Crickhowell Castle
Crickhowell Castle is a castle in Crickhowell, Powys. On the official register, it is a scheduled monument. Within 15 km there are 23 more places to visit, starting with Crug Hywel (2.5 km).
Castle in Crickhowell
Inside Crickhowell
Crickhowell Castle is inside Crickhowell’s built-up area, with 3 more places to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓
Scheduled monument
On the official list of protected heritage; Crickhowell has 119 listed buildings in all, on its History page. About ↓
Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, the ONS built-up areas and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.
Warm months and wet ones
In Crickhowell, June to September bring the warmest days: highs of 18–21°C.
Crickhowell Castle
6 Wikipedia editions have an article on it.
- Type
- Castle
- Listed
- Scheduled monument
- Wikipedias
- Covered in 6 languages
- Town
- in Crickhowell
Mapping Crickhowell Castle
Crickhowell Castle sits at the orange dot; the numbered ones are listed below.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · The dashed line is Crickhowell’s built-up area. · ONS built-up area 2022
Bases for a visit
Gilwern is the biggest of the 6 bases nearby (2,184 people). The towns are in order of distance, its own town first.
Crickhowell
Llangattock
Gilwern
Clydach
Compare the 6 towns
| Town | Where Crickhowell Castle is | People | Places to visit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Crickhowell | It’s in town | 2,108 | 4 |
| Llangattock | 600 m southwest of it | 629 | 4 |
| Gilwern | 3.7 km southeast of it | 2,184 | 6 |
| Clydach | 4.9 km south of it | 325 | 6 |
| Llangynidr | 6.7 km west of it | 1,038 | 4 |
| Bwlch | 8.1 km northwest of it | 345 | 5 |
While you are near Crickhowell Castle
Within 15 km you can add 5 castles, a fort and an abbey or priory.
FortCrug Hywel2.5 km away2
CastleTretower Castle4.4 km away3
Castle · CadwTretower Court4.3 km away4
CastleAbergavenny Castle9.3 km away5
Castle · CadwBlaenllynfi Castle8.6 km away6Abbey or prioryAbbey or priory · CadwPriordy Llanddewi Nant Hodni12 km away7
CastleCastell Dinas12 km away8
MuseumAbergavenny Museum9.3 km awayWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
Crickhowell Castle: what to know
Where is Crickhowell Castle?
Crickhowell Castle is in Crickhowell, Powys, inside the town’s built-up area.
What is Crickhowell Castle?
Castle in Crickhowell, Powys, Wales, UK.
When is the best time to visit Crickhowell Castle?
June to September are the warmest months in Crickhowell, with afternoon highs of 18–21°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).
Is Crickhowell Castle a listed building?
Yes: scheduled monument.
What else is there to see near Crickhowell Castle?
Within 15 km: Crug Hywel (2.5 km), Tretower Castle (4.4 km), Tretower Court (4.3 km) and Abergavenny Castle (9.3 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 (8)
- Crickhowell Castle: Niki.L, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Crug Hywel: WelshDave, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Tretower Castle: Pete Chapman, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Tretower Court: Philip Pankhurst, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Abergavenny Castle: Jeremy Bolwell, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Blaenllynfi Castle: Jeremy Bolwell, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Castell Dinas: Jasper Fforde, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Abergavenny Museum: Jeremy Bolwell, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
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