Pocket Park
Pocket Park is a park in Butetown, Cardiff, Wales. Pocket Park is situated nearby to Hamadryad Park Playground, as well as near the nature reserve Cardiff Bay Wetlands Reserve.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Cardiff Bay Wetlands Reserve and Techniquest.
Cardiff Bay Wetlands Reserve
Nature reserve
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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.
Techniquest
Museum
Photo: Kulmalukko, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Techniquest is a science discovery centre located in Cardiff Bay, Wales. It gives visitors a hands-on approach to science and includes a science theatre, a planetarium, and an exhibition space with over 100 interactive exhibits aimed at visitors of all ages. Techniquest is situated 1,100 feet northeast of Pocket Park.
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. Wales Millennium Centre is situated 2,400 feet northeast of Pocket Park.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Cardiff Bay and Grangetown.
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.
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.
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.
Pocket Park
- Type: Park
- Category: recreation area
- Location: Butetown, Cardiff, Wales, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
51.46084° or 51° 27′ 39″ northLongitude
-3.17181° or 3° 10′ 19″ westOpen location code
9C3RFR6H+87OpenStreetMap ID
way 302716326OpenStreetMap feature
leisure=park
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