The Peel
The Peel is a castle site in Abergele. It holds the status of a scheduled monument. Close by, Rhuddlan Castle is 7.7 km away, one of 20 within 15 km.
Castle in Abergele
Inside Abergele
The Peel is inside Abergele’s built-up area, with 5 more places to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓
Scheduled monument
On the official list of protected heritage; Abergele has 26 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 best months to visit
Expect highs of 18–20°C in Abergele from June to September.
The Peel
Castle site in Abergele.
In Abergele, inside the town’s built-up area.
- Type
- Castle
- Listed
- Scheduled monument
- Town
- in Abergele
Where The Peel is
The places near The Peel are numbered on the map in the order below.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · The dashed line is Abergele’s built-up area. · ONS built-up area 2022
Bases for a visit
Kinmel Bay is the biggest of the 6 bases nearby (9,016 people). These are the towns that list it, beginning with its own.
Abergele
Pensarn
Kinmel Bay
Llanddulas
Compare the 6 towns
| Town | Where The Peel is | People | Places to visit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Abergele | It’s in town | 8,531 | 6 |
| Pensarn | 500 m north of it | 1,329 | 7 |
| Kinmel Bay | 1.2 km northeast of it | 9,016 | 12 |
| Llanddulas | 3.8 km west of it | 1,097 | 5 |
| Bodelwyddan | 4.3 km east of it | 1,785 | 10 |
| Mynydd Marian | 4.7 km west of it | 1,351 | 5 |
Combine it with these
Within 15 km are 20 places, among them 4 castles, a historic house and a cathedral.
Castle · CadwRhuddlan Castle7.7 km away2
CastleGwrych Castle1.9 km away3
Historic houseBodelwyddan Castle5.9 km away4
CathedralSt Asaph Cathedral9.7 km away5
Castle · CadwTwthill Castle7.9 km away6
MuseumRhyl Miniature Railway5.9 km away7
ZooWelsh Mountain Zoo11 km away8
CastlePrestatyn Castle14 km awayWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
The Peel: what to know
Where is The Peel?
The Peel is in Abergele, Clwyd, inside the town’s built-up area.
What is The Peel?
Castle site in Abergele.
When is the best time to visit The Peel?
June to September are the warmest months in Abergele, with afternoon highs of 18–20°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).
Is The Peel a listed building?
Yes: scheduled monument.
What else is there to see near The Peel?
Within 15 km: Rhuddlan Castle (7.7 km), Gwrych Castle (1.9 km), Bodelwyddan Castle (5.9 km) and St Asaph Cathedral (9.7 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
- Gwrych Castle: Llywelyn2000, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bodelwyddan Castle: Llywelyn2000, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- St Asaph Cathedral: Mike Searle, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Twthill Castle: Llywelyn2000, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Rhyl Miniature Railway: AHEMSLTD~commonswiki, CC BY 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
- Welsh Mountain Zoo: Frombowen, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Prestatyn Castle: Jeff Buck, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
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