- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Elevation
- 222 m
- above sea level
- Airports
- CWL Cardiff International Airport86 km
- BRS Bristol Airport95 km
About Penarth Motte
Penarth Motte 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 East Top.
At a glance
- Heritage designation
- scheduled monument, National Monument of Wales
Source: Wikidata
Photos of Penarth Motte
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Colwyn Castle Jasperfforde · CC BY-SA 3.0 -
Aberedw Castle Bill Nicholls · CC BY-SA 2.0
Climate of Penarth Motte
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: June–August.
This month · November
A wet month
Day 9° · Night 4° · Rain 133 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 20°)
- Coldest month
- February (night 1°)
- 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
| 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) | 145 | 102 | 106 | 79 | 71 | 77 | 65 | 90 | 102 | 120 | 133 | 145 |
How to get to Penarth Motte
The nearest airport is Cardiff International Airport (CWL), 86 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Newport, 67 km to the south.
Airports
- Cardiff International Airport (CWL) Cardiff 86 kmsouth
- Bristol Airport (BRS) Bristol 95 kmsoutheast
- Birmingham Airport (BHX) Birmingham, West Midlands 110 kmeast
Nearby large cities
- Newport Population: 161.5K 67 kmsouth
- Worcester Population: 101.7K 73 kmeast
- Swansea Population: 300.4K 76 kmsouthwest
- Cardiff Population: 372.1K 77 kmsouth
- Gloucester Population: 132.4K 79 kmsoutheast
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Penarth Motte
Within 100 km: 1,028 historic and cultural sites, 2,586 natural sites, 179 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km400 places
- Gareg-ddu Reservoir Lake 24 kmNW
- Dol-y-mynach Reservoir Lake 23 kmW
- Caban-côch Reservoir Lake 23 kmNW
- Hay Bluff Mountain 20 kmSE
25–60 km1,441 places
- The Island Island 40 kmE
- Pen-y-gareg Reservoir Lake 27 kmNW
- Llangorse Lake Lake 26 kmS
- Craig-yr-allt gôch Reservoir Lake 29 kmNW
60–100 km1,952 places
- Poppit Sands Beach 97 kmW
- Mwnt beach Beach 93 kmW
- Tresaith Beach Beach 85 kmW
- Llangrannog's Beach Beach 81 kmW
Straight-line distances.
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Colwyn Castle Historic site, Glascwm2.1 km NW
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Wylfre East Top Mountain, Glascwm0.9 km SW
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Fforest Wood Castle Historic site, Glascwm2.3 km W
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Bryn Llys Historic site, Glascwm2.6 km E
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Wylfre Mountain, Glascwm1.7 km W
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Llanfraith Hill Mountain, Glascwm2.4 km SW
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Perthi Common Mountain, Glascwm3.3 km NW
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Aberedw Hill North Top Mountain, Glascwm3.4 km W
Nearest towns and villages
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Cregrina Village, Glascwm0.5 km S
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Hundred House Village, Glascwm2.1 km NW
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Llansaintfraed in Elvel Village, Glascwm3.1 km NW
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Glascwm Village, Glascwm3.5 km E
Sources & licences
Data last updated: · 2 independent sources