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Castle Nimble

Located in Old Radnor, Powys Coordinates: 52°13′41″ N 3°06′10″ W

Map showing the location of Castle Nimble Castle Nimble
Location in United Kingdom
Nearest town
Old Radnor
0.4 km SE
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
Elevation
197 m
above sea level
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
CWL Cardiff International Airport94 km
BHX Birmingham Airport96 km

About Castle Nimble

Castle Nimble is a historic site. Location: Old Radnor, Powys.

From Wikipedia

Castle Nimble (also called Knapp; Maes Hyfaidd; Maes Hyvaidd) was a motte and bailey defensive fortification near Old Radnor, in Radnorshire (modern-day Powys), Wales. Castle Nimble appears to have had an oval-shaped ditched motte, with a semi-rectangular bailey, and some other enclosures, including possibly a pond.

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

At a glance

Heritage designation
scheduled monument, National Monument of Wales

Source: Wikidata

Climate of Castle Nimble

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 9° · Night 4° · Rain 115 mm

Hottest month
July (day 20°)
Coldest month
February (night 1°)
Wettest month
January (128 mm)
Driest month
July (60 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 Castle Nimble
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)7°6°9°12°15°18°20°20°17°13°9°7°
Average low (°C)1°1°2°4°6°9°11°11°9°6°4°2°
Precipitation (mm)1289195716775608192105115128

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Castle Nimble

The nearest airport is Cardiff International Airport (CWL), 94 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Worcester, 60 km to the east.

Airports

  • Cardiff International Airport (CWL) Cardiff 94 kmsouth
  • Birmingham Airport (BHX) Birmingham, West Midlands 96 kmeast
  • Bristol Airport (BRS) Bristol 98 kmsouth

Nearby large cities

  • Worcester Population: 101.7K 60 kmeast
  • Telford Population: 155.6K 67 kmnortheast
  • Gloucester Population: 132.4K 71 kmsoutheast
  • Newport Population: 161.5K 72 kmsouth
  • Dudley Population: 199.1K 76 kmnortheast

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

Day trips from Castle Nimble

Within 100 km: 1,038 historic and cultural sites, 2,598 natural sites, 168 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km410 places

  • Hay Bluff Mountain 23 kmS
  • Beacon Hill Mountain 19 kmNW
  • Great Rhos Mountain 8 kmNW
  • Carneddau Mountain 18 kmW

25–60 km1,395 places

  • The Island Island 26 kmE
  • Bevere Island Island 59 kmE
  • Pen-y-gareg Reservoir Lake 36 kmW
  • Llangorse Lake Lake 35 kmS

60–100 km1,999 places

  • Tresaith Beach Beach 97 kmW
  • Llangrannog's Beach Beach 94 kmW
  • Ynys Lochtyn Island 93 kmW
  • Steep Holm Island 99 kmS

Straight-line distances.

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