Castle · near Bridgend · Mid Glamorgan

Castell Coety

Castell Coety is a castle in Bridgend County Borough. The register lists it as a scheduled monument. Top of the 30 other places within 15 km is Y Castell Newydd, 2.5 km off.

Photo: Castell Coety, kenneth rees (CC BY-SA 2.0)

Where

100 m

northeast of Bridgend

Run by

Cadw

a national heritage body

How well known

Top 6%

#465 of 8,556 places we list

Warmest months

Jun–Sep

highs of 18–21°C

In brief

Castle near Bridgend

One of the best-known places to visit in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland

#465 of the 8,556 museums, castles, gardens and other attractions we list, by how widely it is covered (11 Wikipedias). About ↓

Just outside Bridgend

Castell Coety is 100 m northeast of Bridgend. Towns near it ↓

Cared for by Cadw

One of the places Cadw looks after; members usually get in free. About ↓

Scheduled monument

On the official list of protected heritage; Bridgend has 91 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 weather, month by month

In Bridgend the warm season is June to September, with highs of 18–21°C.

Jan8° / 3°131 mm

Feb8° / 2°107 mm

Mar11° / 4°98 mm

Apr13° / 5°81 mm

May17° / 8°82 mm

Jun19° / 11°84 mm

Jul21° / 12°108 mm

Aug21° / 12°122 mm

Sep18° / 10°109 mm

Oct15° / 8°158 mm

Nov11° / 5°158 mm

Dec9° / 3°161 mm

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

About

Castell Coety

Its upkeep is handled by Cadw. Readers can find it on Wikipedia in 11 languages.

Bridgend’s listed buildings and monuments →

Type: Castle
Run by: Cadw
Listed: Scheduled monument
Wikipedias: Covered in 11 languages
Town: 100 m northeast of Bridgend
Official site: britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/wa-11254-coity-castle-coity-higher

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

The map

Getting your bearings

On this map, Castell Coety is orange and its neighbours are numbered.

Towns near it

Towns that list Castell Coety

Bridgend is the biggest of the 8 bases nearby (51,751 people). Its own town leads; the rest list it too, closest first.

1 · 100 m southwest of it

Bridgend

51,751 people · 10 places to visit

2 · 2.1 km west of it

Pen-y-fai

2,301 people · 10 places to visit

3 · 2.3 km east of it

Pencoed

9,119 people · 5 places to visit

4 · 2.3 km northwest of it

Sarn

11,867 people · 7 places to visit

Compare the 8 towns

Town	Where Castell Coety is	People	Places to visit
Bridgend	100 m southwest of it	51,751	10
Pen-y-fai	2.1 km west of it	2,301	10
Pencoed	2.3 km east of it	9,119	5
Sarn	2.3 km northwest of it	11,867	7
Heol-y-Cyw	2.9 km northeast of it	560	3
Corntown	4 km south of it	429	7
Trelales	4.5 km west of it	791	10
Blackmill	5 km north of it	630	3

Make a day of it

More to see nearby

Within 15 km are 30 places, among them 7 castles and an abbey or priory.

Castle · CadwY Castell Newydd2.5 km away 2

Castle · CadwOgmore Castle6.1 km away 3

CastleCandleston Castle6.7 km away 4

Abbey or priory · CadwEwenny Priory3.9 km away 5

CastleKenfig Castle12 km away 6

Castle · CadwSt Quintin's Castle9.8 km away 7

CastleSt Donats Castle13 km away 8

Castle · CadwOld Beaupre Castle13 km away

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

Before visiting Castell Coety

Where is Castell Coety?

Castell Coety is 100 m northeast of Bridgend, Mid Glamorgan.

What is Castell Coety?

Castle in Bridgend County Borough, Wales.

Who runs Castell Coety?

Cadw, so members usually get in free; check opening times before you go.

When is the best time to visit Castell Coety?

June to September are the warmest months in Bridgend, with afternoon highs of 18–21°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).

Is Castell Coety a listed building?

Yes: scheduled monument.

What else is there to see near Castell Coety?

Within 15 km: Y Castell Newydd (2.5 km), Ogmore Castle (6.1 km), Candleston Castle (6.7 km) and Ewenny Priory (3.9 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)

Castell Coety: kenneth rees, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Y Castell Newydd: Alan Hughes, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Ogmore Castle: Ewan Topping from Amsterdam, Netherlands, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Candleston Castle: Thruxton, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Ewenny Priory: Wilson44691, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
Kenfig Castle: Hywel Williams, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
St Quintin's Castle: cowbridgeguide.co.uk, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
St Donats Castle: cowbridgeguide.co.uk, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Old Beaupre Castle: FruitMonkey, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons

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