HM Prison Cardiff
HM Prison Cardiff is a Category B men's prison, located in the Adamsdown area of Cardiff, Wales. The prison is operated by His Majesty's Prison Service.Photo: Mattbuck, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Prison
- Description: Category B men’s prison
- Also known as: “H M Prison Cardiff”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Cardiff Queen Street railway station and Millennium Stadium.
Cardiff Queen Street railway station
Railway station
Photo: Ham II, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Cardiff Queen Street serves the north and east of central Cardiff; it is the fourth busiest railway station in Wales. It is located near the major thoroughfare of Queen Street and is one of 20 stations in the city. Cardiff Queen Street railway station is situated 640 feet northwest of HM Prison Cardiff.
Millennium Stadium
Stadium
Photo: Clint Budd, CC BY 2.0.
The Millennium Stadium, known since 2016 as the Principality Stadium for sponsorship reasons, is the national stadium of Wales in Cardiff. It has a retractable roof and a usual capacity of 73,931. Millennium Stadium is situated 3,400 feet west of HM Prison Cardiff.
Cardiff International Arena
Music venue
Photo: benbore, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Cardiff International Arena is an indoor exhibition centre and events arena located in Cardiff, Wales, and was opened on 9 September 1993 by singer Shirley Bassey. Cardiff International Arena is situated 1,100 feet southwest of HM Prison Cardiff.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Newtown and Castle Quarter.
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.
Castle Quarter
Quarter
Castle Quarter is an independent retail destination area in the north of the city centre of Cardiff, Wales. Castle is also a community of Cardiff. The listed Castle Quarter includes some of Cardiff's Victorian and Edwardian arcades: Castle Arcade, High Street Arcade and Duke Street Arcade, and principal shopping streets: St Mary Street, High Street, Castle Street and Duke Street.
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.
HM Prison Cardiff
- Category: government building
- Location: Castle, Cardiff, Wales, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
51.48085° or 51° 28′ 51″ northLongitude
-3.16817° or 3° 10′ 5″ westOperator
His Majesty’s Prison ServiceOpen location code
9C3RFRJJ+8POpenStreetMap ID
way 26622812OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=prisonWikidata ID
Q5635149
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Irish to Welsh—“HM Prison Cardiff” goes by many names.
- Irish: “Príosún Caerdydd”
- Spanish: “Prision de Cardiff”
- Spanish: “Prisión de Cardiff”
- Welsh: “Carchar EF Caerdydd”
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Highlights include Cardiff Central Fire Station and Guildford Crescent Railway Bridge.
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