Ruperra Castle
Ruperra Castle is a manor house and mock castle. It stands 2.3 km south of Machen. Its status is a scheduled monument.
Castle near Machen
Just outside Machen
Ruperra Castle is 2.3 km south of Machen. Towns near it ↓
Scheduled monument
On the official list of protected heritage; Machen has 2 listed buildings in all, on its History page. About ↓
Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, the ONS built-up areas and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.
The year in Machen
The warmest afternoons in Machen run June to September, at 18–21°C.
Ruperra Castle
Wikipedia covers it in 9 languages. Within 15 km there are 95 more places to visit, starting with Caerphilly Castle (6.5 km).
- Type
- Castle
- Listed
- Scheduled monument
- Wikipedias
- Covered in 9 languages
- Town
- 2.3 km south of Machen
The way to Ruperra Castle
Orange: Ruperra Castle.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · Numbers: the places near it, as listed below. · ONS built-up area 2022
Staying near Ruperra Castle
In size, Cardiff comes first of the 8, with 348,511 people. The list runs from its own town outward.
Machen
Cardiff
Trethomas
Newport
Compare the 8 towns
| Town | Where Ruperra Castle is | People | Places to visit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Machen | 2.3 km north of it | 1,985 | 5 |
| Cardiff | 2.7 km southwest of it | 348,511 | 76 |
| Trethomas | 3.4 km northwest of it | 1,713 | 4 |
| Newport | 3.9 km east of it | 130,882 | 28 |
| Risca | 3.9 km north of it | 15,194 | 8 |
| Bedwas | 4 km northwest of it | 6,463 | 6 |
| Castleton | 4.1 km southeast of it | 834 | 5 |
| Rogerstone | 4.3 km northeast of it | 7,546 | 17 |
Also near Ruperra Castle
Nearby, 95 places within 15 km include 4 castles, 2 museums and 2 cathedrals.
MuseumNational Museum Cardiff10 km away · 373K visitors a year3
CastleCardiff Castle10 km away4
CastleCraig Ruperra Motte500 m away5
Castle · CadwCastell Coch9.6 km away6
CathedralLlandaff Cathedral10 km away7
CathedralCardiff Metropolitan Cathedral10 km away8
Big drawMuseumSt Fagans Museum Visitor Centre14 km away · 610K visitors a yearWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
Visiting Ruperra Castle: the answers
Where is Ruperra Castle?
Ruperra Castle is 2.3 km south of Machen, Gwent.
What is Ruperra Castle?
Manor house and mock castle in Caerphilly County Borough, Wales, UK.
When is the best time to visit Ruperra Castle?
June to September are the warmest months in Machen, with afternoon highs of 18–21°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).
Is Ruperra Castle a listed building?
Yes: scheduled monument.
What else is there to see near Ruperra Castle?
Within 15 km: Caerphilly Castle (6.5 km), National Museum Cardiff (10 km), Cardiff Castle (10 km) and Craig Ruperra Motte (500 m).
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 (8)
- Ruperra Castle: Andrew King, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- National Museum Cardiff: Ham II, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Cardiff Castle: Tevfik Teker, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Craig Ruperra Motte: Jeremy Bolwell, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Castell Coch: Hchc2009, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Llandaff Cathedral: Bill Boaden, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Cardiff Metropolitan Cathedral: Ham II, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- St Fagans Museum Visitor Centre: Sionk, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
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