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Pontypool

Located in Pontymoile, Torfaen County Borough Coordinates: 51°42′04″ N 3°02′40″ W

Pontypool
Kev Griffin · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Population
35,686
35.7K
Elevation
173 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
CWL Cardiff International Airport40 km
BRS Bristol Airport42 km

About Pontypool

Pontypool is a city. Location: Pontymoile, Torfaen County Borough. Population: 35,686. Elevation: 173 m.

From Wikipedia

Pontypool (Welsh: Pont-y-pŵl [ˌpɔntəˈpuːl]) is a town and the administrative centre of the county borough of Torfaen, within the historic boundaries of Monmouthshire in South Wales. As of 2021, it has a population of 29,062.

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

At a glance

Area
9 km²
Official website
pontypoolcc.gov.uk

Source: Wikidata

Travel notes for Pontypool

From Wikivoyage

Pontypool (Welsh: Pont-y-pŵl) is in Monmouthshire and one of the earliest industrial towns in Wales.

Understand+

Pontypool consists of several smaller districts, including Abersychan, Cwmffrwdoer, Pontnewynydd, Trevethin, Penygarn, Wainfelin, Tranch, Brynwern, Pontymoile, Blaendare, Cwmynyscoy, New Inn, Griffithstown and Sebastopol.

Get in+

At the intersection of the A472 (cross valley link road Usk-Treharris) and the A4042 (Abergavenny - Newport)

1 Pontypool railway station (New Inn). On the Welsh Marches Line (Newport-Shrewsbury) between Cwmbran and Abergavenny (updated Dec 2016)

bus 63 (Cwmbran-Pontypool-Usk-Chepstow) and bus X20 (Newport-Cwmbran-Pontypool-Abergavenny)

Source: Wikivoyage · CC BY-SA 4.0 · abridged

Climate of Pontypool

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 10° · Night 5° · Rain 133 mm

Hottest month
July (day 20°)
Coldest month
February (night 2°)
Wettest month
December (141 mm)
Driest month
July (65 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
Climate of Pontypool
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)7°7°9°12°15°18°20°20°17°13°10°8°
Average low (°C)2°2°3°4°7°10°12°12°10°8°5°3°
Precipitation (mm)1401001067978776593107119133141

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Pontypool

The nearest airport is Cardiff International Airport (CWL), 40 km to the southwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Newport, 13 km to the south.

Airports

  • Cardiff International Airport (CWL) Cardiff 40 kmsouthwest
  • Bristol Airport (BRS) Bristol 42 kmsoutheast
  • Exeter International Airport (EXT) Exeter, Devon 111 kmsouth

Nearby large cities

  • Newport Population: 161.5K 13 kmsouth
  • Cardiff Population: 372.1K 26 kmsouth
  • Bristol Population: 479K 41 kmsoutheast
  • Gloucester Population: 132.4K 58 kmeast
  • Bath Population: 101.6K 60 kmsoutheast

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

Day trips from Pontypool

Within 100 km: 918 historic and cultural sites, 2,086 natural sites, 135 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km266 places

  • Lisvane Reservoir Lake 21 kmSW
  • Llandegfedd Reservoir Lake 5 kmE
  • Alway Mountain 14 kmSE
  • Sugar Loaf Mountain 18 kmN

25–60 km1,010 places

  • Kilve Beach Beach 58 kmS
  • Steep Holm Island 40 kmS
  • Flat Holm Island 36 kmS
  • Barry Island Island 38 kmSW

60–100 km1,863 places

  • Worms Head Island 90 kmW
  • Outer Head Island 90 kmW
  • Glover's Island Island 87 kmNE
  • Sexton's Burrow Island 90 kmSW

Straight-line distances.

Nearby attractions & nature

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Sources & licences

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