 73 kmSW
Straight-line distances.
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Mynydd Resolfen Mountain, Blaengwrach2.5 km E
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Cefnmawr Mountain, Glyncorrwg3.9 km SE
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Moel y Hyrddod Mountain, Glyncorrwg3.3 km SE
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The Gnoll Landmark, Neath9.3 km SW -
Neath Castle Historic site, Neath9.5 km SW -
Hirfynydd Mountain, Glynneath5 km N
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Mynydd Pen-y-cae Mountain, Blaengwrach5.2 km E
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Mynydd Corrwg Fechan Mountain, Glyncorrwg5.2 km SE
Nearest towns and villages
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Resolven Village, Resolven0.8 km W
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Abergarwed Village, Resolven2 km W
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Crynant Village, Crynant4.8 km NW
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Melincourt Village, Clyne and Melincourt1.9 km SW
Sources & licences
Data last updated: · 2 independent sources