- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Elevation
- 89 m
- above sea level
- Airports
- CWL Cardiff International Airport53 km
- BRS Bristol Airport60 km
About Alisby Castle
Alisby Castle is a historic site. Location: Crickhowell, Powys.
Crickhowell Castle (Welsh: Castell Crucywel) is a Grade I listed building in Crickhowell, Wales, now largely ruined. An alternative name, "Alisby's Castle", is sometimes used; this is thought to be after a former governor of the castle, Gerald Alisby.
Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0
At a glance
- Heritage designation
- Grade I listed building, scheduled monument, National Monument of Wales
Source: Wikidata
Photos of Alisby Castle
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Martinvl · CC BY-SA 4.0 -
John Lord · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
Philip Pankhurst · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
Paul Lakin · CC BY 3.0 -
Tretower Castle Pete Chapman · CC BY-SA 2.0
Climate of Alisby Castle
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: June–August.
This month · November
A wet month
Day 10° · Night 5° · Rain 143 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 21°)
- Coldest month
- February (night 2°)
- Wettest month
- December (155 mm)
- Driest month
- July (70 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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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high (°C) | 7° | 7° | 10° | 12° | 16° | 18° | 21° | 20° | 18° | 14° | 10° | 8° |
| Average low (°C) | 3° | 2° | 4° | 5° | 8° | 10° | 13° | 13° | 11° | 8° | 5° | 4° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 154 | 110 | 115 | 86 | 82 | 83 | 70 | 97 | 112 | 129 | 143 | 155 |
How to get to Alisby Castle
The nearest airport is Cardiff International Airport (CWL), 53 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Newport, 32 km to the south.
Airports
- Cardiff International Airport (CWL) Cardiff 53 kmsouth
- Bristol Airport (BRS) Bristol 60 kmsoutheast
- Birmingham Airport (BHX) Birmingham, West Midlands 116 kmnortheast
Nearby large cities
- Newport Population: 161.5K 32 kmsouth
- Cardiff Population: 372.1K 42 kmsouth
- Bristol Population: 479K 58 kmsoutheast
- Swansea Population: 300.4K 62 kmsouthwest
- Gloucester Population: 132.4K 62 kmeast
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Alisby Castle
Within 100 km: 994 historic and cultural sites, 2,270 natural sites, 152 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km272 places
- Llangorse Lake Lake 12 kmNW
- Llandegfedd Reservoir Lake 22 kmSE
- Talybont Reservoir Lake 12 kmW
- Pen y Fan Mountain 21 kmW
25–60 km1,305 places
- Steep Holm Island 58 kmS
- Flat Holm Island 53 kmS
- Barry Island Island 52 kmS
- Sully Island Island 51 kmS
60–100 km1,839 places
- Kilve Beach Beach 74 kmS
- Tresaith Beach Beach 100 kmW
- Llangrannog's Beach Beach 98 kmW
- Ynys Lochtyn Island 98 kmW
Straight-line distances.
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Garn Coch Motte Historic site, Llangattock0.7 km SW
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Maes Celyn Motte Historic site, Crickhowell1.6 km NW
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Coed Cefn Mountain, The Vale of Grwyney1.1 km E
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Tretower Castle Historic site, Llanfihangel Cwmdu with Bwlch and Cathedine4.5 km NW
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Tre Domen Mound Historic site, The Vale of Grwyney3.6 km NE
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Battle Tump Historic site, Llanelly3.9 km SE
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Cae Twmpin Placename Historic site, The Vale of Grwyney5 km NE
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Tretower Court Landmark, Llanfihangel Cwmdu with Bwlch and Cathedine4.3 km NW
Nearest towns and villages
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Crickhowell Village, Crickhowell0.3 km N -
Llangattock Village, Llangattock0.9 km SW
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Ffynnonau Neighbourhood, Crickhowell0.7 km NE
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Danygrug Neighbourhood, Crickhowell0.8 km NE
Sources & licences
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