Castle · near Parc-Seymour · Gwent

Penhow Castle

You will find Penhow Castle 1.5 km southeast of Parc-Seymour. It is protected as a Grade II* listed building. Top of the 34 other places within 15 km is Chepstow Castle, 11 km off.

Photo: Penhow Castle, Brassknocker (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Where

1.5 km

southeast of Parc-Seymour

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 near Parc-Seymour

Just outside Parc-Seymour

Penhow Castle is 1.5 km southeast of Parc-Seymour. Towns near it ↓

Grade II* listed building

On the official list of protected heritage. About ↓

Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, the ONS built-up areas and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.

When to go

Seasons in Parc-Seymour

Expect highs of 18–21°C in Parc-Seymour from June to September.

Jan8° / 2°117 mm

Feb8° / 1°93 mm

Mar10° / 2°84 mm

Apr13° / 4°71 mm

May16° / 7°79 mm

Jun19° / 10°76 mm

Jul21° / 12°79 mm

Aug21° / 11°106 mm

Sep18° / 9°87 mm

Oct14° / 7°131 mm

Nov10° / 4°128 mm

Dec7° / 2°136 mm

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

About

Penhow Castle

Readers can find it on Wikipedia in 6 languages.

Parc-Seymour’s listed buildings and monuments →

Type: Castle
Listed: Grade II* listed building
Wikipedias: Covered in 6 languages
Town: 1.5 km southeast of Parc-Seymour

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

The map

Orange is Penhow Castle; numbered in green, the places near it.

Towns near it

Towns near Penhow Castle

Newport is the biggest of the 8 bases nearby (130,882 people). These are the towns that list it, beginning with its own.

1 · 1.5 km northwest of it

Parc-Seymour

730 people · 2 places to visit

2 · 2.1 km west of it

Llandevaud

409 people · 2 places to visit

3 · 2.9 km south of it

Undy and Magor

5,742 people · 5 places to visit

4 · 3.1 km west of it

Langstone

2,912 people · 11 places to visit

Compare the 8 towns

Town	Where Penhow Castle is	People	Places to visit
Parc-Seymour	1.5 km northwest of it	730	2
Llandevaud	2.1 km west of it	409	2
Undy and Magor	2.9 km south of it	5,742	5
Langstone	3.1 km west of it	2,912	11
Underwood	3.8 km southwest of it	2,134	10
Caer-went	4.1 km east of it	1,523	5
Rogiet	4.2 km southeast of it	1,791	4
Newport	4.3 km west of it	130,882	28

Make a day of it

Next door to Penhow Castle

A visit can add 5 castles, an abbey or priory and a cathedral, from 34 places within 15 km.

Castle · CadwChepstow Castle11 km away 2

Abbey or priory · CadwTintern Abbey14 km away 3

CastleCaldicot Castle6.7 km away 4

CastlePencoed Castle2.3 km away 5

Castle · CadwNewport Castle11 km away 6

CathedralNewport Cathedral12 km away 7

Museum · CadwNational Roman Legion Museum8.4 km away 8

CastleUsk Castle11 km away

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

Visiting Penhow Castle

Where is Penhow Castle?

Penhow Castle is 1.5 km southeast of Parc-Seymour, Gwent.

What is Penhow Castle?

Castle in Penhow, Newport, Wales, UK.

When is the best time to visit Penhow Castle?

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

Is Penhow Castle a listed building?

Yes: Grade II* listed building.

What else is there to see near Penhow Castle?

Within 15 km: Chepstow Castle (11 km), Tintern Abbey (14 km), Caldicot Castle (6.7 km) and Pencoed Castle (2.3 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)

Penhow Castle: Brassknocker, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Chepstow Castle: eszgé, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Tintern Abbey: Saffron Blaze, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Caldicot Castle: Nick, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Pencoed Castle: Ben Salter from Wales, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
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
Usk Castle: Pauline Eccles, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons

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