Abbey or priory · Haverfordwest · Dyfed

Priordy Hwlffordd

Priordy Hwlffordd is a grade I listed priory. You will find it inside Haverfordwest’s built-up area. It is in the care of Cadw.

Photo: Priordy Hwlffordd, ceridwen (CC BY-SA 2.0)

Where

In Haverfordwest

inside the built-up area

Run by

Cadw

a national heritage body

How well known

Top 16%

#1,300 of 8,556 places we list

Warmest months

Jun–Sep

highs of 18–19°C

In brief

Abbey or priory in Haverfordwest

Inside Haverfordwest

Priordy Hwlffordd is inside Haverfordwest’s built-up area, with 3 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; Haverfordwest has 321 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

Picking your season

In Haverfordwest, June to September bring the warmest days: highs of 18–19°C.

Jan9° / 3°120 mm

Feb8° / 3°86 mm

Mar10° / 4°87 mm

Apr13° / 5°71 mm

May16° / 7°81 mm

Jun18° / 10°86 mm

Jul19° / 12°80 mm

Aug19° / 12°103 mm

Sep18° / 10°99 mm

Oct14° / 8°144 mm

Nov11° / 6°161 mm

Dec9° / 3°147 mm

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

About

Priordy Hwlffordd

4 Wikipedia editions have an article on it. A short trip away is Pembroke Castle, 14 km off, the first of 25 within 15 km.

Haverfordwest’s listed buildings and monuments →

Type: Abbey or priory
Run by: Cadw
Listed: Scheduled monument
Wikipedias: Covered in 4 languages
Town: in Haverfordwest
Official site: cadw.gov.wales/visit/places-to-visit/haverfordwest-priory

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

The map

Use the numbers to match each place near Priordy Hwlffordd with the list.

Towns near it

Where to base yourself

Home to 12,088 people, Haverfordwest is the largest of these 8. The towns are in order of distance, its own town first.

1 · It’s in town

Haverfordwest

12,088 people · 7 places to visit

2 · 800 m southwest of it

Merlin's Bridge

2,220 people · 4 places to visit

3 · 2.7 km north of it

Crundale

1,065 people · 7 places to visit

4 · 3.7 km southeast of it

Hook

886 people · 6 places to visit

Compare the 8 towns

Town	Where Priordy Hwlffordd is	People	Places to visit
Haverfordwest	It’s in town	12,088	7
Merlin's Bridge	800 m southwest of it	2,220	4
Crundale	2.7 km north of it	1,065	7
Hook	3.7 km southeast of it	886	6
Johnston	4.3 km southwest of it	1,766	6
Rosemarket	6.8 km south of it	626	2
Llangwm	6.9 km southeast of it	819	2
Keeston	6.9 km northwest of it	284	1

Make a day of it

After Priordy Hwlffordd

Around it, within 15 km, lie 25 more, including 7 castles and a museum.

CastlePembroke Castle14 km away 2

CastleHaverfordwest Castle600 m away 3

CastlePicton Castle5.7 km away 4

Castle · CadwCastell Cas-wis7.2 km away 5

Castle · CadwCastell Llanhuadain12 km away 6

MuseumHaverfordwest Museum600 m away 7

CastleCarew Castle14 km away 8

CastleBenton Castle9.6 km away

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

Quick answers on Priordy Hwlffordd

Where is Priordy Hwlffordd?

Priordy Hwlffordd is in Haverfordwest, Dyfed, inside the town’s built-up area.

What is Priordy Hwlffordd?

Grade I listed priory in Pembrokeshire, Wales.

Who runs Priordy Hwlffordd?

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

When is the best time to visit Priordy Hwlffordd?

June to September are the warmest months in Haverfordwest, with afternoon highs of 18–19°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).

Is Priordy Hwlffordd a listed building?

Yes: scheduled monument.

What else is there to see near Priordy Hwlffordd?

Within 15 km: Pembroke Castle (14 km), Haverfordwest Castle (600 m), Picton Castle (5.7 km) and Castell Cas-wis (7.2 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)

Priordy Hwlffordd: ceridwen, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Pembroke Castle: Monkeyrustler at English Wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
Haverfordwest Castle: Cered, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Picton Castle: Morris, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
Castell Cas-wis: Lucy Sheers, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Castell Llanhuadain: Liamohara at English Wikipedia, CC BY 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
Haverfordwest Museum: ceridwen, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Carew Castle: Karen Sawyer, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Benton Castle: David Purchase, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons

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