Historic site · Gorseinon · West Glamorgan

Gorseinon Gorsedd Circle

Look for Gorseinon Gorsedd Circle, a historic site, in Gorseinon. Around it, within 5 km, is one more place on our list. The first name on our list around it is Loughor Castle, 2.5 km away.

Where

In Gorseinon

inside the built-up area

Warmest months

Jun–Sep

highs of 19–21°C

In brief

Historic site in Gorseinon

Inside Gorseinon

Gorseinon Gorsedd Circle is inside Gorseinon’s built-up area, with 1 more place to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓

Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, the ONS built-up areas and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.

When to go

Which month to go

Highs of 19–21°C mark June to September in Gorseinon.

Jan8° / 3°150 mm

Feb9° / 3°101 mm

Mar11° / 4°92 mm

Apr14° / 6°77 mm

May17° / 8°80 mm

Jun19° / 11°81 mm

Jul21° / 13°94 mm

Aug21° / 13°110 mm

Sep19° / 11°102 mm

Oct15° / 8°152 mm

Nov11° / 5°157 mm

Dec9° / 3°151 mm

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

About

Gorseinon Gorsedd Circle

Historic site.

In Gorseinon, inside the town’s built-up area.

Type: Historic site
Town: in Gorseinon

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

The map

Gorseinon Gorsedd Circle at a glance

Spot Gorseinon Gorsedd Circle in orange, then follow the numbers to the places below.

Towns near it

Towns near Gorseinon Gorsedd Circle

The 8 towns are led in size by Llanelli, with 42,143 people. Each of these towns lists it on its own page of things to do.

1 · It’s in town

Gorseinon

14,114 people · 2 places to visit

2 · 800 m west of it

Loughor

4,632 people · 2 places to visit

3 · 1.2 km east of it

Penllergaer

3,578 people · 5 places to visit

4 · 1.7 km south of it

Gowerton

7,447 people · 15 places to visit

Compare the 8 towns

Town	Where Gorseinon Gorsedd Circle is	People	Places to visit
Gorseinon	It’s in town	14,114	2
Loughor	800 m west of it	4,632	2
Penllergaer	1.2 km east of it	3,578	5
Gowerton	1.7 km south of it	7,447	15
Grovesend	1.7 km north of it	1,148	2
Llanelli	2.7 km west of it	42,143	6
Pontlliw	2.7 km northeast of it	597	1
Tircoed	3.3 km northeast of it	909	2

Make a day of it

Next door to Gorseinon Gorsedd Circle

Of the 41 within 15 km, look for 6 castles, a cathedral and a museum.

Castle · CadwLoughor Castle2.5 km away 2

CathedralSt Joseph's Cathedral7.9 km away 3

Castle · CadwSwansea Castle8.8 km away 4

CastlePennard Castle11 km away 5

CastleOystermouth Castle11 km away 6

Castle · CadwWeobley Castle12 km away 7

MuseumNational Waterfront Museum9.2 km away 8

CastlePenrice Castle14 km away

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

Know before you visit Gorseinon Gorsedd Circle

Where is Gorseinon Gorsedd Circle?

Gorseinon Gorsedd Circle is in Gorseinon, West Glamorgan, inside the town’s built-up area.

What is Gorseinon Gorsedd Circle?

Historic site.

When is the best time to visit Gorseinon Gorsedd Circle?

June to September are the warmest months in Gorseinon, with afternoon highs of 19–21°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).

What else is there to see near Gorseinon Gorsedd Circle?

Within 15 km: Loughor Castle (2.5 km), St Joseph's Cathedral (7.9 km), Swansea Castle (8.8 km) and Pennard Castle (11 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)

Loughor Castle: Nigel Davies, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
St Joseph's Cathedral: Saint_Josephs_Cathedral_swansea.JPG: Wiccasha derivative work: Rabanus Flavus, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
Swansea Castle: Tiia Monto, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Pennard Castle: Graham Taylor, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Oystermouth Castle: Jennifer Luther Thomas, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Weobley Castle: Jennifer Luther Thomas, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
National Waterfront Museum: Reading Tom from Reading, UK, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Penrice Castle: Alan Richards, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons

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