Cardiff Docks
Cardiff Docks is a port in southern Cardiff, Wales. At its peak, the port was one of the largest dock systems in the world with a total quayage of almost 7 mi.Photo: Keith Edkins, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Industry
- Description: Port in UK
- Also known as: “Port of Cardiff”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Wales Millennium Centre and Tŷ Hywel.
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 3,300 feet west of Cardiff Docks.
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. Tŷ Hywel is situated 2,800 feet west of Cardiff Docks.
Norwegian Church
Photo: Michael Gwyther-Jones, CC BY 2.0.
The Norwegian Church Arts Centre is a point of cultural and historical interest located in Cardiff Bay, Wales. It was a Lutheran Church, consecrated in 1868. Norwegian Church is situated 2,700 feet west of Cardiff Docks.
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. Grangetown is situated 1½ miles west of Cardiff Docks.
Cardiff Docks
- Category: port
- Location: Butetown, Cardiff, Wales, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
51.46144° or 51° 27′ 41″ northLongitude
-3.14992° or 3° 8′ 60″ westOperator
Associated British PortsOpen location code
9C3RFV62+H2OpenStreetMap ID
way 98373527OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=industrialWikidata ID
Q5038407
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Breton to Welsh—“Cardiff Docks” goes by many names.
- Breton: “Porzh Kerdiz”
- Italian: “Porto di Cardiff”
- Japanese: “カーディフ造船所”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Cardiff Docks”
- Norwegian: “Cardiff Docks”
- Welsh: “Dociau Caerdydd”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Bell’s Wharf and HMS Cambria.
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Explore places such as Denny Mott And Dickson Roath Dock Substation and Cold Store.
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