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Historic site

Llyn Gwyn Enclosure

Located in Nantmel, Powys Coordinates: 52°16′29″ N 3°26′55″ W

Map showing the location of Llyn Gwyn Enclosure Llyn Gwyn Enclosure
Location in United Kingdom
Nearest town
Dolau
1.4 km NE
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
Elevation
228 m
above sea level
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
CWL Cardiff International Airport98 km
BRS Bristol Airport111 km

About Llyn Gwyn Enclosure

Llyn Gwyn Enclosure is a historic site. Location: Nantmel, Powys. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Cardiff International Airport (98 km). Nearby sights include Rhiw Gwraidd and Nantmel Castle.

At a glance

Heritage designation
scheduled monument, National Monument of Wales

Source: Wikidata

Climate of Llyn Gwyn Enclosure

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 9° · Night 3° · Rain 151 mm

Hottest month
July (day 19°)
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).

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Climate of Llyn Gwyn Enclosure
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)6°6°8°11°15°17°19°19°16°13°9°7°
Average low (°C)1°1°2°3°6°9°11°11°8°6°3°2°
Precipitation (mm)1641121208473817196109134151166

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Llyn Gwyn Enclosure

The nearest airport is Cardiff International Airport (CWL), 98 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Swansea, 80 km to the southwest.

Airports

  • Cardiff International Airport (CWL) Cardiff 98 kmsouth
  • Bristol Airport (BRS) Bristol 111 kmsoutheast
  • Birmingham Airport (BHX) Birmingham, West Midlands 118 kmeast

Nearby large cities

  • Swansea Population: 300.4K 80 kmsouthwest
  • Telford Population: 155.6K 81 kmnortheast
  • Newport Population: 161.5K 82 kmsouth
  • Worcester Population: 101.7K 84 kmeast
  • Cardiff Population: 372.1K 90 kmsouth

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

Day trips from Llyn Gwyn Enclosure

Within 100 km: 1,010 historic and cultural sites, 2,747 natural sites, 191 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km408 places

  • Pen-y-gareg Reservoir Lake 12 kmW
  • Gareg-ddu Reservoir Lake 10 kmW
  • Dol-y-mynach Reservoir Lake 11 kmSW
  • Craig-yr-allt gôch Reservoir Lake 13 kmW

25–60 km1,557 places

  • The Island Island 50 kmE
  • Lake Vyrnwy Lake 59 kmN
  • Llangorse Lake Lake 40 kmS
  • Llyn Mwyngi Lake 54 kmNW

60–100 km1,983 places

  • Poppit Sands Beach 87 kmW
  • Mwnt beach Beach 83 kmW
  • Tresaith Beach Beach 75 kmW
  • Llangrannog's Beach Beach 71 kmW

Straight-line distances.

Nearby attractions & nature

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Nearest towns and villages

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Data last updated: · 2 independent sources