Castle · near Cowbridge · South Glamorgan

St Quintin's Castle

St Quintin's Castle is a castle in Llanblethian, Vale of Glamorgan. This one stands 100 m southwest of Cowbridge. Officially, it is a Grade II* listed building.

Photo: St Quintin's Castle, cowbridgeguide.co.uk (CC BY 3.0)

Where

100 m

southwest of Cowbridge

Run by

Cadw

a national heritage body

How well known

Top 11%

#922 of 8,556 places we list

Warmest months

Jun–Sep

highs of 19–21°C

In brief

Castle near Cowbridge

Just outside Cowbridge

St Quintin's Castle is 100 m southwest of Cowbridge. Towns near it ↓

Cared for by Cadw

One of the places Cadw looks after; members usually get in free. About ↓

Grade II* listed building

On the official list of protected heritage; Cowbridge has 90 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

The year in Cowbridge

If warmth matters, go June to September: Cowbridge reaches 19–21°C.

Jan8° / 2°118 mm

Feb8° / 2°85 mm

Mar10° / 4°79 mm

Apr13° / 5°69 mm

May16° / 8°70 mm

Jun19° / 11°75 mm

Jul21° / 13°88 mm

Aug20° / 13°105 mm

Sep19° / 11°91 mm

Oct15° / 8°128 mm

Nov11° / 5°132 mm

Dec9° / 3°135 mm

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

About

St Quintin's Castle

It is in the care of Cadw. 6 Wikipedia editions have an article on it. Top of the 74 other places within 15 km is Old Beaupre Castle, 2.9 km off.

Cowbridge’s listed buildings and monuments →

Type: Castle
Run by: Cadw
Listed: Grade II* listed building
Wikipedias: Covered in 6 languages
Town: 100 m southwest of Cowbridge
Official site: cadw.gov.wales/daysout/stquentinscastlellanblethian/?lang=en

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

The map

St Quintin's Castle and what surrounds it

On this map, St Quintin's Castle is orange and its neighbours are numbered.

Towns near it

Which towns are near St Quintin's Castle

The 8 towns are led in size by Llantwit Major, with 5,348 people. Pick a base: each town is a page of its own, with what else there is to see.

1 · 100 m northeast of it

Cowbridge

3,649 people · 7 places to visit

2 · 4 km northeast of it

Ystradowen

803 people · 4 places to visit

3 · 4 km south of it

Llanmaes

413 people · 10 places to visit

4 · 4.4 km west of it

Colwinston

619 people · 5 places to visit

Compare the 8 towns

Town	Where St Quintin's Castle is	People	Places to visit
Cowbridge	100 m northeast of it	3,649	7
Ystradowen	4 km northeast of it	803	4
Llanmaes	4 km south of it	413	10
Colwinston	4.4 km west of it	619	5
Eglwys-Brewis	4.8 km south of it	3,300	8
Boverton	4.9 km south of it	2,740	8
Llantwit Major	5 km south of it	5,348	9
St Athan	6.5 km southeast of it	1,594	7

Make a day of it

Combine it with these

There are 74 within 15 km, 6 castles, a museum and a historic house among them.

Castle · CadwOld Beaupre Castle2.9 km away 2

Big drawMuseumSt Fagans Museum Visitor Centre13 km away · 610K visitors a year 3

Castle · CadwCastell Coety9.8 km away 4

Castle · CadwY Castell Newydd10 km away 5

Castle · CadwOgmore Castle11 km away 6

CastleSt Donats Castle8.2 km away 7

CastleCandleston Castle12 km away 8

Historic houseSaint Fagans Castle13 km away

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

Your questions on St Quintin's Castle

Where is St Quintin's Castle?

St Quintin's Castle is 100 m southwest of Cowbridge, South Glamorgan.

What is St Quintin's Castle?

Castle in Llanblethian, Vale of Glamorgan, Wales.

Who runs St Quintin's Castle?

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

When is the best time to visit St Quintin's Castle?

June to September are the warmest months in Cowbridge, with afternoon highs of 19–21°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).

Is St Quintin's Castle a listed building?

Yes: Grade II* listed building.

What else is there to see near St Quintin's Castle?

Within 15 km: Old Beaupre Castle (2.9 km), St Fagans Museum Visitor Centre (13 km), Castell Coety (9.8 km) and Y Castell Newydd (10 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 Quintin's Castle: cowbridgeguide.co.uk, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Old Beaupre Castle: FruitMonkey, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
St Fagans Museum Visitor Centre: Sionk, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Castell Coety: kenneth rees, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Y Castell Newydd: Alan Hughes, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Ogmore Castle: Ewan Topping from Amsterdam, Netherlands, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
St Donats Castle: cowbridgeguide.co.uk, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Candleston Castle: Thruxton, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Saint Fagans Castle: Llywelyn2000, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

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