The property is located within easy walking distance of the city centre with its outstanding range of shops – many in covered arcades, both historic and new – and the cultural attractions of Wales’s capital city including the National Museum, Cardiff Castle, the world-famous Principality Stadium (home of Welsh rugby) and various theatres and cinemas as well as the new headquarters of BBC Wales.

On the doorstep is the extensive green lung lying either side of the River Taff, comprising Bute Park and Sophia Gardens, easily accessed by a series of paths and cycleways with a waterbus link to Cardiff Bay. Sophia Gardens itself contains the National Sports Centre and the Glamorgan County Cricket Ground.

The urban village of Pontcanna, renowned for its vibrant shops, cafés, bars and restaurants, is within easy walking distance. The welcome pack in the flat contains many recommendations for excellent places to eat and drink and other local attractions such as the well-established Chapter Arts Centre with its cinemas, gallery, bar and cafe.

Local amenities within half a mile

Cafés

  • Brød – Danish Bakery
  • Café Brava
  • Café Castan
  • CannaDeli
  • Cegin Café
  • Coffee #1
  • Ground Bakery
  • Kin & Ilk
  • Milkwood
  • Outpost Bar & Kitchen
  • Pedal Power Café
  • Uncommon Ground

Restaurants

  • Coffi Co Hotel & Restaurant
  • Elgano Italian Restaurant
  • Ember
  • Gorse
  • Heaneys
  • The Cinnamon Tree
  • Thomas by Tom Simmons

Bars and Public Houses

  • Brewhouse & Kitchen
  • Pipes Brewery
  • Robin Hood
  • The Beverley
  • The Conway
  • The Cricketers
  • The Halfway
  • The Pontcanna Inn

Cultural & Sporting

  • Bute Park
  • Cardiff Bowls Club
  • Cardiff Castle
  • Cardiff Open Air Theatre
  • Cardiff Squash Rackets Club
  • Chapter Arts Centre
  • Sophia Gardens Cricket Ground (Glamorgan CCC)
  • Pontcanna Fields
  • Principality Stadium (Welsh RFU)
  • Sport Wales National Centre
  • The Taff Trail