Skip to content
Geonivora
Natural site

Cardiff Arms Park

Located in Castle, Cardiff Coordinates: 51°28′47″ N 3°11′01″ W

Map showing the location of Cardiff Arms Park Cardiff Arms Park
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
14 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Cardiff
0.3 km E
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
CWL Cardiff International Airport14 km
BRS Bristol Airport34 km

About Cardiff Arms Park

Cardiff Arms Park is a natural site. Location: Castle, Cardiff.

From Wikipedia

Cardiff Arms Park (Welsh: Parc yr Arfau Caerdydd), also known as the Arms Park, is a stadium in the centre of Cardiff, Wales, next to the Millennium Stadium. Primarily a rugby union stadium, it also has a bowling green. The Arms Park was host to the British Empire and Commonwealth Games in 1958. The first stands were built on the ground in 1881–1882. Originally the Arms Park had a cricket ground to the north and a rugby union stadium to the south.

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

At a glance

Built
1881
Opened
1882
Architect
Archibald Leitch
Heritage designation
National Monument of Wales
Official website
cardiffrugby.wales

Source: Wikidata

Climate of Cardiff Arms Park

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 11° · Night 5° · Rain 114 mm

Hottest month
July (day 21°)
Coldest month
February (night 2°)
Wettest month
November (114 mm)
Driest month
April (57 mm)

Bars: average monthly low and high temperature. Below: precipitation. Monthly averages for 1970–2000 at about 18 km resolution, adjusted for elevation. Highlighted months are mild and relatively dry. Source: WorldClim 2.1 (CC BY 4.0).

Show values as a table
Climate of Cardiff Arms Park
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)8°8°10°12°16°19°21°21°18°14°11°9°
Average low (°C)3°2°4°5°8°10°13°13°11°8°5°4°
Precipitation (mm)1068082576165628696103114107

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Cardiff Arms Park

The nearest airport is Cardiff International Airport (CWL), 14 km to the southwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Cardiff, 1 km to the east.

Airports

  • Cardiff International Airport (CWL) Cardiff 14 kmsouthwest
  • Bristol Airport (BRS) Bristol 34 kmeast
  • Exeter International Airport (EXT) Exeter, Devon 84 kmsouth

Nearby large cities

  • Cardiff Population: 372.1K 1 kmeast
  • Newport Population: 161.5K 18 kmnortheast
  • Bristol Population: 479K 41 kmeast
  • Swansea Population: 300.4K 55 kmwest
  • Bath Population: 101.6K 58 kmeast

Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.

Day trips from Cardiff Arms Park

Within 100 km: 806 historic and cultural sites, 1,888 natural sites, 147 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km227 places

  • Steep Holm Island 16 kmS
  • Flat Holm Island 12 kmS
  • Barry Island Island 11 kmSW
  • Sully Island Island 9 kmS

25–60 km847 places

  • Kilve Beach Beach 32 kmS
  • Denny Island Island 28 kmE
  • Stert Island Island 30 kmSE
  • Middle Head Island 56 kmW

60–100 km1,767 places

  • Saunton Sands Beach 84 kmSW
  • Charmouth Beach Beach 85 kmS
  • Putsborough Beach Beach 81 kmSW
  • Worms Head Island 80 kmW

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Sources & licences

Data last updated: · 2 independent sources