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Natural site

Old Castle Head

Located in Pembrokeshire, Wales Coordinates: 51°38′04″ N 4°46′59″ W

Map showing the location of Old Castle Head Old Castle Head
Location in United Kingdom
Nearest town
Manorbier
2.4 km NW
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go
June–September
See the climate
Airports
CWL Cardiff International Airport103 km
NQY Cornwall Airport Newquay134 km

About Old Castle Head

Old Castle Head is a natural site. Location: Pembrokeshire, Wales. The best months to visit are June–September. The nearest airport is Cardiff International Airport (103 km). Nearby sights include Lydstep Beach and Manorbier Beach.

Climate of Old Castle Head

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–September.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 11° · 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).

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Climate of Old Castle Head
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)9°8°10°12°15°17°19°19°17°14°11°10°
Average low (°C)4°4°5°5°8°11°13°13°12°9°7°5°
Precipitation (mm)1007275575464588082105114104

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

How to get to Old Castle Head

The nearest airport is Cardiff International Airport (CWL), 103 km to the east as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Swansea, 58 km to the east.

Airports

  • Cardiff International Airport (CWL) Cardiff 103 kmeast
  • Cornwall Airport Newquay (NQY) Newquay 134 kmsouth
  • Exeter International Airport (EXT) Exeter, Devon 139 kmsoutheast

Nearby large cities

  • Swansea Population: 300.4K 58 kmeast
  • Cardiff Population: 372.1K 112 kmeast
  • Newport Population: 161.5K 124 kmeast
  • Exeter Population: 130.7K 134 kmsoutheast
  • Plymouth Population: 260.2K 148 kmsouth

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

Day trips from Old Castle Head

Within 100 km: 343 historic and cultural sites, 955 natural sites, 129 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km117 places

  • Manorbier Beach Beach 2 kmNW
  • Broad Haven South Beach Beach 10 kmW
  • Caldey Island Island 7 kmE
  • Sheep Island Island 24 kmW

25–60 km500 places

  • St Justinian Natural site 45 kmNW
  • Porth Clais Natural site 43 kmNW
  • Port Selau Natural site 46 kmNW
  • Poppit Sands Beach 53 kmN

60–100 km810 places

  • Saunton Sands Beach 71 kmSE
  • Mouthmill Beach Beach 73 kmS
  • Putsborough Beach Beach 67 kmSE
  • Llangrannog's Beach Beach 62 kmN

Straight-line distances.

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