Castle · Llantrisant · Mid Glamorgan

Llantrisant Castle

In Llantrisant stands Llantrisant Castle. Within 5 km there are 2 more places to visit. On the official register, it is a scheduled monument.

Photo: Llantrisant Castle, FruitMonkey (CC BY-SA 3.0)

Where

In Llantrisant

inside the built-up area

How well known

Top 18%

#1,466 of 8,556 places we list

Warmest months

Jun–Sep

highs of 18–21°C

In brief

Castle in Llantrisant

Inside Llantrisant

Llantrisant Castle is inside Llantrisant’s built-up area, with 2 more places to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓

Scheduled monument

On the official list of protected heritage; Llantrisant has 14 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

Warm months and wet ones

Warmest in Llantrisant are June to September, at 18–21°C.

Jan8° / 2°169 mm

Feb8° / 2°133 mm

Mar10° / 3°114 mm

Apr13° / 5°94 mm

May17° / 7°93 mm

Jun19° / 10°94 mm

Jul21° / 12°107 mm

Aug21° / 12°127 mm

Sep18° / 10°121 mm

Oct14° / 7°175 mm

Nov11° / 4°176 mm

Dec8° / 2°196 mm

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

About

Llantrisant Castle

There are Wikipedia articles on it in 6 languages. Nearby, Caerphilly Castle (11 km) leads the list.

Llantrisant’s listed buildings and monuments →

Type: Castle
Listed: Scheduled monument
Wikipedias: Covered in 6 languages
Town: in Llantrisant

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

The map

Getting to Llantrisant Castle

Each numbered point is one of the places listed below; Llantrisant Castle is the orange one.

Towns near it

Where people come from

Church Village, with 14,162 people, is the largest of the 8. The list runs from its own town outward.

1 · It’s in town

Llantrisant

4,196 people · 4 places to visit

2 · 200 m southwest of it

Talbot Green

3,291 people · 3 places to visit

3 · 1 km northeast of it

Beddau

7,356 people · 6 places to visit

4 · 1.3 km south of it

Pontyclun

5,801 people · 3 places to visit

Compare the 8 towns

Town	Where Llantrisant Castle is	People	Places to visit
Llantrisant	It’s in town	4,196	4
Talbot Green	200 m southwest of it	3,291	3
Beddau	1 km northeast of it	7,356	6
Pontyclun	1.3 km south of it	5,801	3
Church Village	2.1 km northeast of it	14,162	8
Groes-faen	2.8 km southeast of it	705	3
Brynsadler	2.9 km southwest of it	653	3
Efail Isaf	3.3 km east of it	588	6

Make a day of it

Next door to Llantrisant Castle

Choose from 81 places within 15 km, such as 4 castles, 2 museums and a cathedral.

1CastleCastle · CadwCaerphilly Castle11 km away 2

MuseumNational Museum Cardiff15 km away · 373K visitors a year 3

Castle · CadwCastell Coch8.4 km away 4

CastleCardiff Castle15 km away 5

Big drawMuseumSt Fagans Museum Visitor Centre9.3 km away · 610K visitors a year 6

CathedralLlandaff Cathedral12 km away 7

Castle · CadwCastell Coety13 km away 8

Historic houseSaint Fagans Castle9.6 km away

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

Questions about Llantrisant Castle

Where is Llantrisant Castle?

Llantrisant Castle is in Llantrisant, Mid Glamorgan, inside the town’s built-up area.

What is Llantrisant Castle?

Castle in Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales, UK.

When is the best time to visit Llantrisant Castle?

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

Is Llantrisant Castle a listed building?

Yes: scheduled monument.

What else is there to see near Llantrisant Castle?

Within 15 km: Caerphilly Castle (11 km), National Museum Cardiff (15 km), Castell Coch (8.4 km) and Cardiff Castle (15 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)

Llantrisant Castle: FruitMonkey, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
National Museum Cardiff: Ham II, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Castell Coch: Hchc2009, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Cardiff Castle: Tevfik Teker, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
St Fagans Museum Visitor Centre: Sionk, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Llandaff Cathedral: Bill Boaden, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Castell Coety: kenneth rees, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Saint Fagans Castle: Llywelyn2000, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

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