Castle · near Pontyclun · Mid Glamorgan

Hensol Castle

Hensol Castle is a mansion in the Vale of Glamorgan. Its location is 1.7 km south of Pontyclun. The register lists it as a Grade I listed building.

Photo: Hensol Castle, TedColes at English Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 3.0)

Where

1.7 km

south of Pontyclun

How well known

Top 23%

#1,932 of 8,556 places we list

Warmest months

Jun–Sep

highs of 19–21°C

In brief

Castle near Pontyclun

Just outside Pontyclun

Hensol Castle is 1.7 km south of Pontyclun. Towns near it ↓

Grade I listed building

On the official list of protected heritage; Pontyclun has 5 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

Which month to go

Afternoons in Pontyclun reach 19–21°C from June to September.

Jan8° / 2°154 mm

Feb8° / 2°103 mm

Mar11° / 3°92 mm

Apr14° / 5°77 mm

May17° / 8°80 mm

Jun20° / 11°82 mm

Jul21° / 12°94 mm

Aug21° / 12°112 mm

Sep19° / 10°102 mm

Oct15° / 8°145 mm

Nov11° / 5°147 mm

Dec8° / 3°155 mm

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

About

Hensol Castle

Wikipedia covers it in 4 languages. There are 97 more places to see within 15 km, beginning with National Museum Cardiff (14 km).

Pontyclun’s listed buildings and monuments →

Type: Castle
Listed: Grade I listed building
Wikipedias: Covered in 4 languages
Town: 1.7 km south of Pontyclun
Official site: hensolcastle.com

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

The map

Around Hensol Castle, mapped

Orange shows Hensol Castle; numbers mark the places near it.

Towns near it

Which towns are near Hensol Castle

The 8 towns are led in size by Pontyclun, with 5,801 people. Its home town tops the list; the rest follow by distance.

1 · 1.7 km north of it

Pontyclun

5,801 people · 3 places to visit

2 · 2.1 km northwest of it

Brynsadler

653 people · 3 places to visit

3 · 2.7 km northeast of it

Groes-faen

705 people · 3 places to visit

4 · 3 km west of it

Llanharry

3,747 people · 3 places to visit

Compare the 8 towns

Town	Where Hensol Castle is	People	Places to visit
Pontyclun	1.7 km north of it	5,801	3
Brynsadler	2.1 km northwest of it	653	3
Groes-faen	2.7 km northeast of it	705	3
Llanharry	3 km west of it	3,747	3
Ystradowen	3 km west of it	803	4
Talbot Green	3.5 km north of it	3,291	3
Llantrisant	3.5 km north of it	4,196	4
Creigiau	3.5 km northeast of it	2,304	48

Make a day of it

Combine it with these

Our list has 97 more within 15 km, among them 3 castles, 2 museums and 2 cathedrals.

MuseumNational Museum Cardiff14 km away · 373K visitors a year 2

Big drawMuseumSt Fagans Museum Visitor Centre7.2 km away · 610K visitors a year 3CastleCastle · CadwCaerphilly Castle13 km away 4

CastleCardiff Castle13 km away 5

Castle · CadwCastell Coch9.1 km away 6

CathedralLlandaff Cathedral11 km away 7

CathedralCardiff Metropolitan Cathedral14 km away 8

Historic houseSaint Fagans Castle7.5 km away

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

Hensol Castle: common questions

Where is Hensol Castle?

Hensol Castle is 1.7 km south of Pontyclun, Mid Glamorgan.

What is Hensol Castle?

Mansion in the Vale of Glamorgan, Wales.

When is the best time to visit Hensol Castle?

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

Is Hensol Castle a listed building?

Yes: Grade I listed building.

What else is there to see near Hensol Castle?

Within 15 km: National Museum Cardiff (14 km), St Fagans Museum Visitor Centre (7.2 km), Caerphilly Castle (13 km) and Cardiff Castle (13 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)

Hensol Castle: TedColes at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
National Museum Cardiff: Ham II, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
St Fagans Museum Visitor Centre: Sionk, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Cardiff Castle: Tevfik Teker, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Castell Coch: Hchc2009, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Llandaff Cathedral: Bill Boaden, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Cardiff Metropolitan Cathedral: Ham II, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Saint Fagans Castle: Llywelyn2000, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

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