Castle · Brecon · Powys

Brecon Castle

Brecon Castle is a ruined castle in Brecon, Powys. It is a scheduled monument. Look also at Brecon Cathedral, 300 m away, first of 13 more within 15 km.

Photo: Brecon Castle, Philip Pankhurst (CC BY-SA 2.0)

Where

In Brecon

inside the built-up area

How well known

Top 15%

#1,210 of 8,556 places we list

Warmest months

Jun–Sep

highs of 18–20°C

In brief

Castle in Brecon

Inside Brecon

Brecon Castle is inside Brecon’s built-up area, with 6 more places to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓

Scheduled monument

On the official list of protected heritage; Brecon has 522 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

The year in Brecon

In Brecon the warm season is June to September, with highs of 18–20°C.

Jan7° / 2°140 mm

Feb7° / 1°114 mm

Mar10° / 3°77 mm

Apr13° / 4°69 mm

May16° / 7°70 mm

Jun19° / 9°63 mm

Jul20° / 11°74 mm

Aug20° / 11°90 mm

Sep18° / 9°81 mm

Oct14° / 7°126 mm

Nov10° / 4°129 mm

Dec7° / 2°159 mm

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

About

Brecon Castle

7 Wikipedia editions have an article on it.

Brecon’s listed buildings and monuments →

Type: Castle
Listed: Scheduled monument
Wikipedias: Covered in 7 languages
Town: in Brecon

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

The map

Map of Brecon Castle and nearby

The map puts Brecon Castle in orange and numbers its neighbours as in the list.

Towns near it

The nearest towns to Brecon Castle

Of these 8 towns, the largest is Brecon (8,257 people). Its home town tops the list; the rest follow by distance.

1 · It’s in town

Brecon

8,257 people · 7 places to visit

2 · 9.6 km east of it

Llangors

423 people · 3 places to visit

3 · 12 km west of it

Sennybridge

515 people

4 · 12 km northeast of it

Bronllys

548 people · 4 places to visit

Compare the 8 towns

Town	Where Brecon Castle is	People	Places to visit
Brecon	It’s in town	8,257	7
Llangors	9.6 km east of it	423	3
Sennybridge	12 km west of it	515	0
Bronllys	12 km northeast of it	548	4
Talgarth	12 km northeast of it	1,252	4
Three Cocks	15 km northeast of it	310	4
Builth Wells	22 km north of it	2,620	2
Llanelwedd	23 km north of it	132	2

Make a day of it

Pair Brecon Castle with these

Among the 13 within 15 km are 3 castles, 2 museums and a cathedral.

CathedralBrecon Cathedral300 m away 2

Fort · CadwY Gaer Roman Fort4.1 km away 3

MuseumRoyal Welsh Regiment Museum800 m away 4

MuseumY Gaer (cultural hub)400 m away 5

Castle · CadwBronllys Castle12 km away 6

Castle · CadwBlaenllynfi Castle12 km away 7

CastleCastell Dinas14 km away 8

Historic houseLlangoed Hall13 km away

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

Brecon Castle: what to know

Where is Brecon Castle?

Brecon Castle is in Brecon, Powys, inside the town’s built-up area.

What is Brecon Castle?

Ruined castle in Brecon, Powys, Wales.

When is the best time to visit Brecon Castle?

June to September are the warmest months in Brecon, with afternoon highs of 18–20°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).

Is Brecon Castle a listed building?

Yes: scheduled monument.

What else is there to see near Brecon Castle?

Within 15 km: Brecon Cathedral (300 m), Y Gaer Roman Fort (4.1 km), Royal Welsh Regiment Museum (800 m) and Y Gaer (cultural hub) (400 m).

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)

Brecon Castle: Philip Pankhurst, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Brecon Cathedral: David Merrett from Daventry, England, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Y Gaer Roman Fort: Alan Bowring, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Royal Welsh Regiment Museum: Jaggery, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Y Gaer (cultural hub): Dominic Nelson, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Bronllys Castle: Keith Salvesen, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Blaenllynfi Castle: Jeremy Bolwell, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Castell Dinas: Jasper Fforde, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Llangoed Hall: Chris Eason, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons

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