Strumble Head Lighthouse
Located in Pencaer, Pembrokeshire Coordinates: 52°01′47″ N 5°04′26″ W
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Elevation
- 7 m
- above sea level
- Airports
- CWL Cardiff International Airport139 km
- DUB Dublin Airport175 km
About Strumble Head Lighthouse
Strumble Head Lighthouse is a landmark. Location: Pencaer, Pembrokeshire.
Strumble Head Lighthouse stands on Ynys Meicel (from Welsh: St. Michael's Island), also known as Strumble Head, a rocky island at the northwest corner of Pencaer area, five miles west of the town of Fishguard, in northern Pembrokeshire, Wales.
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At a glance
- Built
- 1908
- Heritage designation
- Grade II listed building
- Height
- 17 m
Source: Wikidata
Photos of Strumble Head Lighthouse
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Climate of Strumble Head Lighthouse
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: June–September.
This month · November
A wet month
Day 11° · Night 7° · Rain 113 mm
- Hottest month
- August (day 19°)
- Coldest month
- February (night 4°)
- Wettest month
- November (113 mm)
- Driest month
- May (59 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) | 9° | 8° | 10° | 11° | 14° | 16° | 18° | 19° | 17° | 14° | 11° | 10° |
| 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 Strumble Head Lighthouse
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
- Dublin Airport (DUB) Dublin 175 kmnorthwest
- Cornwall Airport Newquay (NQY) Newquay 177 kmsouth
Nearby large cities
- Swansea Population: 300.4K 90 kmsoutheast
- Cardiff Population: 372.1K 144 kmsoutheast
- Newport Population: 161.5K 151 kmeast
- Dublin Population: 1M 165 kmnorthwest
- Exeter Population: 130.7K 181 kmsoutheast
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Strumble Head Lighthouse
Within 100 km: 278 historic and cultural sites, 825 natural sites, 127 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km112 places
- St Justinian Natural site 23 kmSW
- Porth Clais Natural site 23 kmSW
- Port Selau Natural site 23 kmSW
- Caerfai Beach Beach 21 kmSW
25–60 km365 places
- Poppit Sands Beach 27 kmE
- Manorbier Beach Beach 47 kmSE
- Broad Haven South Beach Beach 48 kmS
- Mwnt beach Beach 32 kmE
60–100 km753 places
- Whistling Sands Beach 93 kmN
- Traeth Penllech Beach 98 kmN
- Curracloe Beach Beach 97 kmNW
- Worms Head Island 73 kmSE
Straight-line distances.
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Ynys Meicel Island, Pencaer<0.1 km SE
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Ynys Onnen Island, Pencaer0.3 km SW
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Strumble Head Natural site, Pembrokeshire0.2 km E
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Carreg Onnen Bay Natural site, United Kingdom0.5 km SW
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Pen Pant-y-beudy Mountain, Pencaer1.9 km S
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Ysgubor Gaer Historic site, Pencaer2.7 km S
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Castell Poeth Historic site, Pencaer3.6 km S
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Garn Fawr Mountain, Pencaer2.4 km S
Nearest towns and villages
Sources & licences
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