Manorbier Castle
Located in Manorbier, Pembrokeshire Coordinates: 51°38′44″ N 4°48′00″ W
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Elevation
- 15 m
- above sea level
- Airports
- CWL Cardiff International Airport105 km
- NQY Cornwall Airport Newquay135 km
About Manorbier Castle
Manorbier Castle is a historic site. Location: Manorbier, Pembrokeshire.
Manorbier Castle (Welsh: Castell Maenorbŷr) is a Norman castle in Manorbier, 5 miles (8.0 km) southwest of Tenby, Wales. It was founded in the late 11th century by the Anglo-Norman de Barry family. The castle was part of a mesne lordship under the control of the medieval Earls of Pembroke.
Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0
At a glance
- Built
- 12th century
- Heritage designation
- Grade I listed building, scheduled monument, National Monument of Wales
- Official website
- manorbiercastle.co.uk
Source: Wikidata
Photos of Manorbier Castle
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Helge Klaus Rieder · CC0 -
Lydstep Beach N Chadwick · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
Carew Castle Karen Sawyer · CC BY-SA 4.0
Climate of Manorbier Castle
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: June–September.
This month · November
A wet month
Day 12° · Night 7° · Rain 114 mm
- Hottest month
- August (day 19°)
- Coldest month
- February (night 4°)
- Wettest month
- November (114 mm)
- Driest month
- May (54 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 |
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| Average high (°C) | 9° | 8° | 10° | 12° | 15° | 17° | 19° | 19° | 17° | 15° | 12° | 10° |
| Average low (°C) | 4° | 4° | 5° | 6° | 8° | 11° | 13° | 13° | 12° | 10° | 7° | 6° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 100 | 72 | 75 | 57 | 54 | 64 | 58 | 80 | 82 | 105 | 114 | 104 |
Other places to visit in this season: June July August September
How to get to Manorbier Castle
The nearest airport is Cardiff International Airport (CWL), 105 km to the east as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Swansea, 59 km to the east.
Airports
- Cardiff International Airport (CWL) Cardiff 105 kmeast
- Cornwall Airport Newquay (NQY) Newquay 135 kmsouth
- Exeter International Airport (EXT) Exeter, Devon 140 kmsoutheast
Nearby large cities
- Swansea Population: 300.4K 59 kmeast
- Cardiff Population: 372.1K 114 kmeast
- Newport Population: 161.5K 125 kmeast
- Exeter Population: 130.7K 136 kmsoutheast
- Plymouth Population: 260.2K 149 kmsouth
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Manorbier Castle
Within 100 km: 336 historic and cultural sites, 940 natural sites, 126 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km126 places
- Manorbier Beach Beach 1 kmSW
- Broad Haven South Beach Beach 9 kmSW
- Caldey Island Island 8 kmE
- Sheep Island Island 22 kmW
25–60 km487 places
- St Justinian Natural site 44 kmNW
- Porth Clais Natural site 41 kmNW
- Port Selau Natural site 44 kmNW
- Poppit Sands Beach 52 kmN
60–100 km789 places
- Saunton Sands Beach 73 kmSE
- Mouthmill Beach Beach 75 kmS
- Putsborough Beach Beach 69 kmSE
- Llangrannog's Beach Beach 62 kmN
Straight-line distances.
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Park Farm (Historical) Historic site, Manorbier0.7 km N
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Manorbier Beach Beach, Manorbier0.5 km SW
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Manorbier Bay Natural site, Wales0.8 km SW
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Norchard Beacon Mountain, Manorbier2.5 km N
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Old Castle Head Natural site, Pembrokeshire1.7 km SE
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Lydstep Beach Beach, Penally2.9 km E
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Carew Castle Historic site, Carew6.3 km N
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Swanlake Bay Natural site, Wales2.2 km W
Nearest towns and villages
Sources & licences
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