Wales: Cardiff

Town, Postcode, Attraction

Cardiff is the vibrant capital city of Wales. In recent years the city has witnessed a renaissance, very much stimulated by the fact that it is the seat of the National Assembly of Wales (home of the Welsh devolved governement). The whole city centre is undergoing regeneration with some of the finest sporting venues in the United Kingdom, superb night life and much more, making this a first class UK vacation destination, suitable for a massively diverse range of breaks.

Although the county of Cardiff has been inhabited since as far back as Neolithic times itwas not until the Nineteenth Century that the city really began to grow. During the Iron Age four hillforts existed in the area and the Romans built a fort close to the mouth of the River Taff (just north ot today's city centre). As was usual for the time a settlement developed around the fort but, sadly, little is known of the period from when the Romans left Britain until the arrival of the Normans.

In the 11th century William I of England built a castle keep in the grounds of the old Roman fort. It wasn't long before a town grew up around the castle which still stands today. Over the next few hundred years the town grew to become an important port but even by the time of the 1801 census the population stood at less than two thousand. At the end of the 18th century the Bute family invested heavily in the town's infrastructure constructing a canal between the town and Merthyr Tydfil (the largest town in Wales at the time) and the 2nd Marquess of Bute invested in a number of docks (the first opened in 1839). By cleverly insisting that all coal and iron exports must use the family docks the Marquess ensured a bright future for the town which began to grow rapidly. In 1905 Cardiff was granted city status and in 1955 it became the capital of Wales. Today it is difficult to find a comparable city in the whole of the United Kingdom and it makes for an absolutely superb vacation destination.

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Places To Visit In Cardiff
Things To Do In Cardiff
Getting To Cardiff
Tourist Information Centres In Cardiff
Cardiff Hotels & Accommodation
Cardiff Apartments

Places To Visit In Cardiff
Cardiff Castle Cardiff Castle is located in the heart of the city and enjoys a history spanning nearly 2000 years. For further information visit this external site
Castell Coch & Forest Fawr Castell Coch is an enchanting fairytale castle in a woodland setting. For further information visit this external site
Cardiff Museum Known as "The Cardiff Story" this fantastic museum will be of interest to all ages. For further information visit http://www.cardiffmuseum.com/
Cardiff Museum Known as "The Cardiff Story" this fantastic museum will be of interest to all ages. For further information visit http://www.cardiffmuseum.com/
Cardiff Market Stalls selling food, household goods, jewellery, gift ideas and more. For further information visit www.cardiff-market.co.uk
Cardiff Bay Visitor Centre displaying, exhibitions, video information on the Bay and a large-scale model of the area. For further information visit this external site
Cardiff Bay and Barrage Cardiff Bay, the Barrage, Inner and Outer Harbour and parts of the Rivers Taff and Ely. For further information visit this external site

Things To Do In Cardiff
Taff Trail A 55 mile way marked route for walkers and cyclists from the market town of Brecon to Cardiff. For further information visit this external site
The Cardiff Centenary Walk The whole walk is 3.6 km or 2.3 miles long, and indicated by numbered waymarkers in the pavement. For further information visit this external site
Cardiff Parks & Gardens The area has a wealth of parks & gardens well worth a visit including nature reserves. For further information visit this external site

Getting To Cardiff
Cardiff is a well planned city with excellent transport links in and around the city and to other places throughout the UK and the rest of the world. Most useful is the excellent Park & Ride bus service which has buses running every ten minutes - to find out more visit this external site
Nearest Railway Stations	Local & National Buses	Airports
Cardiff Central Railway Station Cardiff Central Station, Central Square, Cardiff, South Glamorgan CF10 1EP Cardiff Bay Railway Station Cardiff Bay Station, Bute St, Cardiff CF10 5LE Cardiff Queen Street Railway Station Queen Street Railway Station, Station Terrace, Cardiff, South Glamorgan CF10 4EY	Cardiff Central Bus Station Cardiff Central Station, Central Square, Cardiff, South Glamorgan CF10 1EP	Cardiff International Airport Vale of Glamorgan. CF62 3BD Tel: (01446) 711111 Web: http://www.cial.co.uk/

Tourist Information Centres In Cardiff

Cardiff Tourist Information Centre
The Old Library
The Hayes
Cardiff
CF10 1AH

Tel: 029 20873 573
Fax: 029 2023 2058
Email: visitor@cardiff.gov.uk

Open daily from 9.30 - 5.30 Monday to Saturday and 10 - 4 on Sundays.

Hotels & Accommodation In Cardiff

Hotels closest to Cardiff city centre first

Name	Miles	Location	Guest Rating	Star
Parc Hotel Thistle 1 Park Place , CARDIFF, CF10 3UD Rooms from: £79.00	0.1	Cardiff		4*
Park Plaza Cardiff Greyfriars Road , Cardiff, CF10 3AL Rooms from: £89.00	0.2	Cardiff		4*
Hilton Cardiff Kingsway, Cardiff, CF10 3HH Rooms from: £119.00	0.3	Cardiff		5*
Mercure Holland House Hotel Spa Cardiff 24-26 Newport Road, Cardiff, CF24 0DD Rooms from: £105.00	0.3	Cardiff		4*
Ibis Cardiff City Centre CHURCHILL WAY , CARDIFF, CF10 2HA Rooms from: £50.00	0.4	Cardiff		B
Cardiff Sandringham Hotel 21 St. Mary Street , Cardiff, CF10 1PL Rooms from: £36.00	0.4	Cardiff		2*
Ml Lodge 108 St Mary Street , CARDIFF, CF10 1DX Rooms from: £34.00	0.4	Cardiff		3*
Park Inn Cardiff City Centre Mary Ann Street, Cardiff, CF10 2JH Rooms from: £72.00	0.5	Cardiff		4*
The Big Sleep Hotel Bute Terrace, Cardiff, CF10 2FE Rooms from: £42.00	0.5	Cardiff		2*
Barcelo Cardiff Angel Hotel Castle Street , Cardiff, CF10 1SZ Rooms from: £59.00	0.5	Cardiff		4*
The Royal Hotel Cardiff 88 St Mary Street , Cardiff, CF10 1DW Rooms from: £59.00	0.5	Cardiff		4*
Radisson Blu Hotel Meridian Gate Bute Terrace, Cardiff, CF10 2FL Rooms from: £85.00	0.5	Cardiff		4*
Sleeperz Hotel Cardiff Station Approach Saunders Road, Cardiff, CF10 1RH Rooms from: £55.00	0.6	Cardiff		3*
Hotel One Hundred 100, Newport Road , Cardiff, CF24 1DG Rooms from: £50.00	0.6	Cardiff		4*
3 Sapphire Street 3 SAPPHIRE STREET , CARDIFF, CF24 1PY Rooms from: £90.00	0.6	Cardiff	N/A	4*
Novotel Cardiff Centre Schooner Way, Atlantic Wharf, Cardiff, CF10 4RT Rooms from: £70.00	0.7	Cardiff		4*
Mercure Cardiff Centre Wharf Road,East Tyndall Street , Cardiff, CF10 4BB Rooms from: £58.00	0.7	Cardiff		3*
Nosda Studio Hostel 53 59, Despenser Street , Caerdydd, CF11 6AG	0.7	Caerdydd	N/A	NC
The Avala Guest House 156 Newport Road , Cardiff, CF24 1DJ Rooms from: £49.95	0.8	Cardiff		3*
Cayo Arms 36 Cathedral Road, Cardiff, CF11 9LL Rooms from: £45.00	0.8	Cardiff		2*
Wynford Hotel 1-15 CLARE STREET , CARDIFF, CF11 6BD Rooms from: £50.00	0.8	Cardiff		3*
Victoria Hall Ltd VICTORIA HALL, BLACKWEIR TERRACE , CARDIFF, CF10 3EY Rooms from: £25.00	0.9	Cardiff		4*
Holiday Inn Express Cardiff Bay LONGUEIL CLOSE Off SCHOONER WAY, CARDIFF, CF10 4EE Rooms from: £75.00	0.9	Cardiff		3*
Church Guest House 109 CATHEDRAL ROAD , CARDIFF, CF11 9PH Rooms from: £40.00	1.0	Cardiff	N/A	4*
Maison Galles Cardiff 7 Romilly Crescent Canton, Cardiff, CF11 9NP Rooms from: £200.00	1.2	Cardiff		4*
Future Inn Cardiff Bay Hemingway Road , Cardiff, CF10 4JY Rooms from: £75.00	1.3	Cardiff		3*
Ty Rosa Boutique and Gay B B 118 Clive Street , Cardiff, CF11 7JE Rooms from: £54.95	1.3	Cardiff		4*
Jolyon's Boutique Hotel 5 BUTE CRESCENT , CARDIFF, CF10 5AN Rooms from: £85.00	1.5	Cardiff		4*
Churchills Hotel 2 LLANDAFF PLACE Cardiff Road, CARDIFF, CF5 2AE	1.6	Cardiff		3*
Lacuna @ The Bay 59 Windsor Esplanade Cardiff Bay , Cardiff, CF105BG Rooms from: £200.00	1.7	Cardiff		5*
The St Davids Hotel Spa Havannah Street , Cardiff, CF10 5SD Rooms from: £109.00	1.7	Cardiff		5*
Cardiff Central Cottage sleeps 4a 2c Staines Street Canton , Cardiff, CF5 1GP	1.7	Cardiff		3*
Park Inn Cardiff North Circle Way East Llanedeyrn, Cardiff, CF23 9XF Rooms from: £65.00	2.0	Cardiff		3*
Bayview Apartments Business Class Ferry Court Cardiff Bay, Cardiff, CF11 OJQ	2.1	Cardiff	N/A	4*
Innkeeper's Lodge Cardiff Tyn Y Parc Road Whitchurch, Cardiff, CF14 6BG	2.9	Cardiff		B
Campanile Hotel Caxton Place , Cardiff, CF23 8HA Rooms from: £125.00	3.5	Cardiff		2*
The Laurels B B 1 THE LAURELS CARDIFF ROAD, ST FAGANS, CARDIFF, CF5 6EB Rooms from: £80.00	3.9	Cardiff		4*
Village Cardiff Hotel Leisure Club 29 Pendwyallt Road , Cardiff, CF14 7EF Rooms from: £69.00	4.0	Cardiff		4*
Ibis Cardiff Gate MALTHOUSE AVENUE Pontprennau, CARDIFF, CF23 8RA Rooms from: £53.00	4.2	Cardiff		2*
Manor Parc Hotel The Manor Parc Ltd, Thornhill Road Thornhill , Cardiff, CF14 9UA Rooms from: £50.00	4.2	Cardiff		3*
Legacy Cardiff International Merthy Road Tongwynlais, Cardiff, CF15 7LD Rooms from: £49.00	4.3	Cardiff		3*
Copthorne Hotel Cardiff Caerdydd Copthorne Way , Cardiff, CF5 6DH Rooms from: £78.50	4.5	Cardiff		4*
Best Western New House Country Hotel Thornhill Road , Cardiff, CF14 9UA	4.7	Cardiff		4*

Apartments In Cardiff

Apartments closest to Cardiff city centre first

Name	Miles	Location	Guest Rating	Star
Cardiff's 1st Boutique Apartments by Capital Cardiff Bay, Cardiff , CF10 5AU Apartments from: £220	0.2	Cardiff		4*
A Space in The City @ The Brewery Quarter St Marys Street, City Centre, CF10 1FG	0.5	City Centre		4*
Meridian Terrace Serviced Apartments Meridian Gate Bute Terrace, Cardiff, CF10 2FE Apartments from: £69	0.5	Cardiff		4*
A Space in The City @ City Wharf Atlantic Wharf , Cardiff, CF10 4HB	0.7	Cardiff		4*
Cardifflet @ Central Apartments Sleep 4 Llansannor Drive , Cardiff, CF10 4BX Apartments from: £628	0.7	Cardiff		4*
Acityabode@ Millennium View Millennium View Fitzhammon Embankment, CARDIFF, CF11 6AR	0.7	Cardiff		4*
Flat 5 @ Cathedral Road 192C CATHEDRAL ROAD , CARDIFF, CF11 9JE Apartments from: £125	0.8	Cardiff	N/A	3*
Flat 5 @ Central Cardiff 34 Cathedral Road , Cardiff, CF11 9LE Apartments from: £120	0.8	Cardiff		3*
Saco Cardiff Cathedral Road 74-76 Cathedral Road , Cardiff, CF11 9LN Apartments from: £134	0.9	Cardiff		5*
Flat 5 @ Regans House Central Cardiff 81 CATHEDRAL ROAD , CARDIFF, CF11 9PG Apartments from: £160	0.9	Cardiff	N/A	4*
Acityabode @ Cube The Cube , CARDIFF, CF11 9AH Apartments from: £140	1.0	Cardiff		3*
Flat 5 @ Kings Road Sleep Upto 8 Adults 128 KINGS ROAD , CARDIFF, CF11 9DG Apartments from: £200	1.0	Cardiff	N/A	3*
Plasturton Apartments Cardiff Central 23 Plasturton Avenue Pontcanna, Cardiff, CF11 9HL	1.0	Cardiff		3*
10 Trevethick @ City Center sleeps Upto 7 10 Trevethick Street, , Cardiff, CF116EB Apartments from: £90.00	1.0	Cardiff		3*
Waterside Apartments Overstone Court Dumballs Road, Cardiff, CF10 5NT	1.2	Cardiff		4*
Acityabode @ Vicarage Mews Vicarage Mews Conway Road, Pontcanna, Cardiff, cf119nr	1.3	Cardiff		4*
Cardifflet @ Bay Apartments Carlotta Way , Cardiff, CF10 5FY	1.3	Cardiff		4*
Cardifflet @ Century Wharf EZEL COURT HEOL GLAN RHEIDOL, CARDIFF, CF10 5FD Apartments from: £75	1.3	Cardiff		4*
A Space in The City @ Century Wharf Cardiff Bay , Cardiff, CF10 5AU Apartments from: £90	1.4	Cardiff		4*
Acityabode @ Century Wharf Office: 11 Crichton House Mount Stuart Square, Cardiff, CF10 5EE Apartments from: £65	1.4	Cardiff		4*
Capital Apartments 22-24 James Street,Cardiff Bay , Cardiff, CF10 5EX Apartments from: £125	1.4	Cardiff		4*
Acityabode@ocean House Ocean House Clarence Road , Cardiff Bay , CF10 5GA Apartments from: £85	1.4	Cardiff Bay		4*
Acityabode @ Mount Stuart Mount Stuart Square , Cardiff, CF10 5EE Apartments from: £85	1.4	Cardiff	N/A	3*
Cardifflet @ Mermaid Quay Falcon Drive , Cardiff, CF10 4RB Apartments from: £69	1.5	Cardiff		4*
Acityabode@ Sealock Cardiff Bay Sealock Warehouse Burt Street, Cardiff, CF10 5FZ Apartments from: £85	1.5	Cardiff		4*
A Space in The City @ Mermaid Quay sleeps 4 Havannah Street , Cardiff, CF10 5SG Apartments from: £160	1.6	Cardiff		4*
Acityabode @ The Bay Cardiff Bay , Cardiff, CF11 7JN Apartments from: £135	1.7	Cardiff		4*
Flat 5 @ Alexandria Victoria Wharf ALEXANDRIA, VICTORIA WHARF WATKISS WAY, CARDIFF, CF11 0SF Apartments from: £75	2.0	Cardiff		3*
Hotel Apartments @ Cardiff Bay Sport's Village Ferry Road, Cardiff Bay, CF11 0JQ	2.2	Cardiff Bay		4*