Prestatyn Castle
Prestatyn Castle is a motte and bailey castle. This one stands 100 m east of Prestatyn. It counts as a scheduled monument.
Castle near Prestatyn
Just outside Prestatyn
Prestatyn Castle is 100 m east of Prestatyn. Towns near it ↓
Scheduled monument
On the official list of protected heritage; Prestatyn has 15 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
Afternoons in Prestatyn reach 18–20°C from June to September.
Prestatyn Castle
Articles on it exist in 5 languages. Within 15 km there are 22 more places to visit, starting with Rhuddlan Castle (7.2 km).
- Type
- Castle
- Listed
- Scheduled monument
- Wikipedias
- Covered in 5 languages
- Town
- 100 m east of Prestatyn
Where Prestatyn Castle is
The orange dot is Prestatyn Castle; the numbers are the places near it, as listed below.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · ONS built-up area 2022
Towns within reach of Prestatyn Castle
By population, Rhyl leads the 7 with 26,982. From nearest to farthest, these towns all list it.
After Prestatyn Castle
Of the 22 within 15 km, look for 3 historic houses, 2 castles and a cathedral.
Castle · CadwRhuddlan Castle7.2 km away2
Castle · CadwTwthill Castle7.3 km away3
CathedralSt Asaph Cathedral9.6 km away4
Historic houseBodelwyddan Castle11 km away5
Abbey or priory · CadwBasingwerk Abbey14 km away6
Historic houseBodrhyddan Hall5.2 km away7
Historic houseMostyn Hall8 km away8
MuseumRhyl Miniature Railway7.8 km awayWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
Good to know about Prestatyn Castle
Where is Prestatyn Castle?
Prestatyn Castle is 100 m east of Prestatyn, Clwyd.
What is Prestatyn Castle?
Motte and bailey castle in Denbighshire, Wales, UK.
When is the best time to visit Prestatyn Castle?
June to September are the warmest months in Prestatyn, with afternoon highs of 18–20°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).
Is Prestatyn Castle a listed building?
Yes: scheduled monument.
What else is there to see near Prestatyn Castle?
Within 15 km: Rhuddlan Castle (7.2 km), Twthill Castle (7.3 km), St Asaph Cathedral (9.6 km) and Bodelwyddan 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)
- Prestatyn Castle: Jeff Buck, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Rhuddlan Castle: Julie Anne Workman, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Twthill Castle: Llywelyn2000, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- St Asaph Cathedral: Mike Searle, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bodelwyddan Castle: Llywelyn2000, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Basingwerk Abbey: Paul Buckingham, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bodrhyddan Hall: Gerald England, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Mostyn Hall: S F-E-Cameron, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Rhyl Miniature Railway: AHEMSLTD~commonswiki, CC BY 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
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