- Elevation
- 383 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- CWL Cardiff International Airport89 km
- BRS Bristol Airport100 km
About Castle Bank
Castle Bank is a mountain. Location: Glascwm, Powys. Elevation: 383 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Cardiff International Airport (89 km). Nearby sights include Blaenkerry and Perthi Common.
Photos of Castle Bank
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Colwyn Castle Jasperfforde · CC BY-SA 3.0 -
Cefnllys Castle Nigel Brown · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
Builth Wells Castle Eirian Evans · CC BY-SA 2.0
Climate of Castle Bank
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: June–August.
This month · November
A wet month
Day 8° · Night 2° · Rain 151 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 18°)
- Coldest month
- February (night -1°)
- Wettest month
- December (166 mm)
- Driest month
- July (71 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 |
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| Average high (°C) | 5° | 5° | 7° | 10° | 14° | 16° | 18° | 18° | 15° | 12° | 8° | 6° |
| Average low (°C) | 0° | -1° | 1° | 2° | 5° | 8° | 10° | 10° | 7° | 5° | 2° | 1° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 164 | 112 | 120 | 84 | 73 | 81 | 71 | 96 | 109 | 134 | 151 | 166 |
How to get to Castle Bank
The nearest airport is Cardiff International Airport (CWL), 89 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Newport, 72 km to the south.
Airports
- Cardiff International Airport (CWL) Cardiff 89 kmsouth
- Bristol Airport (BRS) Bristol 100 kmsoutheast
- Birmingham Airport (BHX) Birmingham, West Midlands 112 kmeast
Nearby large cities
- Newport Population: 161.5K 72 kmsouth
- Worcester Population: 101.7K 76 kmeast
- Swansea Population: 300.4K 76 kmsouthwest
- Cardiff Population: 372.1K 80 kmsouth
- Telford Population: 155.6K 81 kmnortheast
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Castle Bank
Within 100 km: 1,027 historic and cultural sites, 2,637 natural sites, 179 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km397 places
- Pen-y-gareg Reservoir Lake 22 kmNW
- Gareg-ddu Reservoir Lake 20 kmNW
- Dol-y-mynach Reservoir Lake 18 kmW
- Craig-yr-allt gôch Reservoir Lake 24 kmNW
25–60 km1,494 places
- The Island Island 43 kmE
- Llangorse Lake Lake 30 kmS
- Claerwen Reservoir Lake 26 kmW
- Talybont Reservoir Lake 37 kmS
60–100 km1,952 places
- Poppit Sands Beach 94 kmW
- Mwnt beach Beach 89 kmW
- Tresaith Beach Beach 81 kmW
- Llangrannog's Beach Beach 78 kmW
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
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Llansaintfraed in Elvel Village, Glascwm2 km SE
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Bettws Disserth Village, Glascwm2.5 km E
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Llandrindod Wells City, Llandrindod Wells5.8 km NW
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Hundred House Village, Glascwm3.1 km SE
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Frank's Bridge Village, Glascwm3.1 km E
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Builth Wells Village, Builth7 km SW
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Blaenkerry Mountain, Glascwm1.1 km NE
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Perthi Common Mountain, Glascwm1.7 km SE
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Hirllwyn Bank Mountain, Glascwm1.8 km E
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Gilwern Hill West Top Mountain, Disserth and Trecoed1.9 km N
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Carneddau Mountain, Glascwm2 km SW
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Garn Fawr Mountain, Glascwm2.2 km NE
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Gilwern Hill Mountain, Glascwm2.4 km NE
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Werndansey Mountain, Glascwm3.5 km E
Sources & licences
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