Sport Wales National Centre

The Sport Wales National Centre is a sports facility in , , set up to assist the development of elite athletes in Wales. The centre, owned and operated by Sport Wales, was established by the then Sports Council for Wales in 1971 as the National Sports Centre for Wales.
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  • Type: Sports venue
  • Description: sports venue
  • Address: Sophia Close, Cardiff, CF11 9SW

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Sophia Gardens and Sophia Gardens.

Stadium
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The Cardiff Wales Stadium, which is part of Cardiff, is a cricket stadium in , . It is located in on the . It is home to Glamorgan County Cricket Club and is listed as an international Test cricket venue. is situated 610 feet northwest of Sport Wales National Centre.

Park
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is a public park in , , , on the west bank of the . International test cricket matches and county cricket matches are held in the , the home of Glamorgan County Cricket Club. is situated 350 feet south of Sport Wales National Centre.

Stadium
Photo: Clint Budd, CC BY 2.0.
The , known since 2016 as the Principality Stadium for sponsorship reasons, is the national stadium of in . It has a retractable roof and a usual capacity of 73,931. is situated 3,400 feet southeast of Sport Wales National Centre.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Castle Quarter and Maindy.

Quarter
is an independent retail destination area in the north of the city centre of , . Castle is also a community of Cardiff. The listed 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.

Suburb
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is a district of the city of , . Its boundaries are not formally recognised by Cardiff Council, and the district falls within the Cathays ward and .

Neighborhood
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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.

Sport Wales National Centre

Latitude
51.48605° or 51° 29′ 10″ north
Longitude
-3.19045° or 3° 11′ 26″ west
Open location code
9C3RFRP5+CR
Open­Street­Map ID
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Wiki­data ID
Q7579388
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In Other Languages

From Central Kanuri to Welsh—“Sport Wales National Centre” goes by many names.

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Highlights include Croeso Stand and Fosters Grandstand.

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