Castle · Newport · Gwent

Newport Castle

Newport Castle is a castle in Newport, south-east Wales. It counts as a scheduled monument. 30 other places to visit are within 15 km, led by Newport Cathedral (900 m).

Photo: Newport Castle, The original uploader was Owain at English Wikipedia. (CC BY-SA 2.5)

Where

In Newport

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

May–Sep

highs of 17–22°C

In brief

Castle in Newport

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 Newport

Newport Castle is inside Newport’s built-up area, with 17 more places 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; Newport has 226 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 year in Newport

From May to September, Newport sees highs of 17–22°C.

Jan8° / 3°119 mm

Feb9° / 3°87 mm

Mar11° / 4°76 mm

Apr14° / 6°68 mm

May17° / 8°71 mm

Jun20° / 11°67 mm

Jul22° / 13°69 mm

Aug22° / 13°89 mm

Sep19° / 11°77 mm

Oct15° / 8°116 mm

Nov11° / 5°116 mm

Dec9° / 3°126 mm

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

About

Newport Castle

Its care is managed by Cadw. Wikipedia covers it in 9 languages.

Newport’s listed buildings and monuments →

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

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

The map

Map of Newport Castle and nearby

The map puts Newport Castle in orange and numbers its neighbours as in the list.

Towns near it

Nearby towns

The 8 towns are led in size by Newport, with 130,882 people. The town it is in comes first, then the others whose pages list it, nearest first.

1 · It’s in town

Newport

130,882 people · 28 places to visit

2 · 2.3 km northeast of it

Caerleon

7,329 people · 17 places to visit

3 · 3.2 km west of it

Rogerstone

7,546 people · 17 places to visit

4 · 3.6 km north of it

Cwmbrân

47,075 people · 19 places to visit

Compare the 8 towns

Town	Where Newport Castle is	People	Places to visit
Newport	It’s in town	130,882	28
Caerleon	2.3 km northeast of it	7,329	17
Rogerstone	3.2 km west of it	7,546	17
Cwmbrân	3.6 km north of it	47,075	19
Ponthir	4.2 km north of it	1,260	14
Llanwern	5.1 km east of it	305	13
Langstone	6.4 km east of it	2,912	11
Underwood	7.4 km east of it	2,134	10

Make a day of it

Nearby, too

Around it, within 15 km, lie 30 more, including 4 museums, a cathedral and a historic house.

CathedralNewport Cathedral900 m away 2

Museum · CadwNational Roman Legion Museum3.5 km away 3

MuseumNewport Museum and Art Gallery600 m away 4

Historic house · National TrustTredegar House4 km away 5

MuseumNewport Medieval Ship300 m away 6

Museum · CadwCaerleon Roman Fortress Baths3.6 km away 7

CastleRuperra Castle9.4 km away 8

Abbey or prioryLlantarnam Abbey4.4 km away

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

Questions before you go

Where is Newport Castle?

Newport Castle is in Newport, Gwent, inside the town’s built-up area.

What is Newport Castle?

Castle in Newport, south-east Wales.

Who runs Newport Castle?

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

When is the best time to visit Newport Castle?

May to September are the warmest months in Newport, with afternoon highs of 17–22°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).

Is Newport Castle a listed building?

Yes: scheduled monument.

What else is there to see near Newport Castle?

Within 15 km: Newport Cathedral (900 m), National Roman Legion Museum (3.5 km), Newport Museum and Art Gallery (600 m) and Tredegar House (4 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)

Newport Castle: The original uploader was Owain at English Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
Newport Cathedral: The original uploader was Owain at English Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
National Roman Legion Museum: Ham, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Newport Museum and Art Gallery: Pwimageglow, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Tredegar House: Tony Hisgett from Birmingham, UK, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Newport Medieval Ship: Owain at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Caerleon Roman Fortress Baths: Pwimageglow, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
Ruperra Castle: Andrew King, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Llantarnam Abbey: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons

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