Castle · near Pyle · Mid Glamorgan

Kenfig Castle

Kenfig Castle is the ruins of castle. It is 800 m west of Pyle. The register lists it as a scheduled monument.

Photo: Kenfig Castle, Hywel Williams (CC BY-SA 2.0)

Where

800 m

west of Pyle

How well known

Top 8%

#662 of 8,556 places we list

Warmest months

Jun–Sep

highs of 18–21°C

In brief

Castle near Pyle

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

#662 of the 8,556 museums, castles, gardens and other attractions we list, by how widely it is covered (11 Wikipedias). About ↓

Just outside Pyle

Kenfig Castle is 800 m west of Pyle. Towns near it ↓

Scheduled monument

On the official list of protected heritage; Pyle has 18 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

The weather, month by month

Afternoons in Pyle peak at 18–21°C, June to September.

Jan8° / 3°121 mm

Feb8° / 3°97 mm

Mar10° / 4°89 mm

Apr13° / 5°77 mm

May17° / 8°77 mm

Jun19° / 11°83 mm

Jul21° / 13°105 mm

Aug21° / 13°116 mm

Sep18° / 11°104 mm

Oct15° / 8°149 mm

Nov11° / 5°148 mm

Dec9° / 3°145 mm

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

About

Kenfig Castle

There are Wikipedia articles on it in 11 languages. Look also at Margam Abbey, 3.6 km away, first of 20 more within 15 km.

Pyle’s listed buildings and monuments →

Type: Castle
Listed: Scheduled monument
Wikipedias: Covered in 11 languages
Town: 800 m west of Pyle

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

The map

Kenfig Castle is in orange, with the places near it numbered as below.

Towns near it

Where people come from

By population, Port Talbot leads the 8 with 31,557. Each town here links to its own guide.

1 · 800 m east of it

Pyle

14,075 people · 9 places to visit

2 · 2.5 km northeast of it

Coedhirwaun

1,270 people · 7 places to visit

3 · 2.6 km southeast of it

South Cornelly

398 people · 5 places to visit

4 · 2.9 km northwest of it

Port Talbot

31,557 people · 11 places to visit

Compare the 8 towns

Town	Where Kenfig Castle is	People	Places to visit
Pyle	800 m east of it	14,075	9
Coedhirwaun	2.5 km northeast of it	1,270	7
South Cornelly	2.6 km southeast of it	398	5
Port Talbot	2.9 km northwest of it	31,557	11
Porthcawl	3.5 km southeast of it	15,797	7
Cefn Cribwr	4.6 km east of it	1,379	7
Trelales	8 km east of it	791	10
Pont Rhyd-y-cyff	9.1 km northeast of it	1,481	2

Make a day of it

Combine it with these

A visit can add 6 castles, an abbey or priory and a museum, from 20 places within 15 km.

Abbey or prioryMargam Abbey3.6 km away 2

CastleMargam Castle3.6 km away 3

Castle · CadwOgmore Castle9.9 km away 4

Castle · CadwY Castell Newydd10 km away 5

Castle · CadwCastell Coety12 km away 6

CastleCandleston Castle8.9 km away 7

Museum · CadwMargam Stones Museum3.7 km away 8

CastleLlangynwyd Castle7.8 km away

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

Quick answers on Kenfig Castle

Where is Kenfig Castle?

Kenfig Castle is 800 m west of Pyle, Mid Glamorgan.

What is Kenfig Castle?

Ruins of castle in Wales, UK.

When is the best time to visit Kenfig Castle?

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

Is Kenfig Castle a listed building?

Yes: scheduled monument.

What else is there to see near Kenfig Castle?

Within 15 km: Margam Abbey (3.6 km), Margam Castle (3.6 km), Ogmore Castle (9.9 km) and Y Castell Newydd (10 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)

Kenfig Castle: Hywel Williams, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Margam Abbey: Archangel12, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Margam Castle: Robert Davies, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Ogmore Castle: Ewan Topping from Amsterdam, Netherlands, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Y Castell Newydd: Alan Hughes, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Castell Coety: kenneth rees, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Candleston Castle: Thruxton, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Margam Stones Museum: RobinLeicester, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Llangynwyd Castle: FruitMonkey, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

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