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Hay Tump

Located in Hay, Powys Coordinates: 52°04′22″ N 3°07′48″ W

Map showing the location of Hay Tump Hay Tump
Location in United Kingdom
Nearest town
Hay-on-wye
0.3 km SE
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
Elevation
95 m
above sea level
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
CWL Cardiff International Airport77 km
BRS Bristol Airport82 km

About Hay Tump

Hay Tump is a historic site. Location: Hay, Powys.

From Wikipedia

Hay Tump Castle was a motte and Bailey castle situated in Hay-on-Wye in Powys, Wales, near to St Mary’s parish church in the town. It is situated 200 metres away from Hay Castle, which was the successor of Hay Tump castle.

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

At a glance

Heritage designation
scheduled monument, National Monument of Wales

Source: Wikidata

Climate of Hay Tump

Best months for sightseeing

Best 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
Climate of Hay Tump
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)7°7°9°12°16°19°21°20°17°14°10°8°
Average low (°C)2°2°3°4°7°10°12°12°10°7°4°3°
Precipitation (mm)1289094716773588293105115127

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Hay Tump

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 64 kmeast
  • Gloucester Population: 132.4K 65 kmeast
  • Cardiff Population: 372.1K 66 kmsouth
  • Cheltenham Population: 118.8K 75 kmeast

Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.

Day trips from Hay Tump

Within 100 km: 1,036 historic and cultural sites, 2,463 natural sites, 175 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km363 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 km1,398 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 km1,913 places

  • Kilve Beach Beach 98 kmS
  • Tresaith Beach Beach 95 kmW
  • Llangrannog's Beach Beach 92 kmW
  • Ynys Lochtyn Island 92 kmW

Straight-line distances.

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Nearest towns and villages

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