Caerau, Cardiff
Caerau is a community in the west of Cardiff, capital city of Wales.

Caerau is a community in the west of Cardiff, capital city of Wales. Often considered part of Wenvoe by gully, Heol Trelai is the main road or avenue, lined with large trees. Dominated mostly by private housing, it has the Western Leisure Centre, supermarkets, schools and churches.
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Worth seeing in and around Caerau, Cardiff
10 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.
- 01Cardiff City Stadium
Cardiff City Stadium is a stadium in the Leckwith area of Cardiff, Wales. It is the home of Cardiff City and the Wales national team.
2.9 km · Stadium in Wales · Wikipedia - 02Llandaff Cathedral
Llandaff Cathedral is a Church in Wales cathedral and parish church in Llandaff, Cardiff, Wales. It is the seat of the Bishop of Llandaff, head of the Church in Wales Diocese of Llandaff.
3.1 km · Anglican cathedral in Cardiff, Wales · Wikipedia - 03Ninian Park
Ninian Park was a football stadium in the Leckwith area of Cardiff, Wales, that was the home of Cardiff City for 99 years. Opened in 1910 with a single wooden stand, it underwent numerous renovations during its lifespan and hosted fixtures with over 60,000 spectators in attendance.
3.2 km · stadium in Cardiff, Wales · Wikipedia - 04Diocese of Llandaff
The Diocese of Llandaff is an Anglican diocese that traces its roots to pre-Reformation times as heir of a Catholic bishopric. It is headed by the Bishop of Llandaff, whose seat is located at the Cathedral Church of Saint Peter and Saint Paul in Llandaff, a suburb of Cardiff.
3.1 km · Anglican Church in Wales diocese · Wikipedia - 05St Fagans National History Museum
St Fagans National Museum of History, commonly referred to as St Fagans after the village where it is located, is an open-air museum in St Fagans, Cardiff, Wales, chronicling the historical lifestyle, culture, and architecture of the Welsh people. The museum is part of the wider network of Amgueddfa Cymru – Museum Wales.
2.4 km · Open-air museum in St Fagans, Cardiff, Wales, United Kingdom · Wikipedia - 06St Fagans Castle
St Fagans Castle is an Elizabethan mansion in St Fagans, Cardiff, Wales, dating from the late 16th century. The house and remaining medieval fortifications are Grade I listed.
2.2 km · Elizabethan manor house in St Fagans, Cardiff, Wales · Wikipedia - 07Broadcasting House
Broadcasting House was the headquarters of BBC Cymru Wales' radio, television and online services, situated in north Cardiff. The purpose-built facility opened in 1966 and consisted of three blocks containing studios, offices and technical facilities.
3 km · building situated in north Cardiff, Wales · Wikipedia - 08Baitur Raheem Mosque
Baitur Raheem Mosque is a purpose-built mosque in the Canton area of Cardiff, Wales, located on Sanatorium Road. It is the first purpose-built Ahmadi mosque in Wales which was inaugurated on 23 November 2025.
2.3 km · purpose-built mosque in Cardiff · Wikipedia - 09St Teilo's Church
St Teilo's Church is a historic building originally located at Llandeilo Tal-y-Bont near Pontarddulais and now reconstructed at St Fagans National History Museum in Cardiff, Wales.
2.9 km · church re-erected at St Fagans National Museum of History, Cardiff, Wales · Wikipedia - 10Bishop's Palace
The Bishop's Palace which is also known as Llandaff Castle or Bishop's Castle or the Old Bishop's Palace, is the ruined residence of the bishops of Llandaff. It is located a short distance to the south of Llandaff Cathedral in Cardiff, Wales.
3 km · ruined palace in Llandaff, Cardiff, Wales · Wikipedia
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Getting to Caerau, Cardiff
- Airports
- Cardiff (CWL), 11 km · Bristol (BRS), 38 km · Birmingham (BHX), 150 km
- Stations
- Danescourt railway station, 3.1 km · Ninian Park railway station, 3.1 km · Waun-gron Park railway station, 2 km · Fairwater railway station, 2.4 km · Grangetown railway station, 3.9 km
- London → Caerau, Cardiff244 km · quickest by road, 4h 42m · £25–34
- Birmingham, West Midlands → Caerau, Cardiff152 km · quickest by road, 3h 36m · £19–26
- Nottingham, Leicestershire → Caerau, Cardiff225 km · quickest by road, 4h 42m · £27–36
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No local-transport research exists yet for Caerau, Cardiff
Our researched notes are written from a sourced entry: every shared taxi, boat and village bus with its operator, its rule, its fare and the year we saw it, and what could not be confirmed. Nobody has done that work for Caerau, Cardiff. What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more.
- Go nextIt is possible to visit Hereford as a day trip, using either train or car.
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Next door to Caerau, Cardiff
Caerau, Cardiff is 5 km from Cardiff, the nearest large city, whose note carries the wider picture.
- Llandaffdistrict of Cardiff, Wales, UK3.1 km
- Wenvoevillage and community in the Vale of Glamorgan, Wales, UK3.1 km
- St Faganscommunity in the west of the city of Cardiff, Wales2.2 km
- Fairwatersettlement and community in Cardiff, Wales1.8 km
- Llandaff Northdistrict and community of Cardiff, Wales3.4 km
- Riversidedistrict of Cardiff, Wales4 km