- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Elevation
- 107 m
- above sea level
- Airports
- CWL Cardiff International Airport77 km
- BRS Bristol Airport82 km
About Hay Castle
Hay Castle is a historic site. Location: Hay, Powys.
Hay Castle (Welsh: Castell y Gelli) is a medieval fortification and 17th-century mansion house in the small town of Hay-on-Wye in Powys, Wales. Originally constructed as part of the Norman invasion of Wales, the castle was designed as a ringwork overlooking the town in either the late 11th or the early 12th centuries.
Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0
At a glance
- Built
- 1070
- Architectural style
- Jacobean architecture
- Heritage designation
- Grade I listed building, scheduled monument, National Monument of Wales
- Official website
- haycastletrust.org
Source: Wikidata
Photos of Hay Castle
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Adrian Farwell · CC BY 3.0 -
Immanuel Giel · CC0
Climate of Hay Castle
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: June–August.
This month · November
A wet month
Day 10° · Night 4° · Rain 115 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 21°)
- Coldest month
- February (night 2°)
- Wettest month
- January (128 mm)
- Driest month
- July (58 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) | 7° | 7° | 9° | 12° | 16° | 18° | 21° | 20° | 17° | 13° | 10° | 8° |
| Average low (°C) | 2° | 2° | 3° | 4° | 7° | 10° | 12° | 12° | 10° | 7° | 4° | 3° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 128 | 90 | 94 | 71 | 67 | 73 | 58 | 82 | 93 | 105 | 115 | 127 |
How to get to Hay Castle
The nearest airport is Cardiff International Airport (CWL), 77 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Newport, 55 km to the south.
Airports
- Cardiff International Airport (CWL) Cardiff 77 kmsouth
- Bristol Airport (BRS) Bristol 82 kmsouth
- Birmingham Airport (BHX) Birmingham, West Midlands 103 kmnortheast
Nearby large cities
- Newport Population: 161.5K 55 kmsouth
- Worcester Population: 101.7K 63 kmeast
- Gloucester Population: 132.4K 65 kmeast
- Cardiff Population: 372.1K 66 kmsouth
- Cheltenham Population: 118.8K 74 kmeast
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Hay Castle
Within 100 km: 1,036 historic and cultural sites, 2,463 natural sites, 173 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km361 places
- Llangorse Lake Lake 18 kmSW
- Sugar Loaf Mountain 24 kmS
- Pen y Gader-fawr Mountain 14 kmS
- Hay Bluff Mountain 6 kmS
25–60 km1,400 places
- The Island Island 35 kmNE
- Pen-y-gareg Reservoir Lake 42 kmNW
- Gareg-ddu Reservoir Lake 39 kmNW
- Dol-y-mynach Reservoir Lake 37 kmNW
60–100 km1,911 places
- Kilve Beach Beach 98 kmS
- Tresaith Beach Beach 96 kmW
- Llangrannog's Beach Beach 93 kmW
- Ynys Lochtyn Island 92 kmW
Straight-line distances.
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Hay Tump Historic site, Hay0.3 km W
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Cusop Castle Historic site, Cusop1.3 km SE
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Clyro Castle Historic site, Clyro1.9 km NW
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Betw Hawkswood Historic site, Clifford2 km E
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Mouse Castle Historic site, Cusop1.9 km E
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Monk's Well Hill Mountain, Clyro1 km NW
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Castle Kinsey Historic site, Clyro2.8 km NW
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Llanthomas Motte Historic site, Llanigon2.8 km SW
Nearest towns and villages
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Y Gelli Gandryll Village, Hay0.1 km N
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Hay-on-Wye Village, Hay0.2 km N
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Hay-on-wye Village, Hay0.4 km S
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Clyro Village, Clyro2.1 km NW
Sources & licences
Data last updated: · 2 independent sources