West Gate
West Gate is a city gate in Castle, Cardiff, Wales. West Gate is situated nearby to the building Animal Wall, as well as near the ruins Barbican Wall.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Cardiff Castle and Millennium Stadium.
Cardiff Castle
Photo: Tevfik Teker, CC BY 3.0.
Cardiff Castle is a medieval castle and Victorian Gothic revival mansion located in the city centre of Cardiff, Wales. The original motte and bailey castle was built in the late 11th century by Norman invaders on top of a 3rd-century Roman fort. Cardiff Castle is situated 380 feet northeast of West Gate.
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 1,300 feet south of West Gate.
Cardiff Arms Park
Stadium
Photo: Seth Whales, Public domain.
Cardiff Arms Park, also known as the Arms Park, is a stadium in the centre of Cardiff, Wales, next to the Millennium Stadium. Primarily a rugby union stadium, it also has a bowling green. Cardiff Arms Park is situated 820 feet south of West Gate.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Castle Quarter and Newtown.
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.
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.
West Gate
- Type: City gate
- Categories: building, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Castle, Cardiff, Wales, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.48174° or 51° 28′ 54″ northLongitude
-3.18247° or 3° 10′ 57″ westOpen location code
9C3RFRJ9+M2OpenStreetMap ID
way 809374612OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
historic=city_gate
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