# Things to see in Cardiff (United Kingdom): 134 places and when to go

> Cardiff is a city in United Kingdom with around 861,000 inhabitants, and this site lists 134 places in and around it, mainly Nature (42), History (39), Mountains (35). The best known are Bristol Channel, Barry, Vale of Glamorgan and Caerphilly Castle. The best time to come is April to September; also possible: February to March, October and December. In June there are 16 h 22 of daylight, and in December, 7 h 37. Here is what there is, when to go, how to get there and what else is nearby.

- Address: https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/cardiff/
- Reviewed on: 2026-10-02
- Language: en

## In a nutshell

- **Where:** United Kingdom · 51.5, -3.225
- **Population:** About 861,000
- **Places:** 134 places on this site, in the town and around it.
- **What people come for:** [Nature](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/naturaleza/) (42) · [History](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/historia/) (39) · [Mountains](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/montana/) (35) · [Temples](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/espiritual/) (28) · [Museums and art](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/museos/) (16) · [Architecture](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/arquitectura/) (9)
- **Best time:** April to September.
- **Also possible:** February to March, October and December.
- **Nearest airport:** BRS Bristol, 38 km as the crow flies
- **Highest point:** Pen y Fan, at 886 m.

## What to see in Cardiff

The places in and around Cardiff, best known first, each with its own page: what it is, when to go and what is next to it. Distances are from the centre, as the crow flies.

- [Bristol Channel](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/canal-de-bristol/): Major inlet in the island of Great Britain · 43 km
- [Barry, Vale of Glamorgan](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/cold-knap-roman-building/): History · 13 km
- [Caerphilly Castle](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/castillo-de-caerphilly/): Castle in Caerphilly, Wales · 8.5 km
- [National Museum Cardiff](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/national-museum-cardiff/): Main site of the national museum of Wales, United Kingdom · 3.6 km
- [Pen y Fan](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/pen-y-fan/): Mountain (886m) in Powys · 45 km
- [Llandaff Cathedral](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/llandaff-cathedral/): Anglican cathedral in Cardiff, Wales · 688 m
- [Castell Coch](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/castell-coch/): Castle in Tongwynlais, Cardiff, Wales · 4.5 km
- [Cardiff Metropolitan Cathedral](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/cardiff-metropolitan-cathedral-of-saint-david/): Roman Catholic cathedral in Cardiff, Wales · 4.1 km
- [St Fagans Castle](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/saint-fagans-castle/): Elizabethan manor house in St Fagans, Cardiff, Wales · 3.4 km
- [St Donat's Castle](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/st-donats-castle/): Castle in St Donats, Vale of Glamorgan, Wales · 24 km
- [Newport Castle](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/newport-castle/): Castle in Newport, south-east Wales · 19 km
- [Garth Hill](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/the-garth/): Hill (307m) in City and County of Cardiff, Wales · 6.8 km
- [City Hall, Cardiff](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/cardiff-city-hall/): Grade I listed building in Cardiff. Civic building in Cardiff, Wales · 3.6 km
- [Corn Du](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/corn-du/): Hill (871.5m) in Powys · 45 km
- [Morgraig Castle](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/morgraig-castle/): Castle in Caerphilly, Wales, UK · 5.8 km
- [Tinkinswood](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/tinkenswood-burial-chamber/): Neolithic dolmen in the Vale of Glamorgan, Wales · 7.9 km
- [Castell Meredydd](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/castell-meredydd/): Ruined C13 castle in Graig, Newport, Wales, UK · 13 km
- [Cribyn](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/cribyn/): Mountain (795m) in Powys · 45 km
- [Old Beaupre Castle](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/old-beaupre-castle/): Fortified manor house in the Vale of Glamorgan, Wales · 16 km
- [Stogursey Castle](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/stogursey-castle/): Castle in Stogursey, Somerset, England, UK · 36 km
- [Allt yr Esgair](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/allt-yr-esgair/): Hill (392.6m) in Powys, Wales, UK · 46 km
- [Fonmon Castle](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/fonmon-castle/): Castle near Fonmon, Vale of Glamorgan, Wales · 15 km
- [Llantrisant Castle](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/llantrisant-castle/): Castle in Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales, UK · 11 km
- [St Lythans burial chamber](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/st-lythans-burial-chamber/): Megalithic dolmen in the Vale of Glamorgan, Wales · 8.0 km

And the other 110, by what you come to do:

- **History**: [Blaenllynfi Castle](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/blaenllynfi-castle/), [Caerau Hillfort](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/caerau-hillfort/), [Glamorgan Building](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/cardiff-university-glamorgan-building/), [St John the Baptist Church, Cardiff](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/st-john-the-baptist-church/), [Willow Man](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/willow-man/), [Cardiff Crown Court](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/cardiff-crown-court/), [East Orchard Castle](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/east-orchard-castle/), [St Teilo's Church, Llandeilo Tal-y-bont](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/saint-teilo-s-church/), [Bridgwater War Memorial](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/bridgwater-war-memorial/), [Hensol Castle](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/hensol-castle/), [Llantwit Major Roman Villa](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/llantwit-major-roman-villa/), [Newport Town Bridge](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/newport-bridge/), [St Mellons Church](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/st-mellons-church/), [Telescopic Bridge, Bridgwater](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/black-bridge/), [Denbigh Cockpit](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/cockpit/), [Gothelney Hall](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/gothelney-hall/), [Gurney Manor](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/gurney-manor/), [Insole Court](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/insole-court/), [Sliding Bridge At N Entrance To Basin](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/swing-bridge-disused/), [Windsor Road English Congregational chapel](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/windsor-lofts-apartments/)
- **Temples**: [Cardiff United Synagogue](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/cardiff-united-synagogue/), [St Martin's Church, Cwmyoy](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/cwmyoy-church/), [St Margaret's Church, Roath](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/st-margaret-s-church/), [Baitur Raheem Mosque](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/baitur-raheem-mosque/), [St German's Church](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/parish-church-of-saint-german/), [St Patrick's Roman Catholic Church, Grangetown](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/saint-patrick-s-grangetown-church/), [Shah Jalal Mosque, Cardiff](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/shah-jalal-mosque/), [St Tathan's Church](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/st-tathan-s-church/), [Cathays Methodist Church](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/cathays-methodist-church/), [St Michael's Church, Llantarnam](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/church-of-saint-michael-and-all-angels/), [City United Reformed Church](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/city-united-reformed-church/), [Llantrisant Church](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/llantrisant-parish-church/), [St Martin's Church, Roath](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/parish-church-of-saint-martin-roath/), [St Andrew's Church, Stogursey](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/priory-church-of-st-andrew/), [St Cadoc's Church, Llangattock Lingoed](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/saint-cadoc/), [St Catherine's Church, Canton](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/saint-catherine-s-church/), [St Dyfrig's Church, Treforest](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/saint-dyfrig-s-church/), [St Andrews United Reformed Church, Roath](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/st-andrew-s-united-reformed-church/), [St David's Church, Fairwater](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/st-david-s-lutheran-church/), [St Donat's Church, St Donats](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/st-donat-s-church/), [Church of St Edward King and Martyr, Goathurst](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/st-edward-the-martyr-s-church/), [Tabernacle Chapel, Cardiff](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/tabernacle-welsh-baptist-church/), [All Saints' Church, Barry](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/all-saints-church-in-wales/)
- **Nature**: [Mynydd Llysiau](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/mynydd-llysiau/), [Allt Lwyd](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/allt-lwyd/), [Bwlch y Ddwyallt](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/bwlch-y-ddwyallt/), [Caerphilly Mountain](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/caerphilly-mountain/), [Cefn Eglwysilan](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/cefn-eglwysilan/), [Mynydd Machen](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/machen-mountain/), [Mynydd y Lan](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/mynydd-y-lan/), [Pen Allt-mawr](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/pen-allt-mawr/), [Tresilian Bay](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/tresilian-bay/), [Twmbarlwm](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/twmbarlwm/), [Waun Rydd](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/waun-rydd/), [Y Gyrn](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/y-gyrn/), [Craig Gwaun Taf](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/craig-gwaun-taf/), [Craig yr Allt](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/craig-yr-allt/), [Fan y Big](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/fan-y-big/), [Hatterrall Hill](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/hatterrall-hill/), [Mynydd Eglwysilan](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/mynydd-eglwysilan/), [Mynydd Llangorse](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/mynydd-llangorse/), [Mynydd Meio](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/mynydd-meio/), [Mynydd y Grug](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/mynydd-y-grug/), [Pen Twyn Mawr](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/pen-twyn-mawr/), [Tor y Foel](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/tor-y-foel/), [Bryn](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/bryn/), [Buckland Hill](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/buckland-hill/), [Cardiff Bay Wetlands Reserve](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/cardiff-bay-wetlands-reserve/), [Jackson's Bay](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/jacksons-bay/), [Mynydd Rudry](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/mynydd-rudry/), [Wenallt, Cardiff](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/wenallt/), [Whitmore Bay](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/whitmore-bay/), [Craig Ruperra](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/craig-ruperra/), [Cwm George & Casehill Woods](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/cwm-george-casehill-woods/), [Graig](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/graig/), [Howardian Local Nature Reserve](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/howardian-local-nature-reserve/), [Medart](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/medart/), [Mynydd Dimlaith](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/mynydd-dimlaith/), [Woodhill](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/woodhill/)
- **Architecture**: [Nash Point Lighthouse](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/nash-point/), [Cardiff Bridge](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/cardiff-bridge/), [George Street Bridge, Newport](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/george-street-bridge/), [Monkstone Lighthouse](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/monkstone-lighthouse/), [East Usk Lighthouse](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/east-usk-lighthouse/), [Porthkerry Viaduct](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/porthkerry-viaduct/), [West Usk Lighthouse](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/west-usk-lighthouse/)
- **With kids**: [Barry Island Pleasure Park](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/barry-island-pleasure-park/), [Welsh Hawking Centre](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/welsh-hawking-centre/), [The Meadows Wildlife Park](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/the-meadows-wildlife-park/)
- **Beaches**: [Limpert Bay](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/limpert-bay/)
- **Museums and art**: [Techniquest](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/techniquest/), [Museum of Cardiff](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/cardiff-story-museum/), [Kennixton Farmhouse](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/kennixton/), [Capel Pen Rhiw](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/penrhiw-chapel/), [Rhondda Heritage Park](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/rhondda-heritage-park/), [Esgair Moel](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/esgair-moel-woollen-mill/), [Firing Line: Cardiff Castle Museum of the Welsh Soldier](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/firing-line-cardiff-castle-museum-of-the-welsh-soldier/), [Gwalia Stores](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/gwalia-stores/), [Hendre'r-ywydd Uchaf Farmhouse](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/hendre-r-ywydd-uchaf-farmhouse/), [Melin Bompren](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/melin-bompren-corn-mill/), [Nantgarw Chinaworks Museum](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/nantgarw-china-works-museum/), [Oakdale Workmen's Institute](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/oakdale-workmen-s-institute/), [Turner House Gallery](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/turner-house-gallery/)
- **Hiking**: [Beacons Way](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/beacons-way/), [Rhymney Valley Ridgeway Walk](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/rhymney-valley-ridgeway-walk/), [Wales Coast Path (South Wales)](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/wales-coast-path-south-wales/)
- **Food and drink**: [Pontypridd Market and Town Hall](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/pontypridd-indoor-market/), [Bragdy Twt Lol](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/bragdy-twt-lol/), [Mad Dog Brewery Co.](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/mad-dog-brewery-co/), [Oatley Vinyard](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/oatley-vinyard/)

## When to go to Cardiff

The best time to visit Cardiff is **April to September**; also possible: February to March, October and December. This comes from its own places: a month counts as the town's best time when it is the best time for half of what there is to see.

| Mes | Época | Hours of daylight |
| --- | --- | --- |
| January | Better not | 8 h 06 |
| February | Possible | 9 h 42 |
| March | Possible | 11 h 32 |
| April | Best time | 13 h 36 |
| May | Best time | 15 h 23 |
| June | Best time | 16 h 22 |
| July | Best time | 15 h 58 |
| August | Best time | 14 h 24 |
| September | Best time | 12 h 22 |
| October | Possible | 10 h 22 |
| November | Better not | 8 h 33 |
| December | Possible | 7 h 37 |

In June there are 16 h 22 of daylight, and in December, 7 h 37. In June, 134 of the 134 places are at their best.

When to go to United Kingdom in general, with its festivals and peak seasons, is in [its country guide](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/#cuando-ir).

## Getting to Cardiff

The nearest main airport is Bristol Airport (BRS, Bristol), 38 km as the crow flies. How to get around United Kingdom (train, car, bus) is in [its country guide](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/#moverse), and what to sort out before you leave is in [its checklist](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/#antes-de-salir).

- [Where it is](https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=51.5%2C-3.225)
- [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=51.5%2C-3.225)

## Other towns nearby

- [Weston-super-Mare](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/weston-super-mare/): 37 places · 27 km
- [Bridgend](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/bridgend/): 27 places · 27 km
- [Green Street](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/green-street/): 32 places · 28 km
- [Blaenavon](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/blaenavon/): 58 places · 31 km
- [Caerwent](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/caerwent/): 39 places · 34 km
- [Watchet](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/watchet/): 47 places · 39 km

And all of United Kingdom, in [its country guide](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/).

## Frequently asked questions

### What is there to see in Cardiff?

The best known: [Bristol Channel](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/canal-de-bristol/), [Barry, Vale of Glamorgan](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/cold-knap-roman-building/), [Caerphilly Castle](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/castillo-de-caerphilly/), [National Museum Cardiff](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/national-museum-cardiff/), [Pen y Fan](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/pen-y-fan/). In all, 134 places in the town and around it, all on your trip map from day one.

### When is the best time to visit Cardiff?

April to September; also possible: February to March, October and December. In June there are 16 h 22 of daylight, and in December, 7 h 37.

### How do you get to Cardiff?

The nearest main airport is Bristol Airport (BRS), 38 km away. From there, [directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=51.5%2C-3.225) opens the route on the map.

### How do I add it to my trip?

Create a trip with Cardiff as the destination and these 134 places are on your map, each with its category. The ones you like go into a day's plan with one tap, and Kokai reminds you when you pass nearby.

Data from [OpenStreetMap](https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright), licensed under the ODbL, from [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/), CC0, cities from [Natural Earth](https://www.naturalearthdata.com/) and airports from [OurAirports](https://ourairports.com/data/). Daylight hours are calculated from the latitude. More in [credits](https://kokai.app/en/aviso/#creditos).