Builth Castle
Among the sights of Builth Wells is Builth Castle. Around it, within 5 km, is one more place on our list. It is a scheduled monument.
Castle in Builth Wells
Inside Builth Wells
Builth Castle is inside Builth Wells’ built-up area, with 1 more place to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓
Scheduled monument
On the official list of protected heritage; Builth Wells has 44 listed buildings in all, on its History page. About ↓
Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, the ONS built-up areas and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.
Weather, month by month
The warmest stretch in Builth Wells is June to September, at 18–21°C in the afternoon.
Builth Castle
8 Wikipedia editions have an article on it. A short trip away is Colwyn Castle, 6.9 km off.
- Type
- Castle
- Listed
- Scheduled monument
- Wikipedias
- Covered in 8 languages
- Town
- in Builth Wells
Builth Castle on the map
Orange: Builth Castle.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · Numbers: the places near it, as listed below. The dashed line is Builth Wells’ built-up area. · ONS built-up area 2022
Bases near Builth Castle
Home to 5,429 people, Llandrindod Wells is the largest of these 8. All of these towns include it on their pages.
- 1Builth Wells
- 2Llanelwedd
- 3Newbridge-on-Wye
- 4Llandrindod Wells
- 5Llanyre
- 6Crossgates
- 7Llanwrtyd Wells
- 8Clyro
Builth Wells
Llanelwedd
Newbridge-on-Wye
Llandrindod Wells
Compare the 8 towns
| Town | Where Builth Castle is | People | Places to visit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Builth Wells | It’s in town | 2,620 | 2 |
| Llanelwedd | 500 m north of it | 132 | 2 |
| Newbridge-on-Wye | 7.9 km north of it | 295 | 3 |
| Llandrindod Wells | 10 km north of it | 5,429 | 4 |
| Llanyre | 12 km north of it | 281 | 4 |
| Crossgates | 15 km north of it | 339 | 4 |
| Llanwrtyd Wells | 17 km west of it | 560 | 1 |
| Clyro | 18 km east of it | 753 | 3 |
Make a day of it near Builth Castle
Choose from 7 places within 15 km, such as 3 museums, 2 castles and a historic house.
CastleCefnllys Castle11 km away3
MuseumNational Cycle Museum10 km away4
Historic houseLlangoed Hall14 km away5
MuseumRadnorshire Museum10 km away6AttractionAttractionRoyal Welsh Agricultural Society Showground900 m away7MuseumMuseumSignal Box Museum10 km awayWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
Builth Castle: common questions
Where is Builth Castle?
Builth Castle is in Builth Wells, Powys, inside the town’s built-up area.
What is Builth Castle?
Castle in the United Kingdom.
When is the best time to visit Builth Castle?
June to September are the warmest months in Builth Wells, with afternoon highs of 18–21°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).
Is Builth Castle a listed building?
Yes: scheduled monument.
What else is there to see near Builth Castle?
Within 15 km: Colwyn Castle (6.9 km), Cefnllys Castle (11 km), National Cycle Museum (10 km) and Llangoed Hall (14 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 (5)
- Builth Castle: Eirian Evans, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Cefnllys Castle: Nigel Brown, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- National Cycle Museum: Ham, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Llangoed Hall: Chris Eason, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Radnorshire Museum: David Dixon, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
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