Cathays Park
District of Cardiff
in Cardiff of Wales, United Kingdom
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Cardiff International Airport (9 mi) - MOD St. Athan (12 mi)
- Bristol International Airport (21 mi)
- Bristol Filton Airport (25 mi)
- Swansea Airport (39 mi)
- RNAS Yeovilton (40 mi)
- Gloucestershire Airport (52 mi)
- Exeter International Airport (53 mi)
- Blaenavon Industrial Landscape (Unesco heritage, 23 mi)
- City of Bath (Unesco heritage, 67 mi)
- Pontcysyllte Aqueduct and Canal (Unesco heritage, 104 mi)
- Cornwall and West Devon Mining Landscape (Unesco heritage, 112 mi)
- Castles and Town Walls of King Edward in Gwynedd (Unesco heritage, 117 mi)
- Celtic Manor Resort (Golf course, 11 mi)
- Brean Golf Club (Golf course, 16 mi)
- Enmore Park Golf Club (Golf course, 25 mi)
- Brean Sands (amusement park, (15 mi)
- Tropiquaria (zoo, (23 mi)
- Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
- 51.480 and -3.180 (Lat./Lng.)
- Coordinates by Time:
- N 51° 28' 47" and W -3° 10' 48"
- Currency and Currency Code:
- Pound - GBP
- Spoken languages:
- English, Welsh, Scottish Gaelic
- Local electricity:
- Mobile phone / cellular frequencies (MHz):
- Local Time: 07:13 AM (Thursday)
- Timezone: Europe/London
- UTC/GMT offset: 0 hours
- Sunrise and Sunset:
- 6:53 am and 9:27 pm
- Antipode Coordinates:
- -45.817 and 170.717 (Lat./Lng.)
- Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Otakou - References
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Safety Score: 3,0 of 5.0 based on data from 9 authorites. Meaning we advice caution when travelling to United Kingdom.
Travel warnings are updated daily. Source: Travel Warning United Kingdom. Last Update: 2024-04-24 08:14:40
Discover Cathays Park
The district Cathays Park of Cardiff in Cardiff (Wales) is a subburb in United Kingdom about 132 mi west of London, the country's capital city.
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Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 11°C / 52 °F
| Morning Temperature | 5°C / 40 °F |
| Evening Temperature | 10°C / 50 °F |
| Night Temperature | 6°C / 44 °F |
| Chance of rainfall | 0% |
| Air Humidity | 75% |
| Air Pressure | 1005 hPa |
| Wind Speed | Moderate breeze with 10 km/h (6 mph) from East |
| Cloud Conditions | Overcast clouds, covering 99% of sky |
| General Conditions | Light rain |
Friday, 26th of April 2024
8°C (46 °F)
8°C (46 °F)
Moderate rain, moderate breeze, overcast clouds.
Saturday, 27th of April 2024
7°C (44 °F)
10°C (50 °F)
Moderate rain, fresh breeze, overcast clouds.
Sunday, 28th of April 2024
11°C (51 °F)
9°C (48 °F)
Moderate rain, fresh breeze, overcast clouds.
Hotels and Places to Stay
Hilton Cardiff
Angel Hotel
Jolyons at No.10
Park Plaza Cardiff
Dexby Town House
Novotel Cardiff Centre
Artisan Quarter
Mercure Cardiff Holland House Hotel and Spa
Radisson Blu Cardiff
Cardiff Clayton Hotel
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Attractions and noteworthy things
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Cardiff University
Cardiff University is a 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 education in Wales. Ranked number 122 of the world's top universities, Cardiff University celebrated its 125th anniversary in 2008.
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, in the United Kingdom. It was designed by the architect Sir Percy Thomas.
Cathays railway station
Cathays railway station is a station lying on the Merthyr Tydfil and Rhondda lines in the Cathays district of Cardiff, Wales. The station is 1¼ miles (2 km) north of Cardiff Central. The station is located next to Cardiff University Students' Union and a short walk from the Welsh Government and other Civic buildings in Cathays Park. The footbridge over the railway is much used as a shortcut between Park Place and Senghenydd Road.
Cathays Park
Cathays Park or Cardiff Civic Centre is a civic centre area in the city centre of Cardiff, the capital city of Wales, consisting of a number of early 20th century buildings and a central park area, Alexandra Gardens. It includes Edwardian buildings such as the Temple of Peace, City Hall, the National Museum and Gallery of Wales and several buildings belonging to the Cardiff University campus.
City Hall, Cardiff
City Hall is a civic building in Cathays Park, Cardiff, Wales, serving as Cardiff's centre of local government since it opened in October 1906. Built of Portland stone, it is an important early example of the Edwardian Baroque style.
Bute Park
Bute Park is the principal park of the city of Cardiff, capital of Wales. It is 130 acres of landscaped gardens and parkland that once formed the grounds of Cardiff Castle. The park is named after the 3rd Marquess of Bute, whose family resided in the castle. The Castle Green was landscaped in the late eighteenth century by Capability Brown, but the park itself was laid out from 1873 on by Andrew Pettigrew, Head Gardener to the 3rd Marquess.
Compass Point Festival
Compass Point Festival is a yearly music festival founded in 2000 by Simon Dancey, former Director of Community Music Wales. It takes place in the grounds of Cardiff Castle in Cardiff, Wales. It was initially staged as a free event responding to the demand from up and coming Welsh artists, mainly from the rock, indie and hip-hop genres. It is divided into two days, and the last day is traditionally the day for rock bands.
Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama
The Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama is a conservatoire located in Cardiff, Wales. The College was established in 1949 as Cardiff College of Music at Cardiff Castle, but has since moved to purpose-built accommodation within the castle grounds of Bute Park near Cardiff University. It later changed its name to the Welsh College of Music & Drama before being awarded its Royal title in The Queen's Golden Jubilee in 2002, making it the fifth conservatoire to be awarded this title.
Aberdare Hall
Aberdare Hall is one of the halls of residence serving students at Cardiff University, Wales.
Crown Buildings, Cathays Park
The Crown Buildings (Welsh: Adeilad y Goron) aka Cathays Park Buildings, are the Welsh Government's main offices in Cardiff, Wales. The buildings were formerly used by the Welsh Office and are situated in Cathays Park. The complex consists of two buildings, Cathays Park 1 (Grade 2 listed building) and Cathays Park 2, joined by two skybridges. Cathays Park 1 (aka CP1 or old Crown Building) is an older four-storey building with 3,599 m of floorspace.
Glamorgan Building
The Glamorgan Building is an Edwardian former county hall located in Cardiff, Wales. It is situated in the prestigious civic centre in Cathays Park, on King Edward VII Avenue. Formerly the county hall of Glamorgan, the building was acquired by Cardiff University in 1997 and is now home to the School of Social Sciences and the School of City and Regional Planning. The Glamorgan Building is one of the most architecturally-distinguished buildings in the University's care.
Welsh National War Memorial
The Welsh National War Memorial is situated in Alexandra Gardens, Cathays Park, Cardiff. The memorial was designed by Sir Ninian Comper and unveiled in June 1928 by the Prince of Wales. The memorial commemorates the servicemen who died during the First World War and has a plaque for those who died during the Second World War, added in 1949. Welsh National War Memorial
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.
Redwood Building
The Redwood Building is a building part of Cardiff University, situated in the Cathays Park area of Cardiff, Wales. Opened in 1960, it was named after Theophilus Redwood, a founding father of the Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain. Above the entrance a large relief sculpture shows an elderly toga-clad person, surrounded by books and a globe, reaching out protectively over a youthful scientist and a nurse.
University of Wales, Registry
The University of Wales, Registry is the head office of the University of Wales, which enjoys a distinctive identity as a federal University. It is the degree-awarding authority for its member institutions and exists to support their academic activities. The Registry is based on King Edward VII Avenue in Cathays Park, Cardiff's Civic Centre and became a Grade II listed building on 25 January 1966.
Animal Wall
The Animal Wall is a sculptured wall depicting 15 animals in the Castle Quarter of the city centre of Cardiff, Wales. It is a Grade I listed structure.
Welsh School of Architecture
The Welsh School of Architecture (WSA) is an academic school of Cardiff University. It is located in the Bute Building, King Edward VII Avenue, Cathays Park, Cardiff, Wales. For the past two years it has been voted the UK's top School of Architecture in the Times Higher Educational Supplement league table. Its holistic approach to design embraces all aspects of architecture.
Wales Genocide Memorial
The Wales Genocide Memorial is a monument in the garden of the Temple of Peace in Cardiff, Wales, dedicated to the victims of the Armenian Genocide that took place in Ottoman Empire carried out by the Turkish government against the Armenian population from 1915 to 1922.
Firing Line: Cardiff Castle Museum of the Welsh Soldier
Firing Line: Cardiff Castle Museum of the Welsh Soldier, is a museum opened in 2010 comprising collections formerly exhibited at Cardiff Castle in the Queen's Dragoon Guards Museum and the Welch Regiment Museum. The museum is dedicated to the history of the 1st The Queen's Dragoon Guards and The Royal Welsh, and is located within the Interpretation Centre at Cardiff Castle in Cardiff city centre, Wales.
Centre for Occupational and Health Psychology
The Centre for Occupational and Health Psychology (COHP, Welsh: Canolfan Seicoleg Alwedigaethol ac Iechyd) is a Cardiff University research centre founded in 1999 to conduct research into the effects of occupational factors on health and performance efficiency. In addition, the risk factors relating to ill-health are investigated and the effects of health-related behaviour and health status on cognitive performance, mood and physiological functioning examined.
Bute Building
Bute Building is occupied by Cardiff University and is a Grade II listed building in Cathays Park, Cardiff, Wales. It currently houses the Welsh School of Architecture and the Cardiff School of Journalism, Media and Cultural Studies. The neoclassical building was designed by architects Percy Thomas and Ivor Jones, who won a competition in 1911 to design a building for Cardiff Technical College. The foundations of the building were laid in 1913 and the building opened in 1916.
WISERD
The Wales Institute of Social and Economic Research, Data and Methods (WISERD) is an interdisciplinary social science research centre, with its administrative base at Cardiff University, Wales. Its aim is to draw together and build upon the existing expertise in quantitative and qualitative research methods and methodologies .
Siege of Cardiff
The Siege of Cardiff was the last engagement of the Despenser wars. Edward II of England was forced to return here on October 25, coincidentally the same day that Isabella of France besieged it.
Cardiff University School of Music
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Cathays railway works
Cathays railways works was a railway engineering development by the Taff Vale Railway to provide its main carriage and wagon works, as well as its main railway depot for the entire TVR system, located in the Cathays suburb of Cardiff, South Wales. Taken over by the Great Western Railway, after nationalisation under British Railways they sold off the carriage and wagon works to the Pullman Company Ltd.
These districts also belong to Cardiff.
- Birchgrove
- Butetown
- Cathays
- Ely
- Heath
- Lisvane
- Llandaff
- Llanishen
- Maindy
- Pen-y-lan
- Pengam
- Plasnewyd
- Pontcanna
- Rhiwbina
- Roath
- Splott
- Whitchurch
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