Palace · St Asaph · Clwyd

The Old Bishop's Palace

Look for The Old Bishop's Palace in St Asaph. There are 6 other places to visit inside 5 km. Its status is a National Monument of Wales.

Where

In St Asaph

inside the built-up area

Warmest months

Jun–Sep

highs of 18–20°C

In brief

Palace in St Asaph

Inside St Asaph

The Old Bishop's Palace is inside St Asaph’s built-up area, with 6 more places to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓

National Monument of Wales

On the official list of protected heritage; St Asaph has 52 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

How the seasons run

In St Asaph, June to September bring the warmest days: highs of 18–20°C.

Jan8° / 3°68 mm

Feb9° / 3°52 mm

Mar10° / 4°46 mm

Apr13° / 6°47 mm

May16° / 8°47 mm

Jun19° / 11°55 mm

Jul20° / 13°62 mm

Aug20° / 13°64 mm

Sep18° / 11°64 mm

Oct14° / 8°82 mm

Nov11° / 5°76 mm

Dec9° / 3°86 mm

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

About

The Old Bishop's Palace

For a second stop, Rhuddlan Castle is 3.9 km away.

St Asaph’s listed buildings and monuments →

Type: Palace
Listed: National Monument of Wales
Town: in St Asaph

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

The map

Locating The Old Bishop's Palace

Spot The Old Bishop's Palace in orange, then follow the numbers to the places below.

Towns near it

The nearest towns

The 6 towns are led in size by Rhuddlan, with 3,791 people. The list runs from its own town outward.

1 · It’s in town

St Asaph

3,483 people · 7 places to visit

2 · 2.2 km south of it

Nant-y-Patrick

528 people · 7 places to visit

3 · 2.8 km north of it

Rhuddlan

3,791 people · 11 places to visit

4 · 3.4 km south of it

Trefnant

933 people · 8 places to visit

Compare the 6 towns

Town	Where The Old Bishop's Palace is	People	Places to visit
St Asaph	It’s in town	3,483	7
Nant-y-Patrick	2.2 km south of it	528	7
Rhuddlan	2.8 km north of it	3,791	11
Trefnant	3.4 km south of it	933	8
Bodelwyddan	3.4 km west of it	1,785	10
Dyserth	4.4 km northeast of it	2,038	7

Make a day of it

After The Old Bishop's Palace

Also close at hand are 4 castles, 2 historic houses and a cathedral, among 26 within 15 km.

Castle · CadwRhuddlan Castle3.9 km away 2

CathedralSt Asaph Cathedral200 m away 3

Historic houseBodelwyddan Castle3.9 km away 4

Castle · CadwTwthill Castle3.6 km away 5

Castle · CadwCastell Dinbych8.5 km away 6

Abbey or priory · CadwDenbigh Friary8 km away 7

CastleGwrych Castle11 km away 8

Historic houseBodrhyddan Hall4.6 km away

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

Quick answers on The Old Bishop's Palace

Where is The Old Bishop's Palace?

The Old Bishop's Palace is in St Asaph, Clwyd, inside the town’s built-up area.

What is The Old Bishop's Palace?

Palace.

When is the best time to visit The Old Bishop's Palace?

June to September are the warmest months in St Asaph, with afternoon highs of 18–20°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).

Is The Old Bishop's Palace a listed building?

Yes: National Monument of Wales.

What else is there to see near The Old Bishop's Palace?

Within 15 km: Rhuddlan Castle (3.9 km), St Asaph Cathedral (200 m), Bodelwyddan Castle (3.9 km) and Twthill Castle (3.6 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 (8)

Rhuddlan Castle: Julie Anne Workman, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
St Asaph Cathedral: Mike Searle, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Bodelwyddan Castle: Llywelyn2000, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Twthill Castle: Llywelyn2000, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Castell Dinbych: Llywelyn2000, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Denbigh Friary: JohnArmagh, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
Gwrych Castle: Llywelyn2000, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Bodrhyddan Hall: Gerald England, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons

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