This is a listing of places in Cardiff

Cardiff

Cardiff is the capital, largest city and most populous county of Wales and the 10th largest city in the United Kingdom. The city is Wales' chief commercial centre, the base for most national cultural and sporting institutions, the Welsh national media, and the seat of the National Assembly for...

, county and capital city of Wales

Wales

Wales is a country that is part of the United Kingdom and the island of Great Britain, bordered by England to its east and the Atlantic Ocean and Irish Sea to its west. It has a population of three million, and a total area of 20,779 km²...

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Electoral wards

This is a list of electoral wards covered by Cardiff

Cardiff

Cardiff is the capital, largest city and most populous county of Wales and the 10th largest city in the United Kingdom. The city is Wales' chief commercial centre, the base for most national cultural and sporting institutions, the Welsh national media, and the seat of the National Assembly for...

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Adamsdown Adamsdown Adamsdown is an inner city area and community in the south of Cardiff, the capital city of Wales.-History:In mediaeval times, Adamsdown lay just outside the east walls of Cardiff and was owned by the lords of Glamorgan. The area may be named after an Adam Kygnot, a porter at Cardiff Castle around... Butetown Butetown Butetown is a community in the south of the city of Cardiff, the capital of Wales. It was originally a model housing estate built in the early nineteenth century by John Crichton-Stuart, 2nd Marquess of Bute, for whose title the area was named... Caerau Caerau, Cardiff Caerau is a community in the west of Cardiff, capital city of Wales. Heol Trelai is the main road or avenue which is very much lined with large trees and shrubbery. Dominated mostly by council housing, it has the Western Leisure Centre, supermarkets, schools, churches and an Ely Police Station... Canton Canton, Cardiff Canton is an inner-city district and community in the west of Cardiff, capital of Wales, lying west of the city's civic centre. One of the most ethnically diverse of Cardiff's suburbs, with a significant Asian population such as Pakistanis and Indians, Canton has a population just in excess of... Cathays Cathays (electoral ward) The Cathays electoral ward of Cardiff consists of some or all of the following areas: Blackweir, Cardiff city centre, Cathays, Cathays Park and Maindy in the parliamentary constituency of Cardiff Central. It is bounded by Gabalfa and Birchgrove to the north; Plasnewydd and Adamsdown to the east;... Creigiau & St. Fagans Creigiau & St. Fagans Creigiau & St. Fagans is an electoral ward of Cardiff, Wales.The ward covers the village of St. Fagans and a part of the village of Pentyrch and the surrounding rural areas.The ward falls within the parliamentary constituency of Cardiff West... Cyncoed Cyncoed Cyncoed is a community in the north of the city of Cardiff, capital of Wales. Located in the north east of the city, Cyncoed is one of the most affluent suburbs of Cardiff, and of Wales in general. It has some of the highest property prices in Wales... Ely Ely, Cardiff Ely is a community primarily dominated by council housing in western Cardiff, capital of Wales.-The Roman era:In Roman times, Ely was the site of a Roman villa, near the old racecourse...

Fairwater Fairwater, Cardiff Fairwater is a district in the west of Cardiff, capital of Wales. It is located a few miles from Culverhouse Cross which connects Cardiff to the M4 motorway.- History :The name Tyllgoed, meaning "dark wood" goes back to the 15th century... Gabalfa Gabalfa Gabalfa is a district in the north of the city of Cardiff, capital of Wales. It is characterised by an enormous fly over road which is part of the large Gabalfa Interchange, and crosses the A48 road in a north-south direction. The area is also the site of the All Nations Centre.The name is derived... Grangetown Grangetown, Cardiff Grangetown is a community in the south of Cardiff, capital of Wales. It is one of the largest districts in the south of the city and is bordered by Riverside, Canton and Butetown. The River Taff winds its way through the area... Heath Heath, Cardiff Heath is a community in the north of Cardiff, capital of Wales, originally called the Great Heath and named as a result of the large park and woodland that it once contained. It should be distinguished from the Little Heath which lies to the south of the Great Heath, in the vicinity of Crwys Road... Llandaff North Llandaff North Llandaff North , is a community in the north of Cardiff, the capital city of Wales. It is located in the north of Cardiff and can be considered a two part ward, each containing about half the population; a northern section of mainly middle class housing, and a southern section of mainly public... Llanishen Llanishen Llanishen is a district in the north of Cardiff, the capital city of Wales. Llanishen is well-known as the home of the 'Tax Offices', the tallest buildings in north Cardiff and a landmark for miles around... Lisvane Lisvane Lisvane is an affluent community in the north of Cardiff, the capital of Wales, located north of the city centre. Lisvane is one of the most desirable areas of both Cardiff and Wales, and as of 2011, has an average house price £410,000 with many properties worth in excess of £1 million... Llandaff Llandaff Llandaff is a district in the north of Cardiff, capital of Wales, having been incorporated into the city in 1922. It is the seat of the Church in Wales Bishop of Llandaff, whose diocese covers the most populous area of South Wales. Much of the district is covered by parkland known as Llandaff...

Llanrumney Llanrumney Llanrumney is a district and suburb in the east of Cardiff, the capital city of Wales.-History:The land where modern Llanrumney stands was left to Keynsham Abbey by the Lord of Glamorgan after the Norman Conquest... Pentwyn Pentwyn Pentwyn may refer to:*Pentwyn, Cardiff, a district of the city of Cardiff, Wales*Pentwyn, Monmouthshire, a village in Monmouthshire, Wales*Pentwyn, Caerphilly, a village in the Darran Valley... Pentyrch Pentyrch Pentyrch is a suburban community located on the western outskirts of Cardiff, the capital city of Wales. The village gives its name to a Cardiff local authority electoral ward, which covers the village and surrounding area.-Geography:... Penylan Penylan Penylan is a district in the east of Cardiff, the capital city of Wales, known for its Victorian era period houses and spacious tree lined roads and avenues.... Plasnewydd Plasnewydd Plasnewydd is an electoral ward of Cardiff, Wales. It falls within the parliamentary constituency of Cardiff Central. It is bounded by the wards of Cyncoed to the north; Penylan to the northeast; Adamsdown to the southwest; and Cathays to the west. It mainly covers the district of Roath.-External... Pontprennau & Old St. Mellons Pontprennau & Old St. Mellons Pontprennau & Old St Mellons is an electoral ward located in the north-east of Cardiff Wales. It has a population that probably now exceeds 10,000 people due to sustained housebuilding in the Pontprennau section of the division, which is likely to continue for the next 10 years as a major urban... Radyr & Morganstown Rhiwbina Rhiwbina Rhiwbina is a prosperous northern suburb of Cardiff, capital of Wales. It used to be a separate village: its core is still locally called "the village" and is given a Welsh village appearance by Beulah United Reformed Church at the village crossroads.Capel Beulah/Beulah URC was a daughter chapel...

Riverside Riverside, Cardiff Riverside is an inner-city southern area of Cardiff, capital of Wales. Riverside is also the name of the electoral ward, which can be split into two very different parts, Riverside and Pontcanna... Rumney Rumney, Cardiff Rumney is a district in the east of the city of Cardiff, Wales. It lies east of the Rhymney River, and is historically part of Monmouthshire... Splott Trowbridge Trowbridge, Cardiff Trowbridge is an electoral ward in the east of the city of Cardiff, capital of Wales.The ward includes some or all of the areas of Cefn Mably, St Mellons estate and Trowbridge in the parliamentary constituency of Cardiff South & Penarth.... Whitchurch & Tongwynlais Whitchurch & Tongwynlais Whitchurch & Tongwynlais is an electoral ward of Cardiff, Wales. It covers some or all of the following areas: Coryton, Tongwynlais and Whitchurch in the parliamentary constituency of Cardiff North...

Communities

Adamsdown Adamsdown Adamsdown is an inner city area and community in the south of Cardiff, the capital city of Wales.-History:In mediaeval times, Adamsdown lay just outside the east walls of Cardiff and was owned by the lords of Glamorgan. The area may be named after an Adam Kygnot, a porter at Cardiff Castle around... Atlantic Wharf Atlantic Wharf Atlantic Wharf is a southern area of the city of Cardiff, Wales. It is primarily an area of new houses and apartments located on the west side of the disused Bute East Dock and to the east of Lloyd George Avenue. It also includes a number of refurbished dock warehouses, modern hotels, the Red... Butetown Butetown Butetown is a community in the south of the city of Cardiff, the capital of Wales. It was originally a model housing estate built in the early nineteenth century by John Crichton-Stuart, 2nd Marquess of Bute, for whose title the area was named... Caerau Caerau, Cardiff Caerau is a community in the west of Cardiff, capital city of Wales. Heol Trelai is the main road or avenue which is very much lined with large trees and shrubbery. Dominated mostly by council housing, it has the Western Leisure Centre, supermarkets, schools, churches and an Ely Police Station... Canton Canton, Cardiff Canton is an inner-city district and community in the west of Cardiff, capital of Wales, lying west of the city's civic centre. One of the most ethnically diverse of Cardiff's suburbs, with a significant Asian population such as Pakistanis and Indians, Canton has a population just in excess of... Cathays Cathays (electoral ward) The Cathays electoral ward of Cardiff consists of some or all of the following areas: Blackweir, Cardiff city centre, Cathays, Cathays Park and Maindy in the parliamentary constituency of Cardiff Central. It is bounded by Gabalfa and Birchgrove to the north; Plasnewydd and Adamsdown to the east;... City Centre Cardiff city centre Cardiff city centre is the central business district of Cardiff, Wales. The area is tightly bounded by the River Taff to the west, the Civic centre to the north and railway lines and two railway stations - Central and Queen Street - to the south and east respectively... Creigiau Creigiau Creigiau is a dormitory settlement in the north-west of Cardiff, the capital of Wales. The village currently has about 1,000 houses and a population of approximately 2,400 people.- History :... Culverhouse Cross Culverhouse Cross Culverhouse Cross is suburban district in the west of Cardiff, capital of Wales, lying on the border with the Vale of Glamorgan.The busy Culverhouse Cross roundabout is an important part of the primary road network to the west of the city and connects the A4232 , the A4050 , and... Cyncoed Cyncoed Cyncoed is a community in the north of the city of Cardiff, capital of Wales. Located in the north east of the city, Cyncoed is one of the most affluent suburbs of Cardiff, and of Wales in general. It has some of the highest property prices in Wales... Danescourt Danescourt Danescourt is a suburban area in the west of the Welsh capital city of Cardiff.-History and amenities:Danescourt is a housing estate located on the edge of the suburb of Llandaff leading to Fairwater and Radyr...

Ely Ely, Cardiff Ely is a community primarily dominated by council housing in western Cardiff, capital of Wales.-The Roman era:In Roman times, Ely was the site of a Roman villa, near the old racecourse... Fairwater Fairwater, Cardiff Fairwater is a district in the west of Cardiff, capital of Wales. It is located a few miles from Culverhouse Cross which connects Cardiff to the M4 motorway.- History :The name Tyllgoed, meaning "dark wood" goes back to the 15th century... Gabalfa Gabalfa Gabalfa is a district in the north of the city of Cardiff, capital of Wales. It is characterised by an enormous fly over road which is part of the large Gabalfa Interchange, and crosses the A48 road in a north-south direction. The area is also the site of the All Nations Centre.The name is derived... Grangetown Grangetown, Cardiff Grangetown is a community in the south of Cardiff, capital of Wales. It is one of the largest districts in the south of the city and is bordered by Riverside, Canton and Butetown. The River Taff winds its way through the area... Heath Heath, Cardiff Heath is a community in the north of Cardiff, capital of Wales, originally called the Great Heath and named as a result of the large park and woodland that it once contained. It should be distinguished from the Little Heath which lies to the south of the Great Heath, in the vicinity of Crwys Road... Leckwith Leckwith Leckwith is a district of western Cardiff, Wales, United Kingdom. It is home to Cardiff City F.C.'s and Cardiff Blues home ground Cardiff City Stadium, and to Fitzalan High School... Lisvane Lisvane Lisvane is an affluent community in the north of Cardiff, the capital of Wales, located north of the city centre. Lisvane is one of the most desirable areas of both Cardiff and Wales, and as of 2011, has an average house price £410,000 with many properties worth in excess of £1 million... Llandaff Llandaff Llandaff is a district in the north of Cardiff, capital of Wales, having been incorporated into the city in 1922. It is the seat of the Church in Wales Bishop of Llandaff, whose diocese covers the most populous area of South Wales. Much of the district is covered by parkland known as Llandaff... Llandaff North Llandaff North Llandaff North , is a community in the north of Cardiff, the capital city of Wales. It is located in the north of Cardiff and can be considered a two part ward, each containing about half the population; a northern section of mainly middle class housing, and a southern section of mainly public... Llanedeyrn Llanedeyrn -Early history:The name "Llanedeyrn" is believed to be derived from a sixth century monk and a Celtic saint named St. Edeyrn. During the sixth century, St. Edeyrn and a fellow monk, St. Isan, were given the task of spreading the faith and establishing places of worship. The first location chosen by... Llanishen Llanishen Llanishen is a district in the north of Cardiff, the capital city of Wales. Llanishen is well-known as the home of the 'Tax Offices', the tallest buildings in north Cardiff and a landmark for miles around...

Llanrumney Llanrumney Llanrumney is a district and suburb in the east of Cardiff, the capital city of Wales.-History:The land where modern Llanrumney stands was left to Keynsham Abbey by the Lord of Glamorgan after the Norman Conquest... Maindy Maindy Maindy is a district of the city of Cardiff, Wales. It lies between the districts of Cathays and Penylan. It falls within the Cathays ward.A notable facility in the area is the Maindy Centre consisting of a cycle track and swimming pool. The cycle track was used in the 1958 British Empire and... Mynachdy Mynachdy Mynachdy is a district of the city of Cardiff, Wales.Mynachdy is situated between Gabalfa, Heath, Cathays and Whitchurch. It is close to a few universities such as Cardiff University and the Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama, as well as student accommodation.Nant-Gwaelyd... Old St. Mellons St Mellons St Mellons is a district and suburb of eastern Cardiff, the capital city of Wales.-History:St Mellons began as a small commercial centre in the historic county of Monmouthshire, relying heavily on rural agriculture, farming and travel... Pentwyn Pentwyn, Cardiff Pentwyn is a district in the east of Cardiff, Wales, located northeast of the city centre.- Amenities :Pentwyn has three pubs : The Village Inn, Hollybush and The Grand Slam. Pentwyn has its own shopping centre which has a Post Office, newsagent, fish and chips Shop, Pentwyn Balti, Betfred and the... Pentyrch Pentyrch Pentyrch is a suburban community located on the western outskirts of Cardiff, the capital city of Wales. The village gives its name to a Cardiff local authority electoral ward, which covers the village and surrounding area.-Geography:... Plasnewydd Plasnewydd Plasnewydd is an electoral ward of Cardiff, Wales. It falls within the parliamentary constituency of Cardiff Central. It is bounded by the wards of Cyncoed to the north; Penylan to the northeast; Adamsdown to the southwest; and Cathays to the west. It mainly covers the district of Roath.-External... Pontcanna Pontcanna Pontcanna is a western district of the city of Cardiff, Wales. Its area is bounded approximately by Llandaff Fields to the north, the Riverside district and Cowbridge Road to the south, the River Taff to the west and the district of Canton to the east.Pontcanna is a very well to do area of wide... Pontprennau Pontprennau Pontprennau is a district in the east of the city of Cardiff, Wales.-History:Pontprennau is the Welsh language for Bridge of Trees .... Radyr and Morganstown Rhiwbina Rhiwbina Rhiwbina is a prosperous northern suburb of Cardiff, capital of Wales. It used to be a separate village: its core is still locally called "the village" and is given a Welsh village appearance by Beulah United Reformed Church at the village crossroads.Capel Beulah/Beulah URC was a daughter chapel...

Riverside Riverside, Cardiff Riverside is an inner-city southern area of Cardiff, capital of Wales. Riverside is also the name of the electoral ward, which can be split into two very different parts, Riverside and Pontcanna... Roath Roath Roath is a district in the east/north-east of the city of Cardiff, capital of Wales.It lies just east/north east of the city centre, stretching from Adamsdown in the south to Roath Park in the north. Roath contains the Plasnewydd electoral ward. The name is believed to originate from Irish ráth,... Rumney Rumney, Cardiff Rumney is a district in the east of the city of Cardiff, Wales. It lies east of the Rhymney River, and is historically part of Monmouthshire... Splott St Fagans Thornhill Thornhill, Cardiff Thornhill is a northern suburb in the city of Cardiff, capital of Wales, south of Caerphilly . It is a relatively modern area with housing stock dating mainly from the late 1980s and beyond... Tongwynlais Tongwynlais Tongwynlais is a village in the north of Cardiff, capital of Wales, in the Taff Valley.- Overview :Tongwynlais lies in the River Taff Valley. Its population is 1946 people.... Tremorfa Tremorfa Tremorfa is a district of the city of Cardiff, Wales. It falls into the Splott ward of Cardiff.-Transport:Tremorfa is the terminus of the 12/13 routes operating to Culverhouse Cross via Splott, Central Stn, Canton and Ely... Trowbridge Trowbridge, Cardiff Trowbridge is an electoral ward in the east of the city of Cardiff, capital of Wales.The ward includes some or all of the areas of Cefn Mably, St Mellons estate and Trowbridge in the parliamentary constituency of Cardiff South & Penarth.... Whitchurch Whitchurch, Cardiff Whitchurch is a suburb in the north of Cardiff, capital of Wales. It is approximately 3 miles north of the centre of the city on the A470 road and A4054 road. Its estimated population as of 2004 was 15,649. It falls within the Whitchurch & Tongwynlais ward.-History:Whitchurch draws its name from...

Sections

• Cardiff North
  Cardiff North
  Cardiff North or North Cardiff can refer to the collections of mainly middle class suburban communities in the north of Cardiff, Wales. The population of the north of Cardiff is around 85,000 and is represented by the Conservative Party on most levels of government...
  
  
• Cardiff South
  Cardiff South
  Cardiff South or South Cardiff can refer to the collection of communities in the south of Cardiff, Wales. Although the usage is unofficial and boundaries are only ambiguously defined, they generally share the postcodes CF10, CF11 or CF24 and the telephone code 029...
  
  
• Cardiff West
  Cardiff West
  Cardiff West or West Cardiff refers to the collection of communities in the west of Cardiff, Wales. Also the usage is unofficial and boundaries are only ambiguously defined, they generally share the postcodes CF5 or CF15, and the telephone code 029...
  
  
• Cardiff East
  Cardiff East
  Cardiff East may refer to:* Cardiff East * Cardiff East...
  
  
• Cardiff Central
  Cardiff city centre
  Cardiff city centre is the central business district of Cardiff, Wales. The area is tightly bounded by the River Taff to the west, the Civic centre to the north and railway lines and two railway stations - Central and Queen Street - to the south and east respectively...
  
  

City Centre

The city centre is Cardiff's main shopping area, the eighth largest in the UK. It is also the location of historical and cultural attractions such as:

• Cardiff Castle
  Cardiff Castle
  Cardiff Castle is a medieval castle and Victorian architecture Gothic revival mansion, transformed from a Norman keep erected over a Roman fort in the Castle Quarter of Cardiff, the capital of Wales. The Castle is a Grade I Listed Building.-The Roman fort:...
  
  
• Millennium Stadium
  Millennium Stadium
  The Millennium Stadium is the national stadium of Wales, located in the capital, Cardiff. It is the home of the Wales national rugby union team and also frequently stages games of the Wales national football team, but is also host to many other large scale events, such as the Super Special Stage...
  
  
• New Theatre
  New Theatre (Cardiff)
  The New Theatre although it usually uses its English name as a title) is one of the principal theatres in Cardiff, capital city of Wales, and celebrated its centenary in 2006...
  
  
• St David's Hall
  St David's Hall
  St David's Hall is a performing arts and conference venue in the heart of Cardiff city centre, the capital of Wales...
  
  
• Sherman Theatre
  Sherman Theatre
  Sherman Cymru, also known by its previous name Sherman Theatre, is a performing arts venue in the Cathays district of Cardiff. It was built as a twin-auditorium venue in 1973 with financial support from University College, Cardiff....
  
  
• Victorian Arcades (listed under covered shopping malls)
• Queens Arcade
• Capitol Centre
  Capitol Centre
  Capitol Centre is an indoor shopping centre in the city of Cardiff, Wales. The building is built on the site of the former Capitol Cinema and theatre, and is situated at the eastern end of Queen Street near the Dumfries Place bus terminus and Cardiff Queen Street railway station.It advertises...
  
  
• St. David's Shopping Centre
  St. David's Shopping Centre
  St. David's Shopping Centre is a shopping complex in Swansea, south Wales. The complex is located adjacent to the Quadrant Shopping Centre and opposite St Mary's Church...
  
  

Civic Centre

The Civic Centre crafted out of white Portland stone and location of much of:

• Cardiff University
  Cardiff University
  Cardiff University is a leading research university located in the Cathays Park area of Cardiff, Wales, United Kingdom. It received its Royal charter in 1883 and is a member of the Russell Group of Universities. The university is consistently recognised as providing high quality research-based...
  
  
• National Museum and Gallery of Wales
  National Museum Cardiff
  National Museum Cardiff is a museum and art gallery in Cardiff, Wales. The museum is part of the wider network of Amgueddfa Cymru – National Museum Wales...
  
  
• Cardiff City Hall
• Crown Buildings
• Cardiff Crown Court
  Cardiff Crown Court
  Cardiff Crown Court is a historic building situated in Cathays Park, Cardiff, Wales. The building is a Grade I listed building. The Crown Court is part of the Wales Circuit of Her Majesty's Courts Service.-External links:*...
  
  
• Temple of Peace
  Temple of Peace, Cardiff
  The Welsh National Temple of Peace and Health, as known as the Temple of Peace, is a non-religious civic building in the civic centre of Cardiff, Wales. It was designed by the architect Sir Percy Thomas.-Location:...
  
  

Cardiff Bay

Formerly called Tiger Bay

Tiger Bay

Tiger Bay was the local name for an area of Cardiff which covered Butetown and Cardiff Docks. It was re-branded as Cardiff Bay following the building of the Cardiff Barrage which dams the tidal rivers Ely and Taff to create a body of water.-History:...

, this was where the world's first million-pound cheque was signed and was the centre of the global coal industry in the 19th and 20th centuries. In the 1980s the Cardiff Bay Development Corporation

Cardiff Bay Development Corporation

The Cardiff Bay Development Corporation was set up by the United Kingdom Government on 3 April 1987 to redevelop of one sixth of the area of Cardiff to create Cardiff Bay.-Objectives:...

 was set up to redevelop the area and has since been transformed into a high profile area of living, shopping, dining and culture attractions, such as:

• Red Dragon Centre
  Red Dragon Centre
  The Red Dragon Centre is an indoor entertainment complex in southern Cardiff, the capital of Wales.The complex features restaurants, cafés, an Old Orleans restaurant, a Hollywood Bowl with arcade amusements, an Odeon multiplex cinema, a Doctor Who visitor centre , a casino and an on-site car park...
  
  
• Mermaid Quay
  Mermaid Quay
  Mermaid Quay is a waterfront shopping and leisure district in Cardiff Bay, Cardiff, Wales. The 14,000 sq m development was opened in 1999, and includes restaurants, bars, cafes and shops.- Eating & Drinking at Mermaid Quay :...
  
  
• Wales Millennium Centre
  Wales Millennium Centre
  Wales Millennium Centre is an arts centre located in the Cardiff Bay area of Cardiff, Wales. The site covers a total area of . Phase 1 of the building was opened during the weekend of the 26–28 November 2004 and phase 2 opened on 22 January 2009 with an inaugural concert...
  
  
• Senedd
  Senedd
  The Senedd , also known as the National Assembly building, houses the debating chamber and three committee rooms for the National Assembly for Wales in Cardiff. The Senedd building was opened by Queen Elizabeth II on 1 March 2006 and the total cost was £69.6 million, which included £49.7M in...
  
  
• Techniquest
  Techniquest
  Techniquest is a Welsh science and discovery centre. It has locations in Cardiff Bay, Glyndŵr University in Wrexham, Llanberis in Gwynedd, and the Adventure Center in Narberth, Pembrokeshire....
  
  
• The Coal Exchange
• St David's Hotel & Spa
  St David's Hotel & Spa
  St David's Hotel & Spa is a five-star hotel situated in Cardiff, Wales, just off the A4232 road, and close to Cardiff Bay railway station. It was the first five-star hotel in Wales. The building features a sweeping sail-topped roof and a lofty atrium lobby....
  
  
• Cardiff Bay Wetlands Reserve
  Cardiff Bay Wetlands Reserve
  Cardiff Bay Wetlands Reserve is located in Cardiff Bay in the city of Cardiff. It covers an area of approximately 8 hectares . The area was officially opened as a wildlife reserve on 25 July 2002 in what was previously an area of Site of Special Scientific Interest up until the opening of the...
  
  

Cardiff International Sports Village

The International Sports Village is a working progress in Cardiff, with additional sporting and retail sites being added every so often.

• Cardiff International Pool
  Cardiff International Pool
  The Cardiff International Pool is a sport facility located in the Cardiff International Sports Village in Cardiff, capital of Wales. It opened to the public on 12 January 2008 and was officially opened on 26 February 2008 by Duncan Goodhew....
  
  
• Cardiff International White Water
  Cardiff International White Water
  Cardiff International White Water is an Olympic standard white water rafting centre based at the Cardiff International Sports Village in Cardiff Bay....
  
  
• Cardiff Arena
  Cardiff Arena
  The Cardiff Arena, also known as Cardiff Bay Ice Arena and also known by ice hockey fans as the Big Blue Tent, is a temporary ice rink in Cardiff Bay, Cardiff, Wales. It has a capacity of 2,500 for ice hockey and is home to the Cardiff Devils after leaving the Wales National Ice Rink, in order to...
  
  
• Cardiff Bay Retail Park
  Cardiff Bay Retail Park
  The Cardiff Bay Retail Park in Grangetown, Cardiff was once the site of the Ferry Road Landfill Site. It was built in around 1998. It is currently home to businesses which include Asda and British Home Stores, Boots Group and Argos. There have been many turnovers in businesses, yet new phases are...
  
  

Covered markets and shopping centres

• Cardiff Market
  Cardiff Market
  Cardiff Market , also known as Cardiff Central Market , is a Victorian indoor market in the Castle Quarter of Cardiff city centre, capital city of Wales.Originally the site of Cardiff gaol, the gallows were located on the site of the current St...
  
  
• Capitol Centre
  Capitol Centre
  Capitol Centre is an indoor shopping centre in the city of Cardiff, Wales. The building is built on the site of the former Capitol Cinema and theatre, and is situated at the eastern end of Queen Street near the Dumfries Place bus terminus and Cardiff Queen Street railway station.It advertises...
  
  
• Queens Arcade Shopping Centre
• St. David's Shopping Centre
  St. David's Centre
  St. David's is one of the principal shopping centres in the city centre of Cardiff, capital of Wales. Located in The Hayes area of the southern city centre...
  
  
• Royal Arcade, Cardiff
• Castle Arcade
• Morgan Arcade
• High Street Arcade
• Duke Street Arcade
• Dominions Arcade
• Wyndham Arcade

Leisure centres

• Eastern Leisure Centre
• Fairwater Leisure Centre
• Llanishen Leisure Centre
• Western Leisure Centre
• Pentwyn Leisure Centre
• Channel View Leisure Centre
• Cardiff International Pool
  Cardiff International Pool
  The Cardiff International Pool is a sport facility located in the Cardiff International Sports Village in Cardiff, capital of Wales. It opened to the public on 12 January 2008 and was officially opened on 26 February 2008 by Duncan Goodhew....
  
  
• Maindy Centre
• Splott Pool
• Star Centre

Libraries

Canton Library Cathays Library Central Library Cardiff Central Library Cardiff Central Library , is the main library in the city centre of Cardiff, Wales. Four buildings have been named as such, with the newest building opening on 14 March 2009 and officially being opened a few months later on 18 June 2009 by the Manic Street Preachers... Ely Library Fairwater Library Grangetown Library Llandaff North Library

Llanedeyrn Library Llanishen Library Llanrumney Library Penylan Library Radyr Library Roath Library Rhiwbina Library

Rhydypennau Library Rumney Library Splott Library St Mellons Library Tongwynlais Library Whitchurch Library

Police stations

• Canton police station
• Cardiff Bay police station (area headquarters)
• Cardiff Central police station
• Ely police station
• Fairwater police station
• Llanedeyrn police station
• Llanishen police station
• Radyr police station
• Roath police station
• Rumney police station
• Whitchurch police station

Communities that no longer exist

• Crockherbtown
• Newtown
• Temperance Town
  Temperance Town, Cardiff
  Temperance Town, Cardiff, was the unofficial name for a working-class inner-city suburb established on reclaimed land next to the River Taff. The land was owned by Colonel Edward Wood, a teetotaller, who imposed a condition on the developer that the sale of alcohol would be not be allowed - hence...
  
  

Notable buildings that no longer exist

• Avana Bakery (Grangetown)
• Cardiff Arms Park
  Cardiff Arms Park
  Cardiff Arms Park , also known as The Arms Park, is primarily known as a rugby union stadium, but it also has a bowling green, and is situated in the centre of Cardiff, Wales. The Arms Park was host to the British Empire and Commonwealth Games in 1958, and hosted four games in the 1991 Rugby World...
  
  
• Ely (Wiggins Teape) paperworks
• Empire pool
• Fire Station, Westgate Street (notable classical facade)
• the Friary
  Capital Tower, Cardiff
  Capital Tower located in Cardiff, Wales was the tallest structure in Wales until 12th Sept 2008 when Meridian Quay in Swansea was topped out. Standing at 80 metres to roof height, Capital Tower is slightly taller than Stadium House, which stands at 78 metres to roof height, though inclusion of the...
  
  
• Guildford Baths
• JR Freemans Cigar Factory (Grangetown)
• Llandaff fields Lido
• St Mary's parish church (destroyed by flooding 17th century)
• Sophia Gardens Pavilion (music and entertainment venue)
• Tram depot, Ely
• Wood Street Congregational Chapel (replaced by Southgate House)

Rivers and waterways

• River Taff
  River Taff
  The River Taff is a large river in Wales. It rises as two rivers in the Brecon Beacons — the Taf Fechan and the Taf Fawr — before joining to form the Taff north of Merthyr Tydfil...
  
  
• River Ely
  River Ely
  The River Ely is a river in South Wales flowing generally south east, from Tonyrefail to the capital city of Cardiff.-Course of the river:...
  
  
• Rhymney River
  Rhymney River
  The Rhymney River is a river in the Rhymney Valley, south-east Wales, flowing through Cardiff into the Severn estuary.The river forms the boundary between the historic counties of Glamorgan and Monmouthshire.-Path of the river:...
  
  
• Roath Park Lake
  Roath Park
  Roath Park Cardiff, Wales, is one of Cardiff's most popular parks, owned by Cardiff County Council and managed by the Parks Section. It retains a classic Victorian atmosphere and has many facilities. The park has recently been awarded the prestigious Green Flag award to recognise its high quality...
  
  

Bridges

A4055 Bridge (River Ely) A48 Bridge (River Taff) Brains Bridge (railway, Grangetown) Canton Bridge (River Taff) Clarence Bridge (River Taff) Ely Bridge Hailey Bridge Llandaff Bridge (River Taff) Lowther Road Bridge (railway)

Millennium Footbridge (River Taff) Penarth Road Bridge (River Taff) Pont-y-werin Bridge/'The People's Bridge' (foot/cycle, River Ely) Rumney River bridge (road) Virgil Street bridge (railway, Grangetown) White bridge (footbridge, Blackweir)

Higher Education

• Cardiff University
  Cardiff University
  Cardiff University is a leading research university located in the Cathays Park area of Cardiff, Wales, United Kingdom. It received its Royal charter in 1883 and is a member of the Russell Group of Universities. The university is consistently recognised as providing high quality research-based...
  
  
• University of Wales Institute, Cardiff
  University of Wales Institute, Cardiff
  Cardiff Metropolitan University is a university situated in Cardiff. It operates from three campuses: Llandaff on Western Avenue, Cyncoed, and Howard Gardens in the City Centre. The university serves over 12,000 students...
  
  
• University of Glamorgan
  University of Glamorgan
  The University of Glamorgan is a university based in Pontypridd, Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales with campuses in Treforest, Glyntaff, Merthyr Tydfil, Tyn y Wern and Cardiff...
  
  
• Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama

Butetown

• Mount Stuart Primary School
• St Cuthbert's Roman Catholic Primary School
• St Mary The Virgin Church in Wales Primary School

Caerau

• Glyn Derw High School
• Mary Immaculate High School
• Woodlands High School
• Riverbank School
• Millbank Primary School
• Trelai Primary School
• Caerau Infant School
• Cwrt-Yr-Ala Junior School

Canton

• Fitzalan High School
  Fitzalan High School
  Fitzalan High School is an 11-19 mixed, large, co-educational, community comprehensive secondary school in Cardiff. The school is located in the suburb of Leckwith area of Cardiff, Wales. The school serves some areas which are economically disadvantaged. Over 40 different languages are spoken...
  
  
• Lansdowne Primary School
  Lansdowne Primary School
  Lansdowne Primary School is a Victorian primary school that opened in 1898 in Canton, Cardiff, Wales.- Present day :In the last 20 years the school has seen the fabric of the building being renovated with new double glazing on the first floor of the Juniors building...
  
  
• Radnor Primary School
• Ysgol Gymraeg Pwll Coch
• Ysgol Gymraeg Treganna
  Ysgol Gymraeg Treganna
  Ysgol Gymraeg Treganna is a Welsh Primary school located in Canton, Cardiff. The school was opened in 1987. It is extremely small, with currently 197 pupils on its rolls, in a school space that is only suitable for 169 pupils under Welsh Assembly Government guidelines...
  
  
• Severn Infant School
• Severn Junior School

Cathays

• Cathays High School
• Gladstone Primary School
• Cardiff Muslim Primary School
• St Monica's Church in Wales Primary School

Ely

• Michaelston Community College (Formerly Glan Ely High School)
• Herbert Thompson Primary School
• St Fagan's Church in Wales Primary School
• St Francis Roman Catholic Primary School
• Hywel Dda Infant School
• Hywel Dda Junior School
• Windsor Clive Infant School
• Windsor Clive Junior School
• Mary Immaculate High School

Fairwater

• Cantonian High School
• Bishop of Llandaff Church in Wales High School
  Bishop of Llandaff Church in Wales High School
  Bishop of Llandaff Church in Wales High School is a Church in Wales, Christian faith comprehensive school in the Llandaff area of Cardiff, Wales...
  
  
• Ysgol Gyfun Gymraeg Plasmawr
  Ysgol Gymraeg Plasmawr
  Ysgol Gyfun Gymraeg Plasmawr is a Welsh secondary school in Cardiff. It opened in September 1998 in buildings that had formerly been used as Waterhall School and more recently as the Lower School site for Ysgol Gyfun Gymraeg Glantaf, and became Cardiff's second Welsh-medium comprehensive school...
  
  
• Fairwater Primary School
• Holy Family Roman Catholic Primary School
• Pentrebane Primary School
• Peter Lea Primary School
• Ysgol Gymraeg Coed-Y-Gof

Gabalfa

• Allensbank Primary School
• Gabalfa Primary School
• Ysgol Mynydd Bychan
• St Joseph's Roman Catholic Primary School
• St Monica's Church in Wales Primary School

Grangetown

• Grangetown Primary School
• Ninian Park Primary School
• St Patrick's Roman Catholic Primary School
• St Paul's Church in Wales Primary School

Lisvane

• Corpus Christi Roman Catholic High School
  Corpus Christi RC High School, Cardiff
  Corpus Christi Roman Catholic High School is a voluntary aided secondary school located in Pontprennau, Cardiff, Wales for years 7-11 . The school does not have a sixth form so pupils go to St. David's Catholic College for further education and for some vocational courses at GCSE...
  
  
• Llysfaen Primary School

Llandaff

• The Bishop of Llandaff Church in Wales High School
• Llandaff Church in Wales Primary School
• Ysgol Pencae
• Danescourt Infant School
• Danescourt Junior School

Llandaff North

• Ysgol Gyfun Gymraeg Glantaf
  Ysgol Gyfun Gymraeg Glantaf
  Ysgol Gyfun Gymraeg Glantaf is the largest Welsh-medium school in Wales. It is located on Bridge Road, Llandaff North, Cardiff, on the banks of the river Taff. The name 'Glantaf' means 'The bank of the river Taf' in Welsh. Of the two Welsh-medium secondary schools serving Cardiff, it was the first...
  
  
• Meadowbank School
• Hawthorn Infant School
• Hawthorn Junior School

Llanishen

• Llanishen High School
  Llanishen High School
  Llanishen High School is an English speaking-medium secondary school based in Llanishen, Cardiff, Wales and has approximately 1700 students, making it the largest single-site secondary school in Cardiff.-School buildings:...
  
  
• Cefn Onn Primary School
• Christ the King Roman Catholic Primary School
• Coed Glas Primary School
• Ysgol Y Wern
• The Court School

Llanrumney

• Llanrumney High School
• Bryn Hafod Primary School
• Glan-yr-Afon Primary School
• Pen-y-Bryn Primary School
• St Cadoc's Roman Catholic Primary School
• St Mellon's Church in Wales Primary School
• Ysgol Bro Eirwg

Pentwyn

• All Saints Primary School
• Bryn Celyn Primary School
• The Hollies School
• Springwood Primary School
• St Bernadette's Roman Catholic Primary School
• St David's Church in Wales Primary School
• St Peter Evan's Roman Catholic Primary School
• Ysgol Y Berllan Deg
• Glyncoed Infant & Nursery School
• Glyncoed Junior School
• St Philip Evans Roman Catholic Primary School

Penylan

• St Teilos
  St Teilos
  St Teilo's Church in Wales High School was opened in September 1966 as an 11-16 school and provides a church school comprehensive education for secondary students living mainly in the eastern half of Cardiff...
  
   Church in Wales High School
• Ty Gwyn School
• Marlborough Infant School
• Marlborough Junior School

Radyr & Morganstown

• Radyr Comprehensive School
  Radyr Comprehensive School
  Radyr Comprehensive School is a coeducational comprehensive school and Sixth Form college located in Radyr, a suburb of Cardiff, Wales, that opened in 1973. It the current roll is around 1,400 students from ages 11–18, with around 250 in the sixth form....
  
  
• Bryn Deri Primary School
• Radyr Primary School

Rhiwbina

• Greenhill School
• Llanishen Fach Primary School
• Rhiwbeina Primary School
• Greenhill School

Roath

• Albany Primary School
• St Peter's Roman Catholic Primary School
• Taibah Muslim Primary School
• St Anne's Church in Wales Infant School

Rumney

• Rumney High School
• St. Illtyd's Catholic High School
• Greenway Primary School
• Rumney Primary School

Splott

• Willows High School
• Baden Powell Primary School
• Moorland Primary School
• St Alban's Roman Catholic Primary School
• Ysgol Glan Morfa

Trowbridge

• Bishop Childs Church in Wales Primary School
• Meadowlane Primary School
• Oakfield Primary School
• St John Lloyd Roman Catholic Primary School
• Willowbrook Primary School
• Trowbridge Infant School
• Trowbridge Junior School

Whitchurch

• Whitchurch High School
  Whitchurch High School
  Whitchurch High School is a large, co-educational, comprehensive secondary school in the suburb of Whitchurch in Cardiff, Wales. It is considered to be one of the better secondary schools in Cardiff, and was described in its 2009 Estyn report as a 'good school' which is 'moving forward from...
  
  
• Eglwys Newydd Primary School
• Eglwys Wen Primary School
• Ysgol Gymraeg Melin Gruffydd

Parks

Adamsdown community gardens Africa Gardens Bute Park Bute Park Bute Park in Cardiff, Wales, is an extensive area of mature parkland easily accessible from the city centre. Flanked by the River Taff, Sophia Gardens, Pontcanna Fields and Cardiff Castle, Bute Park is a very popular 'green lung' full of historic and wildlife interest. Few cities have such a... Caedelyn Park Cathays Park Cathays Park In addition to the large lawn in front of the City Hall, Cathays Park includes three formal gardens. All of the spaces are within conservation areas and many of the surrounding buildings are listed. The open spaces are very important to the image of the city. Several important buildings overlook... Cefn Onn Country Park Coopers Field Despenser Gardens (Riverside) Fairwater Park Forest Farm (and Glamorgan Canal)

Gorsedd Gardens Grange Gardens Grangemoor Park Hamadryad Park Hailey Park (Llandaff North) Heath Park Hill Snook Park Insole Court Llandaff Fields Llandaff Fields Llandaff Fields is a large parkland spanning parts of central and northern Cardiff, Wales.The park is owned by Cardiff Council and managed by its Parks department. The parkland is highly visible and accessed from local communities. The parkland is lined with avenues of trees and large grassed areas... Llanishen Park

Maitland Park Nant Fawr Corridor Pontcanna Fields Plasnewydd Gardens Roath Park Roath Park Roath Park Cardiff, Wales, is one of Cardiff's most popular parks, owned by Cardiff County Council and managed by the Parks Section. It retains a classic Victorian atmosphere and has many facilities. The park has recently been awarded the prestigious Green Flag award to recognise its high quality... Sevenoaks Park (Grangetown) Sophia Gardens Sophia Gardens Sophia Gardens , currently known as SWALEC Stadium under a naming rights deal, is a cricket stadium on the west bank of the River Taff in Cardiff, 1.6 kilometres north of Cardiff Arms Park. It was named after Lady Sophia Rawdon-Hastings... Splott Park Thompson's Park Thompson's Park Thompson's Park is a park in Cardiff, Wales, located in the Canton area. It is one of the city's oldest parks that features areas of woodland mixed with open grassed areas and ornamental planting... Trelai Park

Tremorfa Park Victoria Park Victoria Park, Cardiff Victoria Park is a public park in the Canton district of Cardiff in south Wales at Cowbridge Road East.As its name suggests, it is a traditional Victorian era park named after Queen Victoria and has retained much of its original charm... Waterloo Gardens Wern Goch Park Whitchurch Common

Archaeological sites

• Cardiff Castle
  Cardiff Castle
  Cardiff Castle is a medieval castle and Victorian architecture Gothic revival mansion, transformed from a Norman keep erected over a Roman fort in the Castle Quarter of Cardiff, the capital of Wales. The Castle is a Grade I Listed Building.-The Roman fort:...
  
  
• Castell Coch
  Castell Coch
  Castell Coch is a 19th-century Gothic Revival castle built on the remains of a genuine 13th-century fortification. It is situated on a steep hillside high above the village of Tongwynlais, to the north of Cardiff in Wales, and is a Grade I listed building as of 28 January 1963.Designed by William...
  
  
• Morganstown Motte
• the Twmpath (Rhiwbina)
• the Priory (Bute park)
• Capital Tower, Cardiff
  Capital Tower, Cardiff
  Capital Tower located in Cardiff, Wales was the tallest structure in Wales until 12th Sept 2008 when Meridian Quay in Swansea was topped out. Standing at 80 metres to roof height, Capital Tower is slightly taller than Stadium House, which stands at 78 metres to roof height, though inclusion of the...
  
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Retail parks

• Wenvoe Retail Park, Culverhouse Cross
  Culverhouse Cross
  Culverhouse Cross is suburban district in the west of Cardiff, capital of Wales, lying on the border with the Vale of Glamorgan.The busy Culverhouse Cross roundabout is an important part of the primary road network to the west of the city and connects the A4232 , the A4050 , and...
  
  
  • Homebase
    Homebase
    Homebase is a British home improvement store and garden centre, with 350 stores across the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland. It is well known by its green and orange colour scheme. Together with its sister company Argos , it forms part of Home Retail Group. Homebase recorded sales figures...
    
    , Cardiff Fabric Superstore, Benson Beds
• Valegate Retail Park, Culverhouse Cross
  Culverhouse Cross
  Culverhouse Cross is suburban district in the west of Cardiff, capital of Wales, lying on the border with the Vale of Glamorgan.The busy Culverhouse Cross roundabout is an important part of the primary road network to the west of the city and connects the A4232 , the A4050 , and...
  
  
  • Comet, MFI, McDonald's
    McDonald's
    McDonald's Corporation is the world's largest chain of hamburger fast food restaurants, serving around 64 million customers daily in 119 countries. Headquartered in the United States, the company began in 1940 as a barbecue restaurant operated by the eponymous Richard and Maurice McDonald; in 1948...
    
    , Mothercare World
    Mothercare
    Mothercare plc is a British retailer which specialises in products for expectant mothers and in general merchandise for children up to 8 years old. It is listed on the London Stock Exchange and is a constituent of the FTSE 250 Index.-History:...
    
    , Carpet Right
• Brooklands Retail Park, Culverhouse Cross
  Culverhouse Cross
  Culverhouse Cross is suburban district in the west of Cardiff, capital of Wales, lying on the border with the Vale of Glamorgan.The busy Culverhouse Cross roundabout is an important part of the primary road network to the west of the city and connects the A4232 , the A4050 , and...
  
  
  • PC World
    PC World (retailer)
    PC World is OWNED BY THE GOVERNMENT one of the WHER MA MEMORY STICK ?!?!??! United Kingdom's largest chains of mass-market computer superstores. It is part of Dixons Retail plc. PC World operates under the brand name PC City in Spain, Italy and Sweden....
    
    , Allied Carpets
    Allied Carpets
    Allied Carpets is one of the largest retailers of floor coverings operating a chain of large out-of-town superstores around the UK. It also has some High Street stores. It is the second-largest retailer of carpets in the UK.-History:...
    
    , Burger King
    Burger King
    Burger King, often abbreviated as BK, is a global chain of hamburger fast food restaurants headquartered in unincorporated Miami-Dade County, Florida, United States. The company began in 1953 as Insta-Burger King, a Jacksonville, Florida-based restaurant chain...
    
    , Currys
    Currys
    Currys is an electrical retailer in the United Kingdom and Ireland and is owned by Dixons Retail plc. It specialises in selling home electronics and household appliances, with 295 superstores and 73 high street stores...
    
    
• Cardiff Lifestyle Shopping Park, Llanishen
  Llanishen
  Llanishen is a district in the north of Cardiff, the capital city of Wales. Llanishen is well-known as the home of the 'Tax Offices', the tallest buildings in north Cardiff and a landmark for miles around...
  
  
  • Marks & Spencer Simply Food, Boots, Laura Ashley
    Laura Ashley plc
    Laura Ashley plc is a British textile design company now controlled by the MUI Group of Malaysia. It was founded by Bernard Ashley, an engineer, and his wife Laura Ashley in 1953 then grew over the next 20 years„“ to become an international retail chain. Sales totalled over £276 million in 2000...
    
    , Starbucks
    Starbucks
    Starbucks Corporation is an international coffee and coffeehouse chain based in Seattle, Washington. Starbucks is the largest coffeehouse company in the world, with 17,009 stores in 55 countries, including over 11,000 in the United States, over 1,000 in Canada, over 700 in the United Kingdom, and...
    
    , Homesense
    HomeSense
    HomeSense is a chain of off price home furnishing stores operated by TJX Companies with stores in Canada and the United Kingdom.-HomeSense in Canada:At year-end 2010, HomeSense operated 82 stores in Canada...
    
    , DW Sports Fitness, MiFit, Pets at Home
    Pets at Home
    Pets at Home is a large pet supplies retail chain in the United Kingdom. With 300 stores nationwide, it is the largest pet supplies retail chain in the United Kingdom Pets at home currently have over 5000 employees...
    
    
• Capital Retail Park, Leckwith
  Leckwith
  Leckwith is a district of western Cardiff, Wales, United Kingdom. It is home to Cardiff City F.C.'s and Cardiff Blues home ground Cardiff City Stadium, and to Fitzalan High School...
  
  
  • Asda
    Asda
    Asda Stores Ltd is a British supermarket chain which retails food, clothing, general merchandise, toys and financial services. It also has a mobile telephone network, , Asda Mobile...
    
    , Costco
    Costco
    Costco Wholesale Corporation is the largest membership warehouse club chain in the United States. it is the third largest retailer in the United States, where it originated, and the ninth largest in the world...
    
    , DW Sports Fitness, M&S Food & Home
    Marks & Spencer
    Marks and Spencer plc is a British retailer headquartered in the City of Westminster, London, with over 700 stores in the United Kingdom and over 300 stores spread across more than 40 countries. It specialises in the selling of clothing and luxury food products...
    
    , ScS, Next Home, Hobbycraft
    Hobbycraft
    HobbyCraft is the registered trademark of HobbyCraft Group Ltd., an arts and crafts superstore chain.It is the largest chain of craft superstores in the United Kingdom, and the first of its kind in Europe. Craft shops are traditionally small and based on specific crafts, whereas HobbyCraft stocks...
    
    , Mamas and Papas, Subway
    Subway (restaurant)
    Subway is an American restaurant franchise that primarily sells submarine sandwiches and salads. It is owned and operated by Doctor's Associates, Inc. . Subway is one of the fastest growing franchises in the world with 35,519 restaurants in 98 countries and territories as of October 25th, 2011...
    
    , Greggs
    Greggs
    Greggs plc is the largest specialist retail bakery chain in the United Kingdom. It was established in the 1930s as a single shop but has approximately 1,500 outlets....
    
    , Ladbrokes
    Ladbrokes
    Ladbrokes plc is a British based gambling company. It is based in Rayners Lane in Harrow, London owned by Bhavin Kakaiya. From 14 May 1999 to 23 February 2006, when it owned the Hilton hotel brand outside the United States, it was known as Hilton Group plc...
    
    , GAME
    GAME (retailer)
    The Game Group plc is a British video games retail company. It is listed on the London Stock Exchange and is a constituent of the FTSE SmallCap Index....
    
    , Smyths
    Smyths
    Smyths is an Irish toy superstore chain founded c.1987, and the largest toy retailer in Ireland, claiming to have 60% of the €320M market. It is a family-run company, with four Smyth brothers running the business...
    
     toy store, Costa Coffee
    Costa Coffee
    Costa Coffee is a British coffeehouse company founded in 1971 by Italian brothers Sergio and Bruno Costa, as a wholesale operation supplying roasted coffee to caterers and specialist Italian coffee shops. Since 1995 it has been a subsidiary of Whitbread, since when the company has grown to over...
    
    , McDonald's
    McDonald's
    McDonald's Corporation is the world's largest chain of hamburger fast food restaurants, serving around 64 million customers daily in 119 countries. Headquartered in the United States, the company began in 1940 as a barbecue restaurant operated by the eponymous Richard and Maurice McDonald; in 1948...
    
     (under construction)
• Cardiff Bay Retail Park
  Cardiff Bay Retail Park
  The Cardiff Bay Retail Park in Grangetown, Cardiff was once the site of the Ferry Road Landfill Site. It was built in around 1998. It is currently home to businesses which include Asda and British Home Stores, Boots Group and Argos. There have been many turnovers in businesses, yet new phases are...
  
  , Cardiff Bay
  Cardiff Bay
  Cardiff Bay is the area created by the Cardiff Barrage in South Cardiff, the capital of Wales. The regeneration of Cardiff Bay is now widely regarded as one of the most successful regeneration projects in the United Kingdom. The Bay is supplied by two rivers to form a freshwater lake round the...
  
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  • Ikea
    IKEA
    IKEA is a privately held, international home products company that designs and sells ready-to-assemble furniture such as beds and desks, appliances and home accessories. The company is the world's largest furniture retailer...
    
    , Asda
    Asda
    Asda Stores Ltd is a British supermarket chain which retails food, clothing, general merchandise, toys and financial services. It also has a mobile telephone network, , Asda Mobile...
    
    , JD Sports
    JD Sports
    JD Sports Fashion plc, more commonly known as just JD, is a sports-fashion retail company based in Bury, Greater Manchester, England with shops throughout the United Kingdom and with one in Ireland...
    
    , Brantano
    Brantano
    Brantano Footwear is a European chain of retail stores specialising in footwear for men, women and children.-Origin:The company originated from a small factory run by André Brantegem and his brother in Lede, East Flanders. The Brantegem brothers were sons of a cobbler. They specialised in ladies'...
    
    , Sports Direct
    Sports Direct
    Sports Direct International plc is a British retailing group. Founded in 1982 by former county squash coach Mike Ashley, the company is now the UK's largest sporting retailer through a number of retail subsidiaries and sports equipment brands. Although now a publicly traded company on the London...
    
    , Pets at Home
    Pets at Home
    Pets at Home is a large pet supplies retail chain in the United Kingdom. With 300 stores nationwide, it is the largest pet supplies retail chain in the United Kingdom Pets at home currently have over 5000 employees...
    
    , Boots, Argos Extra
    Argos (retailer)
    Argos is the largest general-goods retailer in the United Kingdom and Ireland with over 800 stores. It is unique amongst major retailers in the UK in that it is a catalogue merchant...
    
    , McDonalds, Pizza Hut
    Pizza Hut
    Pizza Hut is an American restaurant chain and international franchise that offers different styles of pizza along with side dishes including pasta, buffalo wings, breadsticks, and garlic bread....
    
    , First Choice
    First Choice (travel firm)
    First Choice is a brand name used by TUI Travel PLC to sell package holidays in the United Kingdom.The brand is also the name of a chain of travel agents that are part of the same group....
    
    , Staples, British Home Stores, Frankie & Benny's
    Frankie & Benny's
    Frankie & Benny's is a chain of Italian-American restaurants in the UK with numerous outlets nationwide run by The Restaurant Group plc. Its first location was Leicester in 1995 but now the chain has over 150 locations across the UK and also abroad, and smaller branches called "Little...
    
    , Starbucks
    Starbucks
    Starbucks Corporation is an international coffee and coffeehouse chain based in Seattle, Washington. Starbucks is the largest coffeehouse company in the world, with 17,009 stores in 55 countries, including over 11,000 in the United States, over 1,000 in Canada, over 700 in the United Kingdom, and...
    
    
• The Avenue Retail Park, Newport Road
  A4161 road
  The A4161 is a main road in Cardiff, Wales, United Kingdom.The road links Cardiff city centre with Ely and the M4 motorway via the A48 and the A4232 to the west and Cardiff city centre with Rumney and the A48 motorway via the A4232 and the A48 to the east.- History of the road number :The original...
  
  
  • Homebase
    Homebase
    Homebase is a British home improvement store and garden centre, with 350 stores across the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland. It is well known by its green and orange colour scheme. Together with its sister company Argos , it forms part of Home Retail Group. Homebase recorded sales figures...
    
    , Magnet
    Magnet Kitchens
    Magnet is a British kitchen retailer operating in over 200 locations across the UK supplying products under the Magnet and Magnet Trade brands. The company has over 2,000 employees and its headquarters are in Darlington, County Durham...
    
    , Marks & Spencer Simply Food, Matalan
    Matalan
    Matalan is a British retailer that specialises in shoes and clothes. It was founded by John Hargreaves in 1985. It currently has 200 stores across the UK. The 200th store opened on 22 September 2006 in Croydon...
    
    
• Cardiff Gate Retail Park, Pontprennau
  Pontprennau
  Pontprennau is a district in the east of the city of Cardiff, Wales.-History:Pontprennau is the Welsh language for Bridge of Trees ....
  
  
  • Scs, Dfs
    DFS
    -File systems:* Depth-first search, an algorithm for traversing or searching a tree* DCE Distributed File System * Disc Filing System, a filesystem developed by Acorn Computers...
    
    , Harveys
    Harveys Furniture
    Harveys Furniture is a British furniture retailer with over 150 stores throughout the United Kingdom. It has been the sponsor of long running soap opera Coronation Street since 30 September 2007. It is wholly owned by Steinhoff International which owns more than 70 factories. Steinhoff was founded...
    
    , Bensons Beds, B&Q
    B&Q
    B&Q plc is a multinational DIY and home improvement retailer headquartered in Eastleigh, United Kingdom. It was founded in 1969 and is a wholly owned subsidiary of Kingfisher plc, which is listed on the London Stock Exchange....
    
    , Asda
    Asda
    Asda Stores Ltd is a British supermarket chain which retails food, clothing, general merchandise, toys and financial services. It also has a mobile telephone network, , Asda Mobile...
    
    , McDonalds
• Many large stores following the out of town format along Newport Road

Public transport hubs

• Cardiff Central railway station
  Cardiff Central railway station
  Cardiff Central railway station is a major railway station on the South Wales Main Line in Cardiff, Wales.It is the largest and busiest station in Wales and one of the major stations of the British rail network, the tenth busiest station in the United Kingdom outside of London , based on 2007/08...
  
  
• Cardiff Queen Street railway station
  Cardiff Queen Street railway station
  Cardiff Queen Street railway station is Wales' second busiest railway station in Cardiff, Wales. It is one of 20 stations in the city and two in the city centre, the other being Cardiff Central...
  
  
• Cardiff Central bus station
  Cardiff Central bus station
  Cardiff Central bus station is the main bus transport interchange in Cardiff, the capital city of Wales. With 34 stands, it is the largest bus station in the city and in Wales. It is located adjacent to Cardiff Central railway station forming a major bus-rail-cycle-taxi interchange.The station used...
  
  
• Radyr railway station
  Radyr railway station
  Radyr railway station is a railway station serving the Radyr area of Cardiff. It is located at the foot of the hill at the eastern edge of the village, alongside the River Taff and adjacent to the Taff Trail.-History:...
  
  
• Dumfries Place
• Greyfriars Road

Major roads

• A4055 road
• A470 road
  A470 road
  The A470 is a major long-distance connective spine road in Wales, running from Cardiff on the south coast to Llandudno on the north coast. It covers approximately 186 miles , over a zig-zagging route through the entirety of the country's mountainous central region, including the Brecon Beacons and...
  
  
• A48 road
  A48 road
  The A48 is a major trunk road in Great Britain. It runs from the A40 at Highnam west of Gloucester to the A40 at Carmarthen. Before the construction of the M4 motorway and the first Severn Bridge in the mid 1960s it was the principal route into South Wales. For most of its journey through Wales,...
  
  
• A48(M) motorway
  A48(M) motorway
  The A48 is a motorway in Wales between Cardiff and Newport. It is a spur off the M4 into eastern Cardiff. It is long and is a 2-lane motorway throughout its length. At St Mellons it runs continuously into a further of the dual-carriageway A48, which also features hard shoulders.It opened in...
  
  
• M4 motorway
  M4 motorway
  The M4 motorway links London with South Wales. It is part of the unsigned European route E30. Other major places directly accessible from M4 junctions are Reading, Swindon, Bristol, Newport, Cardiff and Swansea...
  
  
• A4232 road
  A4232 road
  The A4232, which is also known either as the Peripheral Distributor Road or the Cardiff Link Road , is a distributor road in Cardiff, the capital of Wales....
  
  

Railway lines

• South Wales Main Line
  South Wales Main Line
  The South Wales Main Line , originally known as the London, Bristol and South Wales Direct Railway or simply as the Bristol and South Wales Direct Railway, is a branch of the Great Western Main Line in Great Britain...
  
  
• Valley Lines
  Valley Lines
  Valleys & Cardiff Local Routes is the busy network of passenger suburban railway services radiating from Cardiff, Wales. It includes lines within the city itself, the Vale of Glamorgan and the South Wales Valleys....
  
  
• Maesteg Line
  Maesteg Line
  The Maesteg Line is commuter rail line in South Wales from Cardiff to Bridgend and Maesteg. The line follows the South Wales Main Line as far as Bridgend, where it then diverges to continue to Maesteg.-History:...
  
  
• Vale Line
  Vale of Glamorgan Line
  The Vale of Glamorgan Line is a commuter railway line in South Wales from Cardiff to Bridgend via Barry, Rhoose and Llantwit Major. There are also branch lines to Penarth and Barry Island. As its names suggests, the line runs through the Vale of Glamorgan....
  
  
• City Line
  Cardiff City Line
  The City Line is a commuter railway line in Cardiff that runs from Coryton to Radyr via Cardiff Central. Regular passenger services on this route started in 1987. Passenger trains run from Monday to Saturday. The line is also used as a diversionary route for trains to Merthyr, Aberdare and...
  
  
• Rhondda Line
  Rhondda Line
  The Rhondda Line is a commuter railway line in South Wales from Cardiff to Treherbert. The line follows the Merthyr Line as far as Pontypridd, where it then diverges to continue along the Rhondda Valley.The places served by the line are listed below:...
  
  
• Merthyr Line
  Merthyr Line
  The Merthyr Line is a commuter railway line in South Wales from central Cardiff to Merthyr Tydfil and Aberdare. The line is part of the Cardiff urban rail network, known as the Valley Lines...
  
  
• Coryton Line
  Coryton Line
  The Coryton Line is a commuter railway line in Cardiff from the city centre to Heath, Birchgrove, Rhiwbina, Whitchurch and Coryton.The line is currently operated by Arriva Trains Wales as part of the Valley Lines network. ATW replaced the previous franchise, Wales & Borders Trains in December...
  
  
• Rhymney Line
  Rhymney Line
  The Rhymney Line is a commuter rail line running from Central Cardiff through the Rhymney valley via Heath and Llanishen in the north of the city, to Caerphilly, Bargoed and Rhymney.-History:...
  
  
• Butetown Branch

Passenger Stations

Birchgrove Birchgrove railway station Birchgrove railway station is a railway station serving Birchgrove, Cardiff. It is located on the Coryton Line north of Cardiff Central, with the station situated beneath the A469.... Bay Cardiff Bay railway station Cardiff Bay railway station , formerly Cardiff Bute Road, is a station serving the Cardiff Bay and Butetown areas of Cardiff. It is the southern terminus of the Butetown Branch Line 1 mile south of .... Central Cardiff Central railway station Cardiff Central railway station is a major railway station on the South Wales Main Line in Cardiff, Wales.It is the largest and busiest station in Wales and one of the major stations of the British rail network, the tenth busiest station in the United Kingdom outside of London , based on 2007/08... Queen Street Cardiff Queen Street railway station Cardiff Queen Street railway station is Wales' second busiest railway station in Cardiff, Wales. It is one of 20 stations in the city and two in the city centre, the other being Cardiff Central... Cathays Cathays railway station Cathays railway station is a railway station lying on the Merthyr Tydfil and Rhondda lines in the Cathays district of Cardiff, Wales. The station is 2 kilometres north of Cardiff Central.... Coryton Coryton railway station (Cardiff) Coryton railway station is a railway station serving the Coryton and Pantmawr area of Cardiff. It is the terminus of the Coryton Line north of Cardiff Central in which the line originates from Cardiff Queen Street.... Danescourt Danescourt railway station Danescourt railway station is a railway station serving Danescourt, which is a suburban area of Cardiff, Wales.The station is the first stop after Radyr on the City Line north of Cardiff Central. The City Line was originally a freight only line... Fairwater Fairwater railway station Fairwater railway station is a railway station serving the Fairwater area of Cardiff, Wales. The station was built when the City Line west of Cardiff Central reopened to passenger services in 1987.... Grangetown Grangetown railway station Grangetown railway station is a railway station serving the Grangetown district of Cardiff in Wales. It is located on the Vale of Glamorgan Line 1 mile south west of Cardiff Central towards Bridgend via Barry, Penarth and Barry Island.... Heath High Level Heath High Level railway station Heath High Level railway station is one of two railway stations serving Heath, Cardiff.The station is located on the Rhymney Line.The Low Level station is located on the Coryton Line....

Heath Low Level Heath Low Level railway station Heath Low Level railway station is one of two railway stations serving Heath, Cardiff.The station is located on the Coryton Line north of Cardiff Central. The High Level station is located on the Rhymney Line.... Lisvane and Thornhill Lisvane and Thornhill railway station Lisvane and Thornhill railway station is a railway station serving the Lisvane and Thornhill areas of north Cardiff. It is a stop on the Rhymney Line of the Valley Lines network.... Llandaf Llandaf railway station Llandaf railway station is located in Llandaff North, Cardiff, Wales. It serves the areas of Llandaff North and Whitchurch.The station was opened by the Taff Vale Railway in 1840.... Llanishen Llanishen railway station Llanishen railway station is a railway station serving the areas of Llanishen and Lisvane in Cardiff, south Wales. It is a stop on the Rhymney Line of the Valley Lines network.-External links:... Ninian Park (for Cardiff City FC) Ninian Park railway station Ninian Park railway station serves the Leckwith and South Canton areas of Cardiff, which lies just outside Cardiff city centre.The station, which is situated west of Cardiff Central, was opened when the City Line reopened to passenger services in 1987, using platforms previously used only for... Radyr Radyr railway station Radyr railway station is a railway station serving the Radyr area of Cardiff. It is located at the foot of the hill at the eastern edge of the village, alongside the River Taff and adjacent to the Taff Trail.-History:... Rhiwbina Rhiwbina railway station Rhiwbina railway station is a railway station serving Rhiwbina, Cardiff. It is located on the Coryton Line north of Cardiff Central.Passenger services are provided by Arriva Trains Wales as part of the Valley Lines network.... Ty Glas Ty Glas railway station Ty Glas railway station is a railway stations serving business and industrial sites in Llanishen and Heath, Cardiff. It is located on the Coryton Line north of Cardiff Central... Waun-Gron Park Waun-Gron Park railway station Waun-Gron Park railway station is a railway station serving the Fairwater area of Cardiff, Wales. The station was built when the City Line 4 km west of Cardiff Central reopened to passenger services in 1987.... Whitchurch Whitchurch (Glamorgan) railway station Whitchurch railway station is a railway station serving Whitchurch, Cardiff. It is located on the Coryton Line north of Cardiff Central and is situated beneath the A470 road....

Cycle routes

• Taff Trail
  Taff Trail
  The Taff Trail is a popular walking and cycle path that runs for between Cardiff Bay and Brecon in Wales. It is named so because it follows the course of the River Taff...
  
  
• Ely Trail
  River Ely
  The River Ely is a river in South Wales flowing generally south east, from Tonyrefail to the capital city of Cardiff.-Course of the river:...
  
  
• Rhymney Trail
  Rhymney River
  The Rhymney River is a river in the Rhymney Valley, south-east Wales, flowing through Cardiff into the Severn estuary.The river forms the boundary between the historic counties of Glamorgan and Monmouthshire.-Path of the river:...
  
  
• Lôn Las Cymru (National Cycle Network
  National Cycle Network
  The National Cycle Network is a network of cycle routes in the United Kingdom.The National Cycle Network was created by the charity Sustrans , and aided by a £42.5 million National Lottery grant. In 2005 it was used for over 230 million trips.Many routes hope to minimise contact with motor...
  
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• National Cycle Network
  National Cycle Network
  The National Cycle Network is a network of cycle routes in the United Kingdom.The National Cycle Network was created by the charity Sustrans , and aided by a £42.5 million National Lottery grant. In 2005 it was used for over 230 million trips.Many routes hope to minimise contact with motor...
  
  : Route 88

Airports

• Cardiff Heliport
  Cardiff Heliport
  Cardiff Heliport is a heliport located in Tremorfa, Cardiff, Wales, approximately 2 miles from the city centre.The heliport is owned by Cardiff Council, but Veritair Ltd have a long term lease on the facility...
  
  

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Cardiff International Airport

Cardiff Airport is an international airport serving Cardiff, and the rest of South, Mid and West Wales. Around 1.4 million passengers passed through the airport in 2010....

 and the military base RAF St Athan are both located in the neighbouring Vale of Glamorgan

Vale of Glamorgan

The Vale of Glamorgan is a county borough in Wales; an exceptionally rich agricultural area, it lies in the southern part of Glamorgan, South Wales...

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