Castle · Loughor · West Glamorgan

Loughor Castle

Loughor Castle is a medieval castle in Loughor, Swansea. It is a scheduled monument. There are 41 more places to see within 15 km, beginning with St Joseph's Cathedral (9.8 km).

Photo: Loughor Castle, Nigel Davies (CC BY-SA 2.0)

Where

In Loughor

inside the built-up area

Run by

Cadw

a national heritage body

How well known

Top 7%

#598 of 8,556 places we list

Warmest months

Jun–Sep

highs of 18–21°C

In brief

Castle in Loughor

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

#598 of the 8,556 museums, castles, gardens and other attractions we list, by how widely it is covered (9 Wikipedias). About ↓

Inside Loughor

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

Cared for by Cadw

One of the places Cadw looks after; members usually get in free. About ↓

Scheduled monument

On the official list of protected heritage; Loughor has 6 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

A month-by-month guide

In Loughor, June to September bring the warmest days: highs of 18–21°C.

Jan8° / 3°147 mm

Feb9° / 3°94 mm

Mar11° / 4°86 mm

Apr14° / 6°74 mm

May17° / 8°74 mm

Jun19° / 11°78 mm

Jul21° / 13°91 mm

Aug21° / 13°100 mm

Sep18° / 11°97 mm

Oct15° / 8°144 mm

Nov11° / 5°141 mm

Dec9° / 3°141 mm

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

About

Loughor Castle

The site is kept up by Cadw. Its Wikipedia coverage spans 9 languages.

Loughor’s listed buildings and monuments →

Type: Castle
Run by: Cadw
Listed: Scheduled monument
Wikipedias: Covered in 9 languages
Town: in Loughor
Official site: cadw.gov.wales/visit/places-to-visit/loughor-castle

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

The map

The area around Loughor Castle

Use the numbers to match each place near Loughor Castle with the list.

Towns near it

Towns around Loughor Castle, by distance

The most populous of the 8 is Llanelli, at 42,143. Each of these towns lists it on its own page of things to do.

1 · It’s in town

Loughor

4,632 people · 2 places to visit

2 · 400 m northwest of it

Llanelli

42,143 people · 6 places to visit

3 · 1.4 km east of it

Gorseinon

14,114 people · 2 places to visit

4 · 2 km southeast of it

Gowerton

7,447 people · 15 places to visit

Compare the 8 towns

Town	Where Loughor Castle is	People	Places to visit
Loughor	It’s in town	4,632	2
Llanelli	400 m northwest of it	42,143	6
Gorseinon	1.4 km east of it	14,114	2
Gowerton	2 km southeast of it	7,447	15
Bryn	2.4 km northwest of it	1,727	3
Pen-clawdd	2.6 km southwest of it	1,655	2
Llangennech	2.7 km north of it	4,278	3
Three Crosses	3.4 km south of it	1,476	3

Make a day of it

Combine it with these

Among the 41 within 15 km are 6 castles, a cathedral and a museum.

CathedralSt Joseph's Cathedral9.8 km away 2

Castle · CadwSwansea Castle10 km away 3

CastlePennard Castle9.7 km away 4

CastleOystermouth Castle11 km away 5

Castle · CadwCastell Oxwich13 km away 6

Castle · CadwWeobley Castle10 km away 7

CastlePenrice Castle12 km away 8

MuseumNational Waterfront Museum11 km away

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

Loughor Castle: common questions

Where is Loughor Castle?

Loughor Castle is in Loughor, West Glamorgan, inside the town’s built-up area.

What is Loughor Castle?

Medieval castle in Loughor, Swansea, Wales, UK.

Who runs Loughor Castle?

Cadw, so members usually get in free; check opening times before you go.

When is the best time to visit Loughor Castle?

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

Is Loughor Castle a listed building?

Yes: scheduled monument.

What else is there to see near Loughor Castle?

Within 15 km: St Joseph's Cathedral (9.8 km), Swansea Castle (10 km), Pennard Castle (9.7 km) and Oystermouth 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 (9)

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
Castell Oxwich: Pam Brophy, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Weobley Castle: Jennifer Luther Thomas, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Penrice Castle: Alan Richards, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
National Waterfront Museum: Reading Tom from Reading, UK, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons

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