Castle · Barry · South Glamorgan

Barry Castle

Visitors to Barry can see Barry Castle. There are 5 other places to visit inside 5 km. The register lists it as a Grade II* listed building.

Photo: Barry Castle, Cath Mudford (CC BY-SA 3.0)

Where

In Barry

inside the built-up area

How well known

Top 12%

#1,023 of 8,556 places we list

Warmest months

May–Sep

highs of 17–21°C

In brief

Castle in Barry

Inside Barry

Barry Castle is inside Barry’s built-up area, with 5 more places to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓

Grade II* listed building

On the official list of protected heritage; Barry has 63 listed buildings in all, on its History page. About ↓

Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, the ONS built-up areas and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.

When to go

Weather through the year

If warmth matters, go May to September: Barry reaches 17–21°C.

Jan9° / 3°102 mm

Feb9° / 2°69 mm

Mar11° / 4°66 mm

Apr14° / 5°56 mm

May17° / 8°64 mm

Jun20° / 11°57 mm

Jul21° / 12°80 mm

Aug21° / 13°95 mm

Sep19° / 11°81 mm

Oct15° / 8°108 mm

Nov12° / 5°112 mm

Dec9° / 3°114 mm

Green months are the warmest. Typical afternoon highs and night lows in Barry, and rain in a month. Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991–2020 averages for Barry. Opening times change through the year: check before you go. Barry’s full climate →

About

Barry Castle

Its Wikipedia coverage spans 8 languages. A drive of 13 km reaches National Museum Cardiff.

Barry’s listed buildings and monuments →

Type: Castle
Listed: Grade II* listed building
Wikipedias: Covered in 8 languages
Town: in Barry

Facts: Wikidata (CC0) and OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors).

The map

Its place on the map

Orange: Barry Castle.

Towns near it

Towns that list Barry Castle

With 348,511 people, Cardiff is the largest of the 8. Its home town tops the list; the rest follow by distance.

1 · It’s in town

Barry

56,589 people · 13 places to visit

2 · 2.3 km west of it

Rhoose

6,776 people · 8 places to visit

3 · 5.8 km north of it

Wenvoe

1,129 people · 49 places to visit

4 · 7.2 km northeast of it

Dinas Powis

7,891 people · 19 places to visit

Compare the 8 towns

Town	Where Barry Castle is	People	Places to visit
Barry	It’s in town	56,589	13
Rhoose	2.3 km west of it	6,776	8
Wenvoe	5.8 km north of it	1,129	49
Dinas Powis	7.2 km northeast of it	7,891	19
St Nicholas	7.2 km north of it	653	46
Penarth	9 km northeast of it	28,391	24
St Fagans	10 km north of it	291	52
Cardiff	14 km northeast of it	348,511	76

Make a day of it

Combine it with these

Our list has 85 more within 15 km, among them 2 museums, 2 castles and 2 cathedrals.

MuseumNational Museum Cardiff13 km away · 373K visitors a year 2

CastleCardiff Castle12 km away 3

Big drawMuseumSt Fagans Museum Visitor Centre10 km away · 610K visitors a year 4

CathedralLlandaff Cathedral12 km away 5

CathedralCardiff Metropolitan Cathedral13 km away 6

Theme parkBarry Island Pleasure Park1.5 km away 7

Garden · National TrustDyffryn Gardens5.2 km away 8

CastleFonmon Castle5.4 km away

Within 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.

Asked about Barry Castle

Where is Barry Castle?

Barry Castle is in Barry, South Glamorgan, inside the town’s built-up area.

What is Barry Castle?

Castle in the UK.

When is the best time to visit Barry Castle?

May to September are the warmest months in Barry, with afternoon highs of 17–21°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).

Is Barry Castle a listed building?

Yes: Grade II* listed building.

What else is there to see near Barry Castle?

Within 15 km: National Museum Cardiff (13 km), Cardiff Castle (12 km), St Fagans Museum Visitor Centre (10 km) and Llandaff Cathedral (12 km).

Places: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence) and Wikidata (CC0), placed in the ONS 2022 built-up area (Open Government Licence v3.0). Visitor counts are the latest Wikidata gives, with their year.

Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).

Photo credits (9)

Barry Castle: Cath Mudford, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
National Museum Cardiff: Ham II, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Cardiff Castle: Tevfik Teker, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
St Fagans Museum Visitor Centre: Sionk, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Llandaff Cathedral: Bill Boaden, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Cardiff Metropolitan Cathedral: Ham II, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Barry Island Pleasure Park: 21stCenturyGreenstuff, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Dyffryn Gardens: Ben Salter, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Fonmon Castle: Stewart Black from British Isles, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons

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