Castle · near Connah's Quay · Clwyd

Castell Ewloe

Castell Ewloe is a grade I listed Welsh-built castle near Ewloe, Flintshire. Visitors find it 400 m south of Connah's Quay. The site is kept up by Cadw.

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

Where

400 m

south of Connah's Quay

Run by

Cadw

a national heritage body

How well known

Top 8%

#682 of 8,556 places we list

Warmest months

Jun–Sep

highs of 18–21°C

In brief

Castle near Connah's Quay

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

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

Just outside Connah's Quay

Castell Ewloe is 400 m south of Connah's Quay. 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; Connah's Quay has 10 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

Seasons and weather

The warmest stretch in Connah's Quay is June to September, at 18–21°C in the afternoon.

Jan8° / 2°58 mm

Feb9° / 2°54 mm

Mar11° / 3°53 mm

Apr14° / 5°51 mm

May17° / 8°55 mm

Jun19° / 10°62 mm

Jul21° / 13°60 mm

Aug21° / 12°63 mm

Sep18° / 10°66 mm

Oct15° / 7°78 mm

Nov11° / 5°78 mm

Dec8° / 2°79 mm

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

About

Castell Ewloe

It is written up in 8 Wikipedias. 35 other places to visit are within 15 km, led by Chester Cathedral (12 km).

Connah's Quay’s listed buildings and monuments →

Type: Castle
Run by: Cadw
Listed: Scheduled monument
Wikipedias: Covered in 8 languages
Town: 400 m south of Connah's Quay
Official site: cadw.gov.wales/visit/places-to-visit/ewloe-castle

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

Plan your visit

Before you go

Entrance feesFreeNo entrance fee.

Hours and entry: OpenStreetMap contributors. They change through the year: check its site before you go.

The map

Getting your bearings

Each numbered point is one of the places listed below; Castell Ewloe is the orange one.

Towns near it

Towns within reach of Castell Ewloe

Home to 16,768 people, Connah's Quay is the largest of these 8. The towns whose pages list it: the one it is in, those within 5 km of it, then larger towns further out.

1 · 400 m north of it

Connah's Quay

16,768 people · 6 places to visit

2 · 700 m east of it

Aston

2,847 people · 5 places to visit

3 · 900 m west of it

Northop Hall

1,826 people · 6 places to visit

4 · 1.3 km southeast of it

Hawarden

14,284 people · 7 places to visit

Compare the 8 towns

Town	Where Castell Ewloe is	People	Places to visit
Connah's Quay	400 m north of it	16,768	6
Aston	700 m east of it	2,847	5
Northop Hall	900 m west of it	1,826	6
Hawarden	1.3 km southeast of it	14,284	7
Shotton	1.4 km northeast of it	6,500	5
Buckley	1.5 km south of it	13,562	8
Mynydd Isa	3.5 km southwest of it	4,738	4
Garden City	3.7 km northeast of it	2,427	4

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

Make a day of it

Also within reach

5 castles, a cathedral and a zoo are among the 35 within 15 km.

CathedralChester Cathedral12 km away 2

Castle · CadwCastell y Fflint7.1 km away 3

CastleOld Hawarden Castle3.8 km away 4

Castle · English HeritageChester Castle12 km away 5

ZooChester Zoo13 km away 6

Castle · CadwCaergwrle Castle10 km away 7

CastleHawarden Castle4 km away 8

Abbey or priory · CadwBasingwerk Abbey14 km away

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

Asked about Castell Ewloe

Where is Castell Ewloe?

Castell Ewloe is 400 m south of Connah's Quay, Clwyd.

What is Castell Ewloe?

Grade I listed Welsh-built castle near Ewloe, Flintshire, Wales.

Who runs Castell Ewloe?

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

When is the best time to visit Castell Ewloe?

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

Is Castell Ewloe a listed building?

Yes: scheduled monument.

What else is there to see near Castell Ewloe?

Within 15 km: Chester Cathedral (12 km), Castell y Fflint (7.1 km), Old Hawarden Castle (3.8 km) and Chester Castle (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)

Castell Ewloe: Llywelyn2000, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Chester Cathedral: Stephen Hamilton, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Castell y Fflint: Lesbardd, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Old Hawarden Castle: Rept0n1x, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Chester Castle: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
Chester Zoo: Photograph by Mike Peel (www.mikepeel.net)., CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Caergwrle Castle: Clint Heacock, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Hawarden Castle: Dave.Dunford, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Basingwerk Abbey: Paul Buckingham, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons

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