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Historic site

Castle Kinsey

Located in Clyro, Powys Coordinates: 52°05′44″ N 3°08′47″ W

Map showing the location of Castle Kinsey Castle Kinsey
Location in United Kingdom
Nearest town
Clyro
1.2 km S
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
Elevation
170 m
above sea level
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
CWL Cardiff International Airport79 km
BRS Bristol Airport85 km

About Castle Kinsey

Castle Kinsey is a historic site. Location: Clyro, Powys. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Cardiff International Airport (79 km). Nearby sights include Clyro Castle and Hay Castle.

At a glance

Heritage designation
scheduled monument, National Monument of Wales

Source: Wikidata

Climate of Castle Kinsey

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 9° · Night 4° · Rain 115 mm

Hottest month
July (day 20°)
Coldest month
February (night 1°)
Wettest month
January (128 mm)
Driest month
July (58 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 Castle Kinsey
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)7°6°9°12°15°18°20°20°17°13°9°7°
Average low (°C)2°1°2°4°6°9°11°11°9°7°4°2°
Precipitation (mm)1289094716773588293105115127

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Castle Kinsey

The nearest airport is Cardiff International Airport (CWL), 79 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Newport, 57 km to the south.

Airports

  • Cardiff International Airport (CWL) Cardiff 79 kmsouth
  • Bristol Airport (BRS) Bristol 85 kmsouth
  • Birmingham Airport (BHX) Birmingham, West Midlands 103 kmnortheast

Nearby large cities

  • Newport Population: 161.5K 57 kmsouth
  • Worcester Population: 101.7K 64 kmeast
  • Gloucester Population: 132.4K 67 kmeast
  • Cardiff Population: 372.1K 69 kmsouth
  • Swansea Population: 300.4K 76 kmsouthwest

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

Day trips from Castle Kinsey

Within 100 km: 1,038 historic and cultural sites, 2,483 natural sites, 173 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km374 places

  • Llangorse Lake Lake 20 kmSW
  • Pen y Gader-fawr Mountain 16 kmS
  • Hay Bluff Mountain 9 kmS
  • Black Mountains Mountain 14 kmS

25–60 km1,425 places

  • The Island Island 35 kmNE
  • Pen-y-gareg Reservoir Lake 39 kmNW
  • Gareg-ddu Reservoir Lake 36 kmNW
  • Dol-y-mynach Reservoir Lake 35 kmNW

60–100 km1,895 places

  • Tresaith Beach Beach 94 kmW
  • Llangrannog's Beach Beach 91 kmW
  • Ynys Lochtyn Island 91 kmW
  • Steep Holm Island 84 kmS

Straight-line distances.

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Nearest towns and villages

Sources & licences

Data last updated: · 2 independent sources