Colwyn Castle
Colwyn Castle is a castle near Llansantffraed, Powys. It lies 6.4 km east of Llanelwedd. Its status is a scheduled monument.
Castle near Llanelwedd
Near Llanelwedd
Colwyn Castle is 6.4 km east of Llanelwedd. Towns near it ↓
Scheduled monument
On the official list of protected heritage; Llanelwedd has 1 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 through the year
In Llanelwedd, June to September bring the warmest days: highs of 18–21°C.
Colwyn Castle
Articles on it exist in 6 languages. A short trip away is Builth Castle, 6.9 km off, the first of 8 within 15 km.
- Type
- Castle
- Listed
- Scheduled monument
- Wikipedias
- Covered in 6 languages
- Town
- 6.4 km east of Llanelwedd
Where it sits
On this map, Colwyn Castle is orange and its neighbours are numbered.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · ONS built-up area 2022
Towns near Colwyn Castle
Llandrindod Wells is the biggest of the 8 bases nearby (5,429 people). Each of these towns lists it on its own page of things to do.
- 1Llanelwedd
- 2Builth Wells
- 3Llandrindod Wells
- 4Newbridge-on-Wye
- 5Llanyre
- 6Crossgates
- 7Rhayader
- 8Llanwrtyd Wells
Llanelwedd
Builth Wells
Llandrindod Wells
Newbridge-on-Wye
Compare the 8 towns
| Town | Where Colwyn Castle is | People | Places to visit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Llanelwedd | 6.4 km west of it | 132 | 2 |
| Builth Wells | 7.5 km southwest of it | 2,620 | 2 |
| Llandrindod Wells | 8.6 km northwest of it | 5,429 | 4 |
| Newbridge-on-Wye | 10 km northwest of it | 295 | 3 |
| Llanyre | 11 km northwest of it | 281 | 4 |
| Crossgates | 11 km north of it | 339 | 4 |
| Rhayader | 20 km northwest of it | 1,837 | 3 |
| Llanwrtyd Wells | 24 km west of it | 560 | 1 |
Make a day of it near Colwyn Castle
Nearby, 8 places within 15 km include 3 castles, 3 museums and a historic house.
CastleBuilth Castle6.9 km away2
CastleCefnllys Castle7.7 km away3
CastleHuntington Castle14 km away4
MuseumNational Cycle Museum8.4 km away5
Historic houseLlangoed Hall14 km away6
MuseumRadnorshire Museum8.5 km away7AttractionAttractionRoyal Welsh Agricultural Society Showground6.9 km away8MuseumMuseumSignal Box Museum8.8 km awayWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
Before visiting Colwyn Castle
Where is Colwyn Castle?
Colwyn Castle is 6.4 km east of Llanelwedd, Powys.
What is Colwyn Castle?
Castle near Llansantffraed, Powys, Wales, UK.
When is the best time to visit Colwyn Castle?
June to September are the warmest months in Llanelwedd, with afternoon highs of 18–21°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).
Is Colwyn Castle a listed building?
Yes: scheduled monument.
What else is there to see near Colwyn Castle?
Within 15 km: Builth Castle (6.9 km), Cefnllys Castle (7.7 km), Huntington Castle (14 km) and National Cycle Museum (8.4 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 (6)
- Builth Castle: Eirian Evans, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Cefnllys Castle: Nigel Brown, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Huntington Castle: Lucy Sheers, CC BY-SA 4.0, 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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