Red Castle
Located in Llantarnam, Torfaen County Borough Coordinates: 51°38′03″ N 3°01′02″ W
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Elevation
- 50 m
- above sea level
- Airports
- CWL Cardiff International Airport35 km
- BRS Bristol Airport35 km
About Red Castle
Red Castle is a historic site. Location: Llantarnam, Torfaen County Borough. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Cardiff International Airport (35 km). Nearby sights include Llantarnam Abbey and Cwmbran Town.
Photos of Red Castle
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Llantarnam Abbey Wikimedia Commons · Public domain -
Rhiwderin Camp Graham Price · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
Newport Castle The original uploader was Owain at English Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 2.5 -
Llangibby Castle Philip Halling · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
Newport Transporter Bridge WelshDave · CC BY-SA 4.0
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Climate of Red Castle
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: June–August.
This month · November
A wet month
Day 11° · Night 5° · Rain 115 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 21°)
- Coldest month
- February (night 2°)
- Wettest month
- January (116 mm)
- Driest month
- July (59 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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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
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| Average high (°C) | 8° | 8° | 10° | 12° | 16° | 19° | 21° | 21° | 18° | 14° | 11° | 9° |
| Average low (°C) | 3° | 2° | 3° | 5° | 8° | 10° | 13° | 13° | 11° | 8° | 5° | 4° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 116 | 84 | 89 | 64 | 67 | 68 | 59 | 86 | 97 | 105 | 115 | 116 |
How to get to Red Castle
The nearest airport is Cardiff International Airport (CWL), 35 km to the southwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Newport, 5 km to the south.
Airports
- Cardiff International Airport (CWL) Cardiff 35 kmsouthwest
- Bristol Airport (BRS) Bristol 35 kmsoutheast
- Exeter International Airport (EXT) Exeter, Devon 104 kmsouth
Nearby large cities
- Newport Population: 161.5K 5 kmsouth
- Cardiff Population: 372.1K 21 kmsouthwest
- Bristol Population: 479K 35 kmsoutheast
- Bath Population: 101.6K 54 kmsoutheast
- Gloucester Population: 132.4K 59 kmnortheast
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Red Castle
Within 100 km: 888 historic and cultural sites, 2,000 natural sites, 135 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km256 places
- Denny Island Island 20 kmSE
- Lisvane Reservoir Lake 16 kmSW
- Llandegfedd Reservoir Lake 7 kmNE
- Alway Mountain 7 kmSE
25–60 km928 places
- Kilve Beach Beach 51 kmS
- Steep Holm Island 33 kmS
- Flat Holm Island 29 kmS
- Barry Island Island 32 kmSW
60–100 km1,839 places
- Putsborough Beach Beach 100 kmSW
- Worms Head Island 91 kmW
- Outer Head Island 91 kmW
- Bathing Island Island 93 kmSE
Straight-line distances.
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Llantarnam Abbey Attraction, Llantarnam1.5 km E
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Cwmbran Town Landmark, Llantarnam1 km N
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Graig Wood Historic site, Caerleon2.3 km E
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Newport Castle Historic site, Stow Hill5.1 km S
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Newport Transporter Bridge Landmark, Liswerry7.4 km S
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Maindee Camp Historic site, Beechwood5.8 km SE
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Rhiwderin Camp Historic site, Graig6.5 km SW
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Brynglas Mountain, Shaftesbury3.2 km S
Nearest towns and villages
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Cwmbran Town, Cwmbran Central2.3 km N -
Ty Coch Village, Llantarnam0.7 km W
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Oakfield Neighbourhood, Llantarnam0.7 km N
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Llantarnam Village, Llantarnam1 km E
Sources & licences
Data last updated: · 2 independent sources