Island

Pen Brush

Located in Pencaer, Pembrokeshire Coordinates: 52°00′54″ N 5°05′23″ W

Location in United Kingdom

Elevation: 41 m; above sea level
Nearest town: Trefasser; 2.3 km SE
When to go: June–September; See the climate
Airports: CWL Cardiff International Airport139 km; NQY Cornwall Airport Newquay175 km

About Pen Brush

Pen Brush is an island. Location: Pencaer, Pembrokeshire. The best months to visit are June–September. The nearest airport is Cardiff International Airport (139 km). Nearby sights include March Mawr and Pen Pant-y-beudy.

Photos of Pen Brush

Strumble Head Lighthouse Reading Tom from Reading, UK · CC BY 2.0

Climate of Pen Brush

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–September.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 11° · Night 7° · Rain 113 mm

Hottest month: August (day 18°)
Coldest month: February (night 4°)
Wettest month: November (113 mm)
Driest month: May (59 mm)

8° 5°

8° 4°

9° 5°

11° 6°

14° 8°

16° 11°

18° 13°

16° 12°

14° 10°

11° 7°

9° 6°

Jan

104

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

110

Nov

113

Dec

106

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 Pen Brush
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high (°C)	8°	8°	9°	11°	14°	16°	18°	18°	16°	14°	11°	9°
Average low (°C)	5°	4°	5°	6°	8°	11°	13°	13°	12°	10°	7°	6°
Precipitation (mm)	104	77	76	60	59	64	62	82	81	110	113	106

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

How to get to Pen Brush

The nearest airport is Cardiff International Airport (CWL), 139 km to the southeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Swansea, 90 km to the southeast.

Airports

Cardiff International Airport (CWL) Cardiff 139 kmsoutheast
Cornwall Airport Newquay (NQY) Newquay 175 kmsouth
Dublin Airport (DUB) Dublin 176 kmnorthwest

Nearby large cities

Swansea Population: 300.4K 90 kmsoutheast
Cardiff Population: 372.1K 145 kmsoutheast
Newport Population: 161.5K 152 kmeast
Dublin Population: 1M 166 kmnorthwest
Exeter Population: 130.7K 180 kmsoutheast

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

Day trips from Pen Brush

Within 100 km: 279 historic and cultural sites, 795 natural sites, 125 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km122 places

St Justinian Natural site 21 kmSW
Porth Clais Natural site 21 kmSW
Port Selau Natural site 21 kmSW
Caerfai Beach Beach 19 kmSW

25–60 km346 places

Poppit Sands Beach 29 kmE
Manorbier Beach Beach 46 kmSE
Broad Haven South Beach Beach 47 kmS
Mwnt beach Beach 34 kmNE

60–100 km731 places

Whistling Sands Beach 95 kmN
Curracloe Beach Beach 96 kmNW
Worms Head Island 73 kmSE
Saint Tudwals Island West Island 97 kmNE

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

Trefasser Village, Pencaer
2.3 km SE
Harmony Village, Pencaer
2.5 km SE
Goodwick Village, Fishguard and Goodwick
6.6 km E
Pontiago Village, Pencaer
4.3 km E
Rhosycaerau Village, Pencaer
4.4 km SE
Saint Nicholas Village, Pencaer
4.4 km SE

Pen Brush

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

March Mawr Island, Pencaer
<0.1 km SW
Pen Pant-y-beudy Mountain, Pencaer
0.7 km E
Dinas Mawr Mountain, Pencaer
1.2 km SE
Ynys Ddu Island, Pembrokeshire
1 km SE
Ynys y Ddinas Island, Pembrokeshire
1.2 km SE
Ynys Melyn Island, Pencaer
1.2 km SE
Garn Fawr Mountain, Pencaer
1.7 km SE
Ynys Onnen Island, Pencaer
1.7 km NE

Pen Brush

Sources & licences

GeoNames, CC-BY-4.0 GeoNames (www.geonames.org), CC BY 4.0

Data last updated: November 3, 2026