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Historic site

Llowes Castle Tump

Located in Glasbury, Powys Coordinates: 52°03′32″ N 3°10′54″ W

Map showing the location of Llowes Castle Tump Llowes Castle Tump
Location in United Kingdom
Nearest town
Llowes
0.9 km N
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
Elevation
81 m
above sea level
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
CWL Cardiff International Airport75 km
BRS Bristol Airport82 km

About Llowes Castle Tump

Llowes Castle Tump is a historic site. Location: Glasbury, Powys. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Cardiff International Airport (75 km). Nearby sights include Glasbury Motte and Llanthomas Motte.

At a glance

Heritage designation
scheduled monument, National Monument of Wales

Source: Wikidata

Climate of Llowes Castle Tump

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 10° · Night 5° · Rain 133 mm

Hottest month
July (day 21°)
Coldest month
February (night 2°)
Wettest month
January (145 mm)
Driest month
July (65 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
Climate of Llowes Castle Tump
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)7°7°10°12°16°19°21°20°17°14°10°8°
Average low (°C)2°2°3°4°7°10°12°12°10°7°5°3°
Precipitation (mm)1451021067971776590102120133145

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Llowes Castle Tump

The nearest airport is Cardiff International Airport (CWL), 75 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Newport, 54 km to the south.

Airports

  • Cardiff International Airport (CWL) Cardiff 75 kmsouth
  • Bristol Airport (BRS) Bristol 82 kmsoutheast
  • Birmingham Airport (BHX) Birmingham, West Midlands 107 kmnortheast

Nearby large cities

  • Newport Population: 161.5K 54 kmsouth
  • Cardiff Population: 372.1K 64 kmsouth
  • Worcester Population: 101.7K 67 kmeast
  • Gloucester Population: 132.4K 68 kmeast
  • Swansea Population: 300.4K 72 kmsouthwest

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

Day trips from Llowes Castle Tump

Within 100 km: 1,030 historic and cultural sites, 2,474 natural sites, 175 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km361 places

  • Llangorse Lake Lake 15 kmS
  • Talybont Reservoir Lake 24 kmS
  • Sugar Loaf Mountain 23 kmS
  • Pen y Gader-fawr Mountain 13 kmS

25–60 km1,431 places

  • The Island Island 39 kmNE
  • Pen-y-gareg Reservoir Lake 40 kmNW
  • Lisvane Reservoir Lake 59 kmS
  • Gareg-ddu Reservoir Lake 37 kmNW

60–100 km1,887 places

  • Kilve Beach Beach 96 kmS
  • Tresaith Beach Beach 92 kmW
  • Llangrannog's Beach Beach 89 kmW
  • Ynys Lochtyn Island 89 kmW

Straight-line distances.

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Nearest towns and villages

  • Llowes Village, Glasbury
    0.9 km N
  • Moity Village, Glasbury
    1.6 km NW
  • Clyro Village, Clyro
    3.7 km NE
  • Glasbury Village, Glasbury
    2 km SW

Sources & licences

Data last updated: · 2 independent sources