Castell Cwm Aran
Located in Llanddewi Ystradenny, Powys Coordinates: 52°19′27″ N 3°14′40″ W
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Elevation
- 274 m
- above sea level
- Airports
- BHX Birmingham Airport103 km
- CWL Cardiff International Airport103 km
About Castell Cwm Aran
Castell Cwm Aran is a historic site. Location: Llanddewi Ystradenny, Powys. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Birmingham Airport (103 km). Nearby sights include Cymaron siege castles and Coxhead Bank Common.
At a glance
- Heritage designation
- scheduled monument, National Monument of Wales
Source: Wikidata
Climate of Castell Cwm Aran
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 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 |
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| Average high (°C) | 6° | 6° | 8° | 11° | 15° | 17° | 19° | 19° | 16° | 12° | 9° | 7° |
| Average low (°C) | 1° | 1° | 2° | 3° | 6° | 9° | 11° | 10° | 8° | 6° | 3° | 2° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 160 | 112 | 119 | 86 | 77 | 84 | 72 | 96 | 110 | 131 | 147 | 161 |
How to get to Castell Cwm Aran
The nearest airport is Birmingham Airport (BHX), 103 km to the east as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Telford, 67 km to the northeast.
Airports
- Birmingham Airport (BHX) Birmingham, West Midlands 103 kmeast
- Cardiff International Airport (CWL) Cardiff 103 kmsouth
- Bristol Airport (BRS) Bristol 111 kmsouth
Nearby large cities
- Telford Population: 155.6K 67 kmnortheast
- Worcester Population: 101.7K 72 kmeast
- Dudley Population: 199.1K 81 kmeast
- Wolverhampton Population: 263.7K 82 kmeast
- Newport Population: 161.5K 84 kmsouth
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Castell Cwm Aran
Within 100 km: 1,012 historic and cultural sites, 2,740 natural sites, 180 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km453 places
- Caban-côch Reservoir Lake 25 kmW
- Rhydd Hywel Mountain 16 kmNW
- Beacon Hill Mountain 7 kmN
- Great Rhos Mountain 7 kmSE
25–60 km1,494 places
- The Island Island 36 kmE
- Lake Vyrnwy Lake 56 kmN
- Pen-y-gareg Reservoir Lake 26 kmW
- Llangorse Lake Lake 44 kmS
60–100 km1,985 places
- Mwnt beach Beach 98 kmW
- Tresaith Beach Beach 89 kmW
- Llangrannog's Beach Beach 86 kmW
- Ynys Tywyn Island 90 kmNW
Straight-line distances.
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Cymaron siege castles Historic site, Llanddewi Ystradenny0.1 km W
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Coxhead Bank Common Mountain, Llanddewi Ystradenny1.1 km NE
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Sign Hill Mountain, Llanddewi Ystradenny1.4 km SW
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Penlan Mound Historic site, Llanbister2 km N
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Maelienydd Mountain, Llanbister1.4 km NW
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Llan Fawr Mountain, Llanfihangel Rhydithon2 km E
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Park Hill Mountain, Llanbister2.4 km N
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Llysin Hill Mountain, Llanfihangel Rhydithon2.5 km SE
Nearest towns and villages
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Llanfihangel Rhydithon Municipality, Powys2.6 km S
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Heartsease Village, Llanddewi Ystradenny2 km W
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Cwm-y-gaist Village, Llanbister2 km NE
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Llanbister Road Village, Llanbister2.5 km NE
Sources & licences
Data last updated: · 2 independent sources