- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Elevation
- 265 m
- above sea level
- Airports
- CWL Cardiff International Airport94 km
- BHX Birmingham Airport96 km
About Old Radnor Castle
Old Radnor Castle is a historic site. Location: Old Radnor, Powys. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Cardiff International Airport (94 km). Nearby sights include Castle Nimble and Knapp Farm Mound.
At a glance
- Heritage designation
- scheduled monument, National Monument of Wales
Source: Wikidata
Photos of Old Radnor Castle
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Kinnerton Court Motte Chris Andrews · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
Barland Motte Trevor Rickard · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
Huntington Castle Lucy Sheers · CC BY-SA 4.0 -
New Radnor Castle Llywelyn2000 · CC BY-SA 4.0
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Climate of Old Radnor Castle
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: June–August.
This month · November
A wet month
Day 9° · Night 3° · Rain 115 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 20°)
- Coldest month
- February (night 0°)
- 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).
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° | 20° | 19° | 16° | 12° | 9° | 7° |
| Average low (°C) | 1° | 0° | 2° | 3° | 6° | 9° | 11° | 10° | 8° | 6° | 3° | 2° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 128 | 91 | 95 | 71 | 67 | 75 | 60 | 81 | 92 | 105 | 115 | 128 |
How to get to Old Radnor Castle
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 97 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 71 kmsouth
- Dudley Population: 199.1K 76 kmnortheast
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Old Radnor Castle
Within 100 km: 1,039 historic and cultural sites, 2,598 natural sites, 168 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km410 places
- Hay Bluff Mountain 22 kmS
- Beacon Hill Mountain 19 kmNW
- Great Rhos Mountain 8 kmNW
- Carneddau Mountain 18 kmW
25–60 km1,388 places
- The Island Island 26 kmE
- Bevere Island Island 59 kmE
- Pen-y-gareg Reservoir Lake 36 kmW
- Llangorse Lake Lake 34 kmS
60–100 km2,007 places
- Tresaith Beach Beach 97 kmW
- Llangrannog's Beach Beach 94 kmW
- Ynys Lochtyn Island 94 kmW
- Steep Holm Island 98 kmS
Straight-line distances.
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Castle Nimble Historic site, Old Radnor0.5 km NW
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Knapp Farm Mound Historic site, Old Radnor1.1 km NW
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Old Radnor Hill Mountain, Old Radnor0.3 km SE
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Womaston Castle Historic site, Old Radnor2.3 km NE
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Worsell Wood Mountain, Old Radnor1.5 km SE
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Stanner Hill Mountain, Old Radnor1.6 km E
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Hanter Hill Mountain, Old Radnor2 km S
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Bogs Mount Castle Historic site, Old Radnor3.3 km NE
Nearest towns and villages
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Old Radnor Village, Old Radnor0.1 km W -
Burlingjobb Village, Old Radnor0.7 km S
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Gore Village, Old Radnor0.9 km E
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Dolyhir Village, Old Radnor1 km SW
More sights in Old Radnor
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Barland Motte Historic site, Old Radnor4.2 km NE
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Kinnerton Court Motte Historic site, Old Radnor4 km N
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Evanjobb Motte Historic site, Old Radnor3.6 km N
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Dunns Lane Motte Historic site, Old Radnor3.9 km NE
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Evancoyd Mound Historic site, Old Radnor4.3 km N
Sources & licences
Data last updated: · 2 independent sources