- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Elevation
- 210 m
- above sea level
- Airports
- CWL Cardiff International Airport86 km
- BRS Bristol Airport100 km
About Castell Caemaerdy
Castell Caemaerdy is a historic site. Location: Llanelwedd, Powys. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Cardiff International Airport (86 km). Nearby sights include Cwrt Llechrhyd and Builth Wells Castle.
At a glance
- Heritage designation
- scheduled monument, National Monument of Wales
Source: Wikidata
Photos of Castell Caemaerdy
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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 Castell Caemaerdy
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: June–August.
This month · November
A wet month
Day 9° · Night 3° · Rain 151 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 20°)
- Coldest month
- February (night 1°)
- Wettest month
- December (166 mm)
- Driest month
- July (71 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° | 17° | 20° | 19° | 16° | 13° | 9° | 7° |
| Average low (°C) | 1° | 1° | 2° | 3° | 6° | 9° | 11° | 11° | 9° | 6° | 3° | 2° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 164 | 112 | 120 | 84 | 73 | 81 | 71 | 96 | 109 | 134 | 151 | 166 |
How to get to Castell Caemaerdy
The nearest airport is Cardiff International Airport (CWL), 86 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Newport, 70 km to the southeast.
Airports
- Cardiff International Airport (CWL) Cardiff 86 kmsouth
- Bristol Airport (BRS) Bristol 100 kmsoutheast
- Birmingham Airport (BHX) Birmingham, West Midlands 118 kmeast
Nearby large cities
- Newport Population: 161.5K 70 kmsoutheast
- Swansea Population: 300.4K 71 kmsouthwest
- Cardiff Population: 372.1K 78 kmsouth
- Worcester Population: 101.7K 82 kmeast
- Telford Population: 155.6K 87 kmnortheast
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Castell Caemaerdy
Within 100 km: 1,011 historic and cultural sites, 2,606 natural sites, 180 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km378 places
- Pen-y-gareg Reservoir Lake 20 kmNW
- Gareg-ddu Reservoir Lake 17 kmNW
- Dol-y-mynach Reservoir Lake 15 kmNW
- Craig-yr-allt gôch Reservoir Lake 22 kmNW
25–60 km1,489 places
- The Island Island 49 kmE
- Llangorse Lake Lake 28 kmS
- Talybont Reservoir Lake 35 kmS
- Pen y Fan Mountain 32 kmS
60–100 km1,930 places
- Poppit Sands Beach 88 kmW
- Mwnt beach Beach 84 kmW
- Tresaith Beach Beach 76 kmW
- Llangrannog's Beach Beach 72 kmW
Straight-line distances.
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Cwrt Llechrhyd Historic site, Llanelwedd0.8 km W
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Builth Wells Castle Historic site, Builth2.2 km SE
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Pencerrig Mountain, Llanelwedd0.9 km NE
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Caer Beris Motte Historic site, Cilmery2.4 km S
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Park Wood Hill Mountain, Cilmery1.7 km SW
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Caer Fawr Mountain, Llanelwedd2.4 km E
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Pen-y-banc Mountain, Cilmery2.1 km W
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Irfon River, Wales1.9 km S
Nearest towns and villages
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Builth Wells Village, Builth2 km S
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Builth Road Village, Llanelwedd1 km W
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Cwmbach Llechrhyd Village, Llanelwedd1 km NW
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Builth Municipality, Powys2.6 km S
Sources & licences
Data last updated: · 2 independent sources