- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Elevation
- 238 m
- above sea level
- Airports
- CWL Cardiff International Airport87 km
- BRS Bristol Airport97 km
About Colwyn Castle
Colwyn Castle is a historic site. Location: Glascwm, Powys.
Colwyn Castle, also known as Maud's Castle, was a medieval castle near Builth Wells in Wales, in the Manor of Glascwm and the county of Radnorshire. There have been two castles on the site, the first constructed on the site of a Roman fort in 1093 by Raoul II of Tosny. This changed hands several times and was eventually captured and destroyed in 1196 by Rhys ap Gruffydd, who was campaigning against the Normans.
Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0
At a glance
- Heritage designation
- scheduled monument, National Monument of Wales
Source: Wikidata
Photos of Colwyn Castle
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Aberedw Castle Bill Nicholls · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
Cefnllys Castle Nigel Brown · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
Builth Wells Castle Eirian Evans · CC BY-SA 2.0
Climate of Colwyn Castle
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: June–August.
This month · November
A wet month
Day 9° · Night 4° · Rain 147 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 20°)
- Coldest month
- February (night 1°)
- Wettest month
- December (161 mm)
- Driest month
- July (72 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) | 6° | 6° | 9° | 11° | 15° | 18° | 20° | 19° | 16° | 13° | 9° | 7° |
| Average low (°C) | 1° | 1° | 2° | 3° | 6° | 9° | 11° | 11° | 9° | 6° | 4° | 2° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 160 | 112 | 119 | 86 | 77 | 84 | 72 | 96 | 110 | 131 | 147 | 161 |
How to get to Colwyn Castle
The nearest airport is Cardiff International Airport (CWL), 87 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Newport, 69 km to the south.
Airports
- Cardiff International Airport (CWL) Cardiff 87 kmsouth
- Bristol Airport (BRS) Bristol 97 kmsoutheast
- Birmingham Airport (BHX) Birmingham, West Midlands 111 kmeast
Nearby large cities
- Newport Population: 161.5K 69 kmsouth
- Worcester Population: 101.7K 74 kmeast
- Swansea Population: 300.4K 76 kmsouthwest
- Cardiff Population: 372.1K 78 kmsouth
- Telford Population: 155.6K 81 kmnortheast
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Colwyn Castle
Within 100 km: 1,025 historic and cultural sites, 2,605 natural sites, 181 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km400 places
- Gareg-ddu Reservoir Lake 22 kmNW
- Dol-y-mynach Reservoir Lake 21 kmW
- Caban-côch Reservoir Lake 21 kmNW
- Hay Bluff Mountain 22 kmSE
25–60 km1,479 places
- The Island Island 41 kmE
- Pen-y-gareg Reservoir Lake 25 kmNW
- Llangorse Lake Lake 28 kmS
- Craig-yr-allt gôch Reservoir Lake 27 kmNW
60–100 km1,932 places
- Poppit Sands Beach 95 kmW
- Mwnt beach Beach 91 kmW
- Tresaith Beach Beach 83 kmW
- Llangrannog's Beach Beach 80 kmW
Straight-line distances.
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Fforest Wood Castle Historic site, Glascwm1.3 km SW
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Penarth Motte Historic site, Glascwm2.1 km SE
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Perthi Common Mountain, Glascwm1.3 km NW
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Wylfre Mountain, Glascwm1.6 km S
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Hirllwyn Bank Mountain, Glascwm2 km N
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Wylfre East Top Mountain, Glascwm2.1 km SE
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Aberedw Hill North Top Mountain, Glascwm2.3 km SW
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Bryn Llys Historic site, Glascwm4.4 km E
Nearest towns and villages
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Hundred House Village, Glascwm0.7 km NE
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Llansaintfraed in Elvel Village, Glascwm1 km NW
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Frank's Bridge Village, Glascwm2.5 km NE
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Cregrina Village, Glascwm2.5 km SE
Sources & licences
Data last updated: · 2 independent sources