Tretower Castle
Tretower Castle is a castle in the village of Tretower, Powys. Visitors find it 2.8 km east of Bwlch. On the official register, it is a scheduled monument.
Castle near Bwlch
Just outside Bwlch
Tretower Castle is 2.8 km east of Bwlch. Towns near it ↓
Scheduled monument
On the official list of protected heritage; Bwlch has 1 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
Highs of 18–21°C mark June to September in Bwlch.
Tretower Castle
Readers can find it on Wikipedia in 7 languages. There are 26 more places to see within 15 km, beginning with Tretower Court (100 m).
- Type
- Castle
- Listed
- Scheduled monument
- Wikipedias
- Covered in 7 languages
- Town
- 2.8 km east of Bwlch
Locating Tretower Castle
Tretower Castle sits at the orange dot; the numbered ones are listed below.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · ONS built-up area 2022
Towns around Tretower Castle, by distance
In size, Brecon comes first of the 8, with 8,257 people. The towns whose pages list it: the one it is in, those within 5 km of it, then larger towns further out.
Bwlch
Llangynidr
Crickhowell
Llangattock
Compare the 8 towns
| Town | Where Tretower Castle is | People | Places to visit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bwlch | 2.8 km west of it | 345 | 5 |
| Llangynidr | 3.2 km southwest of it | 1,038 | 4 |
| Crickhowell | 3.5 km southeast of it | 2,108 | 4 |
| Llangattock | 4.1 km southeast of it | 629 | 4 |
| Llangors | 7.8 km northwest of it | 423 | 3 |
| Talgarth | 13 km north of it | 1,252 | 4 |
| Bronllys | 14 km north of it | 548 | 4 |
| Brecon | 16 km northwest of it | 8,257 | 7 |
Each has its own grades, prices and things to do.
Also within reach
Choose from 26 places within 15 km, such as 6 castles, a fort and an abbey or priory.
Castle · CadwTretower Court100 m away2
Castle · CadwBlaenllynfi Castle4.3 km away3
FortCrug Hywel4.1 km away4
CastleCrickhowell Castle4.4 km away5
Castle · CadwBronllys Castle14 km away6
CastleAbergavenny Castle14 km away7
CastleCastell Dinas8.9 km away8Abbey or prioryAbbey or priory · CadwPriordy Llanddewi Nant Hodni12 km awayWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
Before visiting Tretower Castle
Where is Tretower Castle?
Tretower Castle is 2.8 km east of Bwlch, Powys.
What is Tretower Castle?
Castle in the village of Tretower, Powys, Wales.
When is the best time to visit Tretower Castle?
June to September are the warmest months in Bwlch, with afternoon highs of 18–21°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).
Is Tretower Castle a listed building?
Yes: scheduled monument.
What else is there to see near Tretower Castle?
Within 15 km: Tretower Court (100 m), Blaenllynfi Castle (4.3 km), Crug Hywel (4.1 km) and Crickhowell Castle (4.4 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)
- Tretower Castle: Pete Chapman, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Tretower Court: Philip Pankhurst, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Blaenllynfi Castle: Jeremy Bolwell, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Crug Hywel: WelshDave, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Crickhowell Castle: Niki.L, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bronllys Castle: Keith Salvesen, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Abergavenny Castle: Jeremy Bolwell, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Castell Dinas: Jasper Fforde, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
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