Roath Basin
Roath Basin is a lake in Butetown, Cardiff, Wales. Roath Basin is situated nearby to the suburb Cardiff Bay, as well as near the neighborhood Tiger Bay.Photo: Rosser1954, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Places of Interest
Highlights include Tŷ Hywel and Wales Millennium Centre.
Tŷ Hywel
Government office
Photo: Pauline Eccles, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Tŷ Hywel is a building in Cardiff, Wales, used by the Senedd. It is named after the medieval king Hywel Dda, King of Deheubarth in South West Wales. The building was previously known as Crickhowell House, after the former Secretary of State for Wales, Lord Crickhowell.
Wales Millennium Centre
Arts center
Photo: grahamwell, CC BY-SA 2.0.
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.
Senedd building
Government office
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
The Senedd building, in Cardiff, houses the debating chamber and three committee rooms of the Senedd. The 5,308-square-metre Senedd building was opened by Queen Elizabeth II on 1 March 2006, Saint David's Day, and the total cost was £69.6 million, which included £49.7 million in construction costs.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Cardiff Bay and Newtown.
Cardiff Bay
Suburb
Photo: GeraintTudur2, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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.
Newtown
Neighborhood
Photo: Kizpho11, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Newtown was a residential area of Cardiff, Wales that was also known as 'Little Ireland' because of its population of Irish families. Its six streets and 200 houses existed from the mid-nineteenth century until they were demolished in 1970.
Grangetown
Suburb
Photo: Mick Lobb, CC BY-SA 2.0.
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.
Roath Basin
- Type: Body of water
- Description: lake in Cardiff
- Categories: lake and dock
- Location: Butetown, Cardiff, Wales, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
51.46313° or 51° 27′ 47″ northLongitude
-3.15877° or 3° 9′ 32″ westElevation
33 feet (10 metres)Open location code
9C3RFR7R+7FOpenStreetMap ID
way 222961788OpenStreetMap feature
natural=waterOpenStreetMap feature
waterway=dockGeoNames ID
9782456Wikidata ID
Q107716399
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Satellite Map
Discover Roath Basin from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Irish to Welsh—“Roath Basin” goes by many names.
- Irish: “Doc Y Rhath”
- Welsh: “Doc Y Rhath”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Tiger Bay and Butetown.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include The Waterguard and Britannia Park.
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