List of cultural venues in Cardiff
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Stadia

Spectator sports venues with seating capacity
Seating capacity
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  • 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...

     (13,000)
  • Cardiff International Sports Stadium (2,553)
  • Glamorgan Wanderers ground
  • Maindy Stadium
  • 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...

     (74,500)
  • Ninian Park
    Ninian Park
    Ninian Park was a football stadium in Leckwith, Cardiff, Wales. Until 2009, it was the home ground of Cardiff City F.C., who compete in the English Football League Championship...

     (22,000) demolished in 2009
  • Cardiff City Stadium (26,828)
  • SWALEC Stadium (15,643)

Typically indoor venues

  • Cardiff Bay Ice Arena (2,500)
  • Cardiff International Arena
    Cardiff International Arena
    The Cardiff International Arena was opened on 10 September 1993, by Shirley Bassey, in front of 5,500 fans. On 1 March 2011, the Cardiff International Arena was officially renamed Motorpoint Arena Cardiff, after the car sales company with a branch in Newport bought the naming rights to the Cardiff...

     (7,500)
  • 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....

     (1,000)
  • National Indoor Athletics Centre
    National Indoor Athletics Centre
    The National Indoor Athletics Centre is an indoor track and field athletics sports venue in the Cyncoed area of Cardiff, capital of Wales. It is sited on the Cardiff Metropolitan University Campus and is one of the main facilities used by Welsh Athletics, which organises the Cardiff branch of the...

     (2,000)
  • Sport Wales National Centre
  • The Point, Cardiff
    The Point, Cardiff
    The Point was a church-turned-popular music venue in Cardiff Bay, Cardiff, Wales.The Point was situated in the old merchant's quarter of Mount Stuart Square. The square was named after Lord Mount Stuart, who represented Wales in Parliament during the Napoleonic period...

     (3,000) (Now Closed)

Leisure centres

  • 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....

  • Llanishen Lesiure Centre, 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...

  • Pentwyn Leisure Centre, 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...

  • Western Leisure Centre, 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...

  • Eastern Leisure Centre, Rumney
    Rumney
    -Places:Tasmania* Electoral division of RumneyUnited States* Rumney, New Hampshire, a town in Grafton County* Rumney Marsh Diocese, headquartered in Chelsea, Massachusetts Wales* Rumney, Cardiff...

  • Channel View Leisure Centre, 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...

  • Fairwater Leisure Centre, 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...

  • Star Centre, Splott
    Splott
    Splott is a district in the south of the city of Cardiff, capital of Wales, just east of the city centre. It was built up in the late 19th century on the land of two farms of the same name: Upper Splott and Lower Splott Farms. Splott is characterised by its once vast steelworks and rows of tightly...

  • Heath Sports Centre, 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...


Golf courses

  • St. Andrews Major Golf Course
  • Castell Coch Golf Course
  • Radyr Golf Club
  • Whitchurch (Cardiff) Golf Club
  • Creigiau Golf Club
  • St. Mellons Golf Club
  • Llanishen Golf Club

Performing arts

Performing arts venues with seating capacity
Seating capacity
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  • City Hall, Cardiff
    City Hall, Cardiff
    City Hall is a civic building in Cathays Park, Cardiff, Wales. Built of Portland stone, it became the fifth building to serve as Cardiff's centre of local government when it opened in October 1906. The competition to design a town hall and adjacent law courts for Cardiff was won in 1897 by the firm...

     (600)
  • Chapter Arts Centre
    Chapter Arts Centre
    Chapter Arts Centre is an arts centre in Canton, Cardiff, Wales. It hosts films, plays, performance art and live music, and includes a free art gallery, café and bars. There are also over 60 work spaces, used for an eclectic range of purposes including Chapter's own training courses.Income for...

     (180)
  • Llanover Hall Arts Centre (100)
  • New Theatre (Cardiff)
    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...

     (1,144)
  • Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama
    Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama
    The Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama is a conservatoire within the University of Glamorgan Group located in Cardiff, Wales....

    • Bute Theatre
    • Caird Studio (50)
    • Corus Recital Room
    • S4C Studio (50)
    • Sir Geraint Evans
      Geraint Evans
      Sir Geraint Llewellyn Evans was a Welsh baritone or bass-baritone noted for operatic roles including Figaro in Le nozze di Figaro, Papageno in Die Zauberflöte, and the title roles in Falstaff and Wozzeck...

       Recital Room (50)
    • Weston Gallery (80)
  • 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....

    • Main theatre (631)
    • Venue 2 (163)
    • Venue 3
  • 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...

    • Main auditorium (up to 1,956)
    • Level 3 Day Stage (or "Level 3 Bar") (350 including standing)
  • The Gate Arts Centre
    The Gate Arts Centre
    The Gate Arts Centre is a vibrant community building which is located in Keppoch Street, just off City Road, in the Roath suburb of Cardiff...

    , 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,...

     (250)
  • 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...

     (Canolfan Mileniwm Cymru)
    • Dance Space (100)
    • Donald Gordon
      Donald Gordon
      Sir Donald Gordon is a South African businessman and philanthropist.-Career:Educated at King Edward VII School in Johannesburg before doing his articles to be a Chartered Accountant at the firm Kessel Feinstein .He founded the Liberty Life Association of Africa in 1957 out of which he formed...

       Theatre (1,897)
    • Urdd
      Urdd Gobaith Cymru
      dde|200px|thumb|The Urdd logoUrdd Gobaith Cymru, literally, the Welsh League of Hope, but normally translated as the Welsh League of Youth, or merely referred to as the Urdd, is a Welsh-medium youth movement with over 1,500 branches and over 50,000 members...

       Hall (153)
    • Weston Studio (250)
    • BBC
      BBC
      The British Broadcasting Corporation is a British public service broadcaster. Its headquarters is at Broadcasting House in the City of Westminster, London. It is the largest broadcaster in the world, with about 23,000 staff...

       Hoddinott Hall (350)
  • Roald Dahl Plass
    Roald Dahl Plass
    Roald Dahl Plass is a public plaza in Cardiff Bay, part of Cardiff, Wales. It is named after Cardiff-born author Roald Dahl, and is located on the coast along the south of the city centre. The square is home to the Senedd and the Wales Millennium Centre, a performing arts centre...

     (Outdoor Arena)

Entertainment venues

  • 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 :...

  • Hard Rock Cafe
    Hard Rock Cafe
    Hard Rock Cafe is a chain of theme restaurants founded in 1971 by Americans Peter Morton & Isaac Tigrett. In 1979, the cafe began covering its walls with rock and roll memorabilia, a tradition which expanded to others in the chain. In 2006, Hard Rock was sold to the Seminole Tribe of Florida, and...

     (Now Closed)
  • Cardiff University Students' Union
    Cardiff University Students' Union
    Cardiff University Students' Union is the students' union for Cardiff University and the largest in Wales, and, like most other students' unions, aims to promote the interests of its students...

  • Millennium Plaza
  • The Glee Club
  • Jongleurs
    Jongleurs
    Jongleurs is a chain of comedy clubs in the United Kingdom. Maria Kempinska MBE established and opened the first Jongleurs club in 1983 in Battersea, London. In 1985 Maria then met her business partner John Davy, and together they built the Jongleurs brand. The company evolved into a corporate...

     (Now Closed)

Typically standing venues

  • Barfly
    Barfly (club)
    Barfly is a chain of live music venues nightclubs in the UK operating as part of the MAMA Group. It has venues in Brighton, London & York. They regularly feature live music. Their club nights tend to feature rock, alternative and independent music...

     (Now Closed)
  • CF10
    Cardiff University Students' Union
    Cardiff University Students' Union is the students' union for Cardiff University and the largest in Wales, and, like most other students' unions, aims to promote the interests of its students...

  • Clwb Ifor Bach
    Clwb Ifor Bach
    Clwb Ifor Bach is a Cardiff nightclub, music venue, Welsh-language club and community centre. It is known to the Cardiff Welsh-speaking community as Clwb and is often known by others on the Cardiff music scene as The Welsh Club....

  • Coal Exchange (1,000)
  • The Point
    The Point, Cardiff
    The Point was a church-turned-popular music venue in Cardiff Bay, Cardiff, Wales.The Point was situated in the old merchant's quarter of Mount Stuart Square. The square was named after Lord Mount Stuart, who represented Wales in Parliament during the Napoleonic period...

     (Now Closed)

Historic and architectural venues

This is a list of historic and architectural places and their use as a cultural venue:
  • 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...

     and Cardiff Barrage (has hosted open-air concerts)
  • 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...

     (used for open air concerts and festivals)
  • 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:...

     (has hosted open-air concerts, a professional boxing match and small exhibitions)
  • 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...

     (has hosted a celebrity renewal of wedding vows)

Museums and art galleries

  • National Museum and Gallery, 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...

  • Museum of Welsh Life, St Fagans
  • Cardiff Museum Project (under construction)
  • Doctor Who Exhibition Centre
    Doctor Who exhibitions
    Since Doctor Who was first broadcast in 1963, there have been a number of exhibitions of props, costumes and sets throughout the United Kingdom...

    , 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...

  • Welsh Regiment Museum
    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:...

  • Norwegian Church Arts Centre
    Norwegian Church, Cardiff
    The Norwegian Church in the Cardiff Bay area of the city of Cardiff, Wales, is a historic church building and formerly a place of worship for the Norwegian community in Cardiff....

    , 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...

  • G39, The Hayes
    The Hayes
    The Hayes is a commercial area in the southern city centre of the Welsh capital, Cardiff. Based around the road of that name leading south towards the east end of the city centre, the area is mostly pedestrianised....

  • TactileBOSCH, 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...

  • Third Floor Gallery
    Third Floor Gallery
    Third Floor Gallery is an independent charitable photography gallery located in Cardiff Bay, Cardiff, Wales, UK. It opened in 2010 and predominantly, though not exclusively, focuses on documentary photography. The gallery is run by photographers Maciej Dakowicz, Joni Karanka and Bartosz Nowicki.The...

    , 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...


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

Christian

  • Cardiff Metropolitan Cathedral (Roman Catholic), Cardiff 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...

  • Llandaff Cathedral
    Llandaff Cathedral
    Llandaff Cathedral is the seat of the Bishop of Llandaff, head of the Church in Wales Diocese of Llandaff. It is situated in the district of Llandaff in the city of Cardiff, the capital of Wales. The current building was constructed in the 12th century over the site of an earlier church...

     (Church in Wales), 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...

  • All Nations Church, 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...

  • All Saints Church Hall, 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...

  • Ararat Baptist Church, 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...

  • Bethel Baptist Church, 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...

  • Bethyl Presbytarian Church, 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...

  • Blessed Sacrament R.C Church, Rumney
    Rumney
    -Places:Tasmania* Electoral division of RumneyUnited States* Rumney, New Hampshire, a town in Grafton County* Rumney Marsh Diocese, headquartered in Chelsea, Massachusetts Wales* Rumney, Cardiff...

  • Cardiff Chinese Christian Church
  • Cardiff Christian Life Centre, Cardiff 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...

  • Calvary Baptist Church, 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...

  • Cathays Methodist Church, Cathays
    Cathays
    Cathays is a district in the north of Cardiff, capital of Wales. It is an old suburb of Cardiff established in 1875. It is very densely populated and contains many older terraced houses giving it a Victorian era atmosphere...

  • Christ Church Parish Church, 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...

  • Christchurch United Church, 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...

  • Church In Wales, 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...

  • Church of Isan, 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...

  • Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, 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...

  • Church Of The Resurrection, 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...

  • City United Reformed Church Cardiff 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...

  • Cornwall Street Baptist Church, 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...

  • Covenant Life Church, 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...

  • Ebenezer Welsh Congregational Church, Cardiff 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...

  • Eglwys Annibynnol, Cathays
    Cathays
    Cathays is a district in the north of Cardiff, capital of Wales. It is an old suburb of Cardiff established in 1875. It is very densely populated and contains many older terraced houses giving it a Victorian era atmosphere...

  • Eglwys Y Crwys Presbyterian Church of Wales, Cathays
    Cathays
    Cathays is a district in the north of Cardiff, capital of Wales. It is an old suburb of Cardiff established in 1875. It is very densely populated and contains many older terraced houses giving it a Victorian era atmosphere...

  • Emmanuel Baptist Church, 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...

  • Gabalfa Baptist Church, 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...

  • German Lutheran Church, 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...

  • Glenwood Church, 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...

  • Greek Church of St. Nicholas, 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...

  • Heath Evangelical Church, 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...

  • Highfields Free Church, 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,...

  • Holy Family, 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...

  • Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses, 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...

  • Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses, 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...

  • Lightship 2000
    Lightship 2000
    Lightship 2000 is a restored old red Lightvessel with a cafe and chapel on board situated in Cardiff Bay. During the redevelopment of Cardiff Bay, the Cardiff Bay Development Corporation called together the churches in Cardiff to discuss the role of Christianity in the Bay...

    , 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...

  • Llandaff North Gospel Hall, 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 Parish Church, 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...

  • Mackintosh Evangelical Church, 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,...

  • Our Lady Of Lourdes, 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...

  • Quakers Religious Society of Friends, Cardiff 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...

  • Riverside Christian Centre, 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...

  • Rhiwbina Baptist Church, 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...

  • Rumney Chapel, Rumney
    Rumney
    -Places:Tasmania* Electoral division of RumneyUnited States* Rumney, New Hampshire, a town in Grafton County* Rumney Marsh Diocese, headquartered in Chelsea, Massachusetts Wales* Rumney, Cardiff...

  • Rumney Gospel Chapel, Rumney
    Rumney
    -Places:Tasmania* Electoral division of RumneyUnited States* Rumney, New Hampshire, a town in Grafton County* Rumney Marsh Diocese, headquartered in Chelsea, Massachusetts Wales* Rumney, Cardiff...

  • Trinity Methodist Church, 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...

  • Sacred Heart Presbytery, 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...

  • St Andrew and St Teilo's, Woodville RoadCathays
    Cathays
    Cathays is a district in the north of Cardiff, capital of Wales. It is an old suburb of Cardiff established in 1875. It is very densely populated and contains many older terraced houses giving it a Victorian era atmosphere...

  • Shiloh Pentecostal Fellowship, [Ninian Park Road Riverside]
  • St. Augustine's Parish Church, Rumney
    Rumney
    -Places:Tasmania* Electoral division of RumneyUnited States* Rumney, New Hampshire, a town in Grafton County* Rumney Marsh Diocese, headquartered in Chelsea, Massachusetts Wales* Rumney, Cardiff...

  • St. Brigid's Presbytery, 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...

  • St. Cadoc's Church, 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...

  • St. Denys' Church, 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...

  • St. Francis, 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...

  • St. John Lloyd, Rumney
    Rumney
    -Places:Tasmania* Electoral division of RumneyUnited States* Rumney, New Hampshire, a town in Grafton County* Rumney Marsh Diocese, headquartered in Chelsea, Massachusetts Wales* Rumney, Cardiff...

  • St. John The Baptist Church, Cardiff 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...

  • St. Joseph's RC Church, 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...

  • St. Luke's, 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...

  • St. Mark's Church, 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...

  • St. Mary of the Angels RC Church
    St Mary of the Angels R C Church, Canton
    St Mary of the Angels Roman Catholic Church is located in Canton, Cardiff. It is part of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Cardiff. It opened on November 3, 1907.The Parish Priest is Monsignor John Maguire and he is assisted by Fr...

    , 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...

  • St. Mary the Virgin Church in Wales, 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...

  • St Michael and All Angels Whitchurch Road Cathays
    Cathays
    Cathays is a district in the north of Cardiff, capital of Wales. It is an old suburb of Cardiff established in 1875. It is very densely populated and contains many older terraced houses giving it a Victorian era atmosphere...

  • St. Patrick's RC Church
    St Patrick's R C Church, Grangetown
    St Patrick's Roman Catholic Church is located in Grangetown, Cardiff. It is part of the Cardiff West Deanery of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Cardiff. It opened on St Patrick's Day 1930....

    , 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...

  • St. Paul's Methodist Church, 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...

  • St. Peter's RC Church, 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...

  • St. Philip Evans Presbytery, 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...

  • St. Teilo's, 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....

  • St. Teilo's Church, 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...

  • St. Thomas's Church, 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...

  • Tabernacl Eglwys Y Bedyddwyr, Cardiff 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...

  • The Bishop Of Llandaff, 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...

  • The Church on the Roundabout (Ely Baptist Church), 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...

  • The Salvation Army, 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...

  • The Salvation Army, 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...

  • The Salvation Army, 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...

  • Thornhill Church, 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...

  • United Reformed Church, 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,...

  • Westminster Crescent Methodist Church, 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...

  • Woodville Baptist Church, Cathays
    Cathays
    Cathays is a district in the north of Cardiff, capital of Wales. It is an old suburb of Cardiff established in 1875. It is very densely populated and contains many older terraced houses giving it a Victorian era atmosphere...


Hindu

  • India Centre, Splott
    Splott
    Splott is a district in the south of the city of Cardiff, capital of Wales, just east of the city centre. It was built up in the late 19th century on the land of two farms of the same name: Upper Splott and Lower Splott Farms. Splott is characterised by its once vast steelworks and rows of tightly...

  • Sanatan Dharma Mandal, Cardiff 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...

  • Swaminarayana Temple, 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...


Sikhism

  • Bhatra Gurdwara, 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...

  • Sikh Gurdwara Temple, Splott
    Splott
    Splott is a district in the south of the city of Cardiff, capital of Wales, just east of the city centre. It was built up in the late 19th century on the land of two farms of the same name: Upper Splott and Lower Splott Farms. Splott is characterised by its once vast steelworks and rows of tightly...


Judaism


Islam

  • Al Falah Centre, 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...

  • Al Manar Centre, Cathays
    Cathays
    Cathays is a district in the north of Cardiff, capital of Wales. It is an old suburb of Cardiff established in 1875. It is very densely populated and contains many older terraced houses giving it a Victorian era atmosphere...

  • Dar-ul-Isra, Cathays
    Cathays
    Cathays is a district in the north of Cardiff, capital of Wales. It is an old suburb of Cardiff established in 1875. It is very densely populated and contains many older terraced houses giving it a Victorian era atmosphere...

  • Grangetown Muslim Cultural Centre, 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...

  • Jalalia Mosque & Islamic Education Centre, 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...

  • Jamia Masjid Bilal, 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...

  • Madina Mosque, Cathays
    Cathays
    Cathays is a district in the north of Cardiff, capital of Wales. It is an old suburb of Cardiff established in 1875. It is very densely populated and contains many older terraced houses giving it a Victorian era atmosphere...

  • Masjid Noor, 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...

  • Masjid-e-Umar, 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,...

  • Shah Jalal Mosque & Islamic Cultural Centre, Cathays
    Cathays
    Cathays is a district in the north of Cardiff, capital of Wales. It is an old suburb of Cardiff established in 1875. It is very densely populated and contains many older terraced houses giving it a Victorian era atmosphere...

  • South Wales Islamic Centre, 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...


Gay Venues

Cardiff's recent redevelopment, including the opening of St,David's 2 shopping centre, has led to a rise in the number of gay venues in the city. These sit along side the pre-existing venues available. Similar to other major cities, Cardiff's gay venues are mostly focused around one area of the city, this being the area around Charles St and Churchill Way.

See also

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