Cardiff Castle
A medieval castle in the centre of Cardiff, built by the Normans on top of a 3rd-century Roman fort. Its stone shell keep still stands on its mound, and in the 19th century the Marquess of Bute turned the house into a lavish Gothic Revival mansion.
- Where
- Cardiff, Wales, United Kingdom
- Grade
- Well known
- Worth
- 10 points collected on site, plus 1 for its grade
- Coordinates
- 51.4823, -3.1811
Get the Cardiff Castle stamp
Open LOQAH when you are at Cardiff Castle. It checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp is yours: confirmed on site in gold and struck with the date. It goes into your Wales volume with your photos and a note.
Near Cardiff Castle
Wales Millennium Centre 2.3 km
Wales's national arts centre on Cardiff Bay, opened in 2004 and finished in 2009. Its curved front is clad in bronze-coloured steel with lines of poetry in Welsh and English cut through it, lit up after dark.
Cheddar Gorge 36 km
A limestone gorge cut into the Mendip Hills beside the village of Cheddar. Its show caves, carved by an underground river and hung with stalactites, are where Cheddar Man, Britain's oldest complete human skeleton at about 9,000 years old, was found in 1903.
Clifton Suspension Bridge 38 km
A suspension bridge strung high across the Avon Gorge, linking Clifton in Bristol with Leigh Woods. Built to a design based on an earlier one by Isambard Kingdom Brunel, it opened in 1864, and its tolls still pay for its upkeep.
SS Great Britain 40 km
Brunel's steamship of 1843, the first large ocean-going ship to combine an iron hull with a screw propeller. The largest passenger ship in the world from 1845 to 1853, she crossed the Atlantic in 14 days and is now a museum ship in Bristol's harbour.
Tintern Abbey 42 km
The roofless ruin of a Cistercian abbey on the Welsh bank of the River Wye, founded in 1131 as the first of its order in Wales. Its Gothic walls and empty windows inspired Wordsworth and Turner.
Brecon Beacons 48 km
A range of grassy mountains in south Wales whose peaks include Pen y Fan, the highest in the south, and its twin Corn Du. They gave their name to the wider national park, now known in Welsh as Bannau Brycheiniog.
Glastonbury Tor 50 km
A lone hill above Glastonbury, crowned by the roofless tower of St Michael's Church. Old stories tie it to King Arthur and the isle of Avalon, and the climb gives wide views over the flat Somerset Levels.
Royal Crescent 57 km
A sweeping curve of 30 terraced houses designed by John Wood the Younger and built between 1767 and 1774. It is among the greatest works of Georgian architecture in Britain, and its stone facade looks out over a lawn much as it did when first built.
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Questions
Where is Cardiff Castle?
Cardiff Castle is in Cardiff, Wales, United Kingdom. The nearest other LOQAH stamps are Wales Millennium Centre (2.3 km), Cheddar Gorge (36 km), Clifton Suspension Bridge (38 km).
How do I get the Cardiff Castle stamp?
Open LOQAH when you are at Cardiff Castle and get its stamp. The app checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp goes into your Wales volume, confirmed on site, with the date.
I have been to Cardiff Castle before. Can I still have the stamp?
Yes. Add it from Earlier trips in your Wales volume, with the date if you know it, or import your Google Timeline and LOQAH matches the places you were.
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