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Historic site

Hen Caerau

Located in Clydau, Pembrokeshire Coordinates: 51°58′59″ N 4°30′02″ W

Map showing the location of Hen Caerau Hen Caerau
Location in United Kingdom
Nearest town
Cilrhedyn
0.5 km NW
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
Elevation
185 m
above sea level
When to go
June–September
See the climate
Airports
CWL Cardiff International Airport103 km
BRS Bristol Airport140 km

About Hen Caerau

Hen Caerau is a historic site. Location: Clydau, Pembrokeshire. The best months to visit are June–September. The nearest airport is Cardiff International Airport (103 km). Nearby sights include Pen Blaenpibydd and Castell Crychydd.

Climate of Hen Caerau

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–September.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 10° · Night 5° · Rain 134 mm

Hottest month
August (day 18°)
Coldest month
February (night 2°)
Wettest month
November (134 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 Hen Caerau
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)7°7°9°11°14°16°18°18°16°13°10°8°
Average low (°C)3°2°3°4°7°10°12°12°10°8°5°4°
Precipitation (mm)12288957270797595100126134127

Other places to visit in this season: June July August September

How to get to Hen Caerau

The nearest airport is Cardiff International Airport (CWL), 103 km to the southeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Swansea, 56 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Cardiff International Airport (CWL) Cardiff 103 kmsoutheast
  • Bristol Airport (BRS) Bristol 140 kmsoutheast
  • Exeter International Airport (EXT) Exeter, Devon 158 kmsoutheast

Nearby large cities

  • Swansea Population: 300.4K 56 kmsoutheast
  • Cardiff Population: 372.1K 107 kmsoutheast
  • Newport Population: 161.5K 113 kmeast
  • Bristol Population: 479K 144 kmsoutheast
  • Gloucester Population: 132.4K 156 kmeast

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

Day trips from Hen Caerau

Within 100 km: 477 historic and cultural sites, 1,623 natural sites, 161 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km219 places

  • Poppit Sands Beach 19 kmNW
  • Mwnt beach Beach 20 kmNW
  • Tresaith Beach Beach 17 kmN
  • Llangrannog's Beach Beach 20 kmN

25–60 km774 places

  • St Justinian Natural site 57 kmW
  • Porth Clais Natural site 55 kmW
  • Port Selau Natural site 56 kmW
  • Manorbier Beach Beach 43 kmSW

60–100 km1,268 places

  • Putsborough Beach Beach 95 kmS
  • Whistling Sands Beach 96 kmN
  • The Head Island 63 kmSW
  • Carreg Rhoson Island 62 kmW

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