- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Elevation
- 21 m
- above sea level
- Airports
- CWL Cardiff International Airport4 km
- BRS Bristol Airport48 km
About Castleton
Castleton is a historic site. Location: St. Athan, Vale of Glamorgan. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Cardiff International Airport (4 km). Nearby sights include East Orchard Castle and Fonmon Castle.
Photos of Castleton
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Llandough Castle FruitMonkey · CC BY-SA 3.0 -
Old Beaupre Castle FruitMonkey · CC BY-SA 3.0 -
Barry Castle Cath Mudford · CC BY-SA 3.0 -
St Quintins Castle cowbridgeguide.co.uk · CC BY 3.0 -
Fonmon Castle Stewart Black from British Isles · CC BY 2.0
Climate of Castleton
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: June–August.
This month · November
A wet month
Day 11° · Night 5° · Rain 113 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 21°)
- Coldest month
- February (night 2°)
- Wettest month
- November (113 mm)
- Driest month
- April (56 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° | 4° | 5° | 8° | 10° | 13° | 13° | 11° | 8° | 5° | 4° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 102 | 75 | 79 | 56 | 60 | 64 | 64 | 84 | 95 | 102 | 113 | 104 |
How to get to Castleton
The nearest airport is Cardiff International Airport (CWL), 4 km to the east as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Cardiff, 18 km to the northeast.
Airports
- Cardiff International Airport (CWL) Cardiff 4 kmeast
- Bristol Airport (BRS) Bristol 48 kmeast
- Exeter International Airport (EXT) Exeter, Devon 75 kmsouth
Nearby large cities
- Cardiff Population: 372.1K 18 kmnortheast
- Newport Population: 161.5K 35 kmnortheast
- Swansea Population: 300.4K 44 kmnorthwest
- Bristol Population: 479K 56 kmeast
- Bath Population: 101.6K 73 kmeast
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Castleton
Within 100 km: 754 historic and cultural sites, 1,829 natural sites, 154 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km180 places
- Steep Holm Island 22 kmE
- Flat Holm Island 20 kmE
- Barry Island Island 9 kmE
- Sully Island Island 15 kmE
25–60 km826 places
- Kilve Beach Beach 27 kmSE
- Knightstone Island 30 kmE
- Sexton's Burrow Island 51 kmSW
- Denny Island Island 45 kmE
60–100 km1,731 places
- Saunton Sands Beach 67 kmSW
- Charmouth Beach Beach 83 kmSE
- Mouthmill Beach Beach 84 kmSW
- Putsborough Beach Beach 64 kmSW
Straight-line distances.
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
East Orchard Castle Historic site, St. Athan0.6 km SE
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Fonmon Castle Historic site, Rhoose2.4 km E
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Twyn Llewelyn Historic site, Rhoose2.1 km S
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Middlecross Ringwork Historic site, Llancarfan2.8 km NE
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Old Beaupre Castle Historic site, Llanfair4 km NW
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Penmark Castle Historic site, Rhoose3.5 km E -
Howe Mill Enclosure Historic site, Llanfair4.2 km NW
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Malefant Castle Historic site, Llan-Maes4.4 km W
Nearest towns and villages
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Castleton Park Neighbourhood, St. Athan0.2 km W
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St Athan Village, St. Athan0.7 km SW
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Eglwys-Brewis Village, St. Athan1.2 km NW
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St Athan Boys Village Village, St. Athan1.3 km S
Sources & licences
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