Castle · St Donat's · South Glamorgan

St Donats Castle

St Donats Castle is a castle in St Donats, Vale of Glamorgan. It lies inside the built-up area of St Donat's. The register lists it as a Grade I listed building.

Photo: St Donats Castle, cowbridgeguide.co.uk (CC BY 3.0)

Where

In St Donat's

inside the built-up area

How well known

Top 9%

#755 of 8,556 places we list

Warmest months

Jun–Sep

highs of 19–20°C

In brief

Castle in St Donat's

One of the best-known places to visit in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland

#755 of the 8,556 museums, castles, gardens and other attractions we list, by how widely it is covered (10 Wikipedias). About ↓

Inside St Donat's

St Donats Castle is inside St Donat's’ built-up area, with 2 more places to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓

Grade I listed building

On the official list of protected heritage; St Donat's has 23 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

Seasons and weather

Afternoons in St Donat's peak at 19–20°C, June to September.

Jan9° / 3°109 mm

Feb9° / 3°81 mm

Mar10° / 4°72 mm

Apr13° / 5°62 mm

May16° / 8°65 mm

Jun19° / 11°68 mm

Jul20° / 13°83 mm

Aug20° / 13°99 mm

Sep19° / 11°88 mm

Oct15° / 8°115 mm

Nov11° / 6°121 mm

Dec9° / 3°125 mm

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

About

St Donats Castle

Its story is told in 10 languages on Wikipedia. Close by, Ogmore Castle is 10 km away, one of 20 within 15 km.

St Donat's’ listed buildings and monuments →

Type: Castle
Listed: Grade I listed building
Wikipedias: Covered in 10 languages
Town: in St Donat's

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

The map

The way to St Donats Castle

Each numbered point is one of the places listed below; St Donats Castle is the orange one.

Towns near it

Where people come from

Home to 5,348 people, Llantwit Major is the largest of these 8. The town it is in comes first, then the others whose pages list it, nearest first.

1 · It’s in town

St Donat's

424 people · 4 places to visit

2 · 2.8 km north of it

Wick

926 people · 3 places to visit

3 · 2.9 km east of it

Llantwit Major

5,348 people · 9 places to visit

4 · 4 km east of it

Boverton

2,740 people · 8 places to visit

Compare the 8 towns

Town	Where St Donats Castle is	People	Places to visit
St Donat's	It’s in town	424	4
Wick	2.8 km north of it	926	3
Llantwit Major	2.9 km east of it	5,348	9
Boverton	4 km east of it	2,740	8
Llanmaes	4.6 km east of it	413	10
Eglwys-Brewis	7.3 km east of it	3,300	8
Colwinston	7.5 km north of it	619	5
St Brides Major	7.9 km northwest of it	754	5

Make a day of it

Next door to St Donats Castle

Within 15 km are 20 places, among them 7 castles and an abbey or priory.

Castle · CadwOgmore Castle10 km away 2

Castle · CadwY Castell Newydd12 km away 3

Castle · CadwOld Beaupre Castle8.4 km away 4

Castle · CadwCastell Coety13 km away 5

Castle · CadwSt Quintin's Castle8.2 km away 6

CastleCandleston Castle11 km away 7

Abbey or priory · CadwEwenny Priory9.9 km away 8

CastleFonmon Castle11 km away

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

Visiting St Donats Castle: the answers

Where is St Donats Castle?

St Donats Castle is in St Donat's, South Glamorgan, inside the town’s built-up area.

What is St Donats Castle?

Castle in St Donats, Vale of Glamorgan, Wales.

When is the best time to visit St Donats Castle?

June to September are the warmest months in St Donat's, with afternoon highs of 19–20°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).

Is St Donats Castle a listed building?

Yes: Grade I listed building.

What else is there to see near St Donats Castle?

Within 15 km: Ogmore Castle (10 km), Y Castell Newydd (12 km), Old Beaupre Castle (8.4 km) and Castell Coety (13 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)

St Donats Castle: cowbridgeguide.co.uk, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Ogmore Castle: Ewan Topping from Amsterdam, Netherlands, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Y Castell Newydd: Alan Hughes, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Old Beaupre Castle: FruitMonkey, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Castell Coety: kenneth rees, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
St Quintin's Castle: cowbridgeguide.co.uk, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Candleston Castle: Thruxton, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Ewenny Priory: Wilson44691, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
Fonmon Castle: Stewart Black from British Isles, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons

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