Cardiff Bay
Cardiff Bay is an area and freshwater lake in Cardiff, Wales. The site of a former tidal bay and estuary, it is the river mouth of the River Taff and Ely.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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Places of Interest
Highlights include Cardiff Bay Wetlands Reserve and Wales Millennium Centre.
Cardiff Bay Wetlands Reserve
Nature reserve
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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 Bay Barrage in April 2001.
Wales Millennium Centre
Arts center
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Wales Millennium Centre is Wales's national arts centre located in the Cardiff Bay area of Cardiff, Wales. The site covers a total area of 7.5 acres. Phase 1 of the building was opened during the weekend of 26–28 November 2004 and phase 2 opened on 22 January 2009 with an inaugural concert.
Norwegian Church
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The Norwegian Church Arts Centre is a point of cultural and historical interest located in Cardiff Bay, Wales. It was a Lutheran Church, consecrated in 1868.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Penarth and Grangetown.
Penarth
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Penarth is a Victorian sea-side town 3 miles southwest of Cardiff in Wales. It has impressive Victorian architecture and known for its pier and extensive parks.
Grangetown
Suburb
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Grangetown is a district and 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.
Cardiff Bay
- Type: Bay
- Description: bay and area created by the Cardiff Barrage in South Cardiff, Wales
- Categories: district and body of water
- Location: Butetown, Cardiff, Wales, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Basque to Welsh—“Cardiff Bay” goes by many names.
- Basque: “Cardiffko badia”
- Cebuano: “Cardiff Bay”
- Chinese: “加的夫灣”
- Chinese: “加迪夫灣”
- Cornish: “Baya Kardydh”
- Dutch: “Cardiff Bay”
- Esperanto: “Kardifa Golfo”
- French: “Cardiff Bay”
- German: “Cardiff Bay”
- Italian: “Baia di Cardiff”
- Japanese: “カーディフ湾”
- Slovenian: “Bae Caerdydd”
- Slovenian: “Cardiff Bay”
- Slovenian: “Cardiffski zaliv”
- Spanish: “Bahia de cardiff”
- Spanish: “Bahía de Cardiff”
- Spanish: “Cardiff Bay”
- Swedish: “Cardiff Bay”
- Uzbek: “cardiff bay”
- Welsh: “Bae Caerdydd”
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Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Cardiff and Voco St David’s Cardiff Hotel.
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