- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Elevation
- 297 m
- above sea level
- Airports
- CWL Cardiff International Airport86 km
- BRS Bristol Airport97 km
About Fforest Wood Castle
Fforest Wood Castle is a historic site. Location: Glascwm, Powys. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Cardiff International Airport (86 km). Nearby sights include Colwyn Castle and Wylfre.
At a glance
- Heritage designation
- scheduled monument, National Monument of Wales
Source: Wikidata
Photos of Fforest Wood Castle
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Colwyn Castle Jasperfforde · CC BY-SA 3.0 -
Aberedw Castle Bill Nicholls · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
Builth Wells Castle Eirian Evans · CC BY-SA 2.0
Climate of Fforest Wood Castle
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: June–August.
This month · November
A wet month
Day 9° · Night 3° · Rain 147 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 19°)
- Coldest month
- February (night 0°)
- 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° | 8° | 11° | 15° | 17° | 19° | 19° | 16° | 12° | 9° | 7° |
| Average low (°C) | 1° | 0° | 2° | 3° | 6° | 8° | 11° | 10° | 8° | 6° | 3° | 2° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 160 | 112 | 119 | 86 | 77 | 84 | 72 | 96 | 110 | 131 | 147 | 161 |
How to get to Fforest Wood Castle
The nearest airport is Cardiff International Airport (CWL), 86 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Newport, 68 km to the south.
Airports
- Cardiff International Airport (CWL) Cardiff 86 kmsouth
- Bristol Airport (BRS) Bristol 97 kmsoutheast
- Birmingham Airport (BHX) Birmingham, West Midlands 112 kmeast
Nearby large cities
- Newport Population: 161.5K 68 kmsouth
- Swansea Population: 300.4K 75 kmsouthwest
- Worcester Population: 101.7K 75 kmeast
- Cardiff Population: 372.1K 77 kmsouth
- Gloucester Population: 132.4K 81 kmsoutheast
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Fforest Wood Castle
Within 100 km: 1,023 historic and cultural sites, 2,596 natural sites, 179 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km397 places
- Gareg-ddu Reservoir Lake 22 kmNW
- Dol-y-mynach Reservoir Lake 21 kmW
- Caban-côch Reservoir Lake 20 kmNW
- Hay Bluff Mountain 22 kmSE
25–60 km1,482 places
- The Island Island 42 kmE
- Pen-y-gareg Reservoir Lake 25 kmNW
- Llangorse Lake Lake 27 kmS
- Craig-yr-allt gôch Reservoir Lake 27 kmNW
60–100 km1,919 places
- Poppit Sands Beach 95 kmW
- Mwnt beach Beach 91 kmW
- Tresaith Beach Beach 82 kmW
- Llangrannog's Beach Beach 79 kmW
Straight-line distances.
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Colwyn Castle Historic site, Glascwm1.3 km NE
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Wylfre Mountain, Glascwm0.8 km SE
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Penarth Motte Historic site, Glascwm2.3 km E
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Aberedw Hill North Top Mountain, Glascwm1.2 km W
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Wylfre East Top Mountain, Glascwm1.7 km SE
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Perthi Common Mountain, Glascwm1.9 km N
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Llanfraith Hill Mountain, Glascwm2.7 km SE
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Hirllwyn Bank Mountain, Glascwm3.1 km N
Nearest towns and villages
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Llansaintfraed in Elvel Village, Glascwm1.8 km N
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Hundred House Village, Glascwm2 km NE
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Cregrina Village, Glascwm2.4 km E
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Builth Wells Village, Builth6.4 km W
Sources & licences
Data last updated: · 2 independent sources