Castle · near Llangollen · Clwyd

Castell Dinas Brân

You reach Castell Dinas Brân, a castle, by heading 700 m north of Llangollen. It is a scheduled monument. Chirk Castle, 6.8 km away, leads the 29 other places within 15 km.

Photo: Castell Dinas Brân, Llywelyn2000 (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Where

700 m

north of Llangollen

How well known

Top 8%

#662 of 8,556 places we list

Warmest months

Jun–Sep

highs of 17–20°C

In brief

Castle near Llangollen

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

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

Just outside Llangollen

Castell Dinas Brân is 700 m north of Llangollen. Towns near it ↓

Scheduled monument

On the official list of protected heritage; Llangollen has 170 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

June to September are the warmest in Llangollen, with afternoon highs of 17–20°C.

Jan7° / 2°105 mm

Feb7° / 2°78 mm

Mar9° / 3°71 mm

Apr12° / 4°72 mm

May16° / 7°69 mm

Jun18° / 10°72 mm

Jul20° / 12°66 mm

Aug19° / 12°68 mm

Sep17° / 9°75 mm

Oct13° / 7°103 mm

Nov10° / 4°107 mm

Dec7° / 2°115 mm

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

About

Castell Dinas Brân

Wikipedia covers it in 11 languages.

Llangollen’s listed buildings and monuments →

Type: Castle
Listed: Scheduled monument
Wikipedias: Covered in 11 languages
Town: 700 m north of Llangollen

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

The map

Around Castell Dinas Brân, mapped

Orange is Castell Dinas Brân; numbered in green, the places near it.

Towns near it

Towns near Castell Dinas Brân

The largest of the 8 towns is Rhosllannerchrugog, with 12,789 people. The towns whose pages list it: the one it is in, those within 5 km of it, then larger towns further out.

1 · 700 m south of it

Llangollen

3,048 people · 11 places to visit

2 · 3.1 km east of it

Trevor

1,397 people · 8 places to visit

3 · 4.7 km east of it

Acrefair and Cefn-mawr

6,905 people · 7 places to visit

4 · 4.7 km east of it

Froncysyllte

598 people · 6 places to visit

Compare the 8 towns

Town	Where Castell Dinas Brân is	People	Places to visit
Llangollen	700 m south of it	3,048	11
Trevor	3.1 km east of it	1,397	8
Acrefair and Cefn-mawr	4.7 km east of it	6,905	7
Froncysyllte	4.7 km east of it	598	6
Glyn Ceiriog	4.8 km south of it	435	8
Rhosllannerchrugog	7.8 km northeast of it	12,789	11
Ruabon	8.2 km east of it	3,414	6
Chirk	8.3 km southeast of it	3,930	5

Each has its own grades, prices and things to do.

Make a day of it

More to see nearby

2 museums, 2 historic houses and a castle are among the 29 within 15 km.

Castle · National TrustChirk Castle6.8 km away 2

Abbey or priory · CadwValle Crucis Abbey2.1 km away 3

MuseumPlas Newydd1.4 km away 4

MuseumLlangollen Motor Museum1.7 km away 5

CathedralWrexham Cathedral13 km away 6

Heritage railwayLlangollen Railway2.4 km away 7

Historic houseTrevor Hall3.5 km away 8

Historic house · National TrustErddig Hall12 km away

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

Before visiting Castell Dinas Brân

Where is Castell Dinas Brân?

Castell Dinas Brân is 700 m north of Llangollen, Clwyd.

What is Castell Dinas Brân?

Castle in Denbighshire, Wales.

When is the best time to visit Castell Dinas Brân?

June to September are the warmest months in Llangollen, with afternoon highs of 17–20°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).

Is Castell Dinas Brân a listed building?

Yes: scheduled monument.

What else is there to see near Castell Dinas Brân?

Within 15 km: Chirk Castle (6.8 km), Valle Crucis Abbey (2.1 km), Plas Newydd (1.4 km) and Llangollen Motor Museum (1.7 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 Dinas Brân: Llywelyn2000, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Chirk Castle: Llywelyn2000, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Valle Crucis Abbey: Llywelyn2000, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Plas Newydd: Llywelyn2000, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Llangollen Motor Museum: Graham Taylor, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Wrexham Cathedral: Roger Cornfoot, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Llangollen Railway: Llywelyn2000, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Trevor Hall: Llywelyn2000, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Erddig Hall: Glen Bowman from Newcastle, England, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons

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