Penylan

Worth seeing in and around Penylan

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.

1. 01
   Millennium Stadium

   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.

   2.9 km · national stadium of Wales · Wikipedia
2. 02
   Cardiff University

   Cardiff University is a public research university in Cardiff, Wales. It was established in 1883 as the University College of South Wales and Monmouthshire and became a founding college of the University of Wales in 1893.

   1.8 km · public research university in Cardiff, United Kingdom · Wikipedia
3. 03
   Cardiff Castle

   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.

   2.4 km · castle in Cardiff, Wales · Wikipedia
4. 04
   National Museum Cardiff

   National Museum Cardiff, formerly known as the National Museum of Wales, is a museum and art gallery in Cardiff, Wales. The museum is part of the wider network of Amgueddfa Cymru – Museum Wales.

   2 km · Main site of the national museum of Wales, United Kingdom · Wikipedia
5. 05
   Llandaff 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.

   4 km · Anglican cathedral in Cardiff, Wales · Wikipedia
6. 06
   Ninian 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.

   3.9 km · stadium in Cardiff, Wales · Wikipedia
7. 07
   Cardiff Metropolitan Cathedral

   The Metropolitan Cathedral Church of St David, also known as St David's Cathedral, Cardiff, is a Catholic cathedral in the city centre of Cardiff, Wales, and is the centre of the Archdiocese of Cardiff-Menevia. Located in Charles Street, the cathedral remains the focal point for Catholic life in Cardiff, and the country as a whole.

   2.3 km · Roman Catholic cathedral in Cardiff, Wales · Wikipedia
8. 08
   SWALEC Stadium

   The Cardiff Wales Stadium, which is part of Sophia Gardens Cardiff, is a cricket stadium in Cardiff, Wales. It is located in Sophia Gardens on the River Taff.

   2.5 km · Cricket Stadium in Cardiff, Wales · Wikipedia
9. 09
   Diocese 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.

   4 km · Anglican Church in Wales diocese · Wikipedia
10. 10
    University of South Wales

    The University of South Wales is a public university in Wales, with campuses in Cardiff, Newport and Pontypridd. It was formed on 11 April 2013 from the merger of the University of Glamorgan and the University of Wales, Newport.

    2.4 km · university in Wales · Wikipedia

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Getting to Penylan

Airports

Cardiff (CWL), 17 km · Bristol (BRS), 33 km · Birmingham (BHX), 144 km

Stations

Cardiff Central railway station, 3 km · Cardiff Queen Street railway station, 2.1 km · Ninian Park railway station, 3.8 km · Birchgrove railway station, 3.7 km · Llanishen railway station, 3.9 km

• London → Penylan

  36 km · quickest by road, 1h 23m · £4–6
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• Birmingham, West Midlands → Penylan

  101 km · quickest by road, 2h 36m · £12–16
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• Nottingham, Leicestershire → Penylan

  211 km · quickest by road, 3h 49m · £23–30
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No local-transport research exists yet for Penylan

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 Penylan. What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more.

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