Cardiff Bay, Waterfront district and bay in Cardiff, United Kingdom.
Description
Cardiff Bay is a waterfront district at the southern edge of the city, shaped by a freshwater lake created where the Taff and Ely rivers meet. The area now features museums, modern buildings, and outdoor spaces that draw people to the water's edge.
History
The area served as the world's largest coal export port in the early 1900s before major redevelopment beginning in the 1980s transformed it completely. This change turned a once-busy port into a modern residential and leisure destination.
Culture
The area reflects the heritage of communities that settled during its port years, visible in local shops, restaurants, and community spaces around the waterfront. This multicultural influence shapes how people gather and spend time in different parts of the district today.
Practical
The district is easy to explore on foot, and buses and trains connect it to central Cardiff easily. A paved path also leads to the neighboring town of Penarth for those wanting a longer walk.
Did you know?
The area was once known as Tiger Bay and housed sailors and workers from many different countries. This cosmopolitan past remains beneath the modern surface today, preserved through local museums and memorials.
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Senedd building
128 m
Pierhead Building
69 m
Roald Dahl Plass
104 m
Tŷ Hywel
121 m
Mermaid Quay
98 m
Welsh Industrial and Maritime Museum
131 m
All Souls Chapel, Cardiff
189 m
Signal Platform in Bay
117 m
World Harmony Peace Statue
166 m
Eli Jenkins
145 m
The Waterguard
198 m
Bute West Dock Basin, including Sea Walls and Catch Pit
36 m
Ocean Building
131 m
Midland Bank
222 m
Mount Stuart Graving Dock No.1
195 m
8, Bute Crescent, Cardiff
143 m
Signal Platform in Bay
78 m
People Like Us
91 m
6, Bute Crescent, Cardiff
154 m
One of a Pair of Navigation Lamps to E of Bute West Dock Basin
32 m
Scott's Brasserie (Former Pilotage Office).
166 m
Sea Wall and Lock of Bute East Dock Basin
81 m
Sloping Stone Sea Wall between Entrance to Bute East Dock and Roath Basin, including 5 Dolphins
170 m
One of a Pair of Navigation Lamps tp E of Bute West Dock Basin
53 m
Sea Wall to East of former Mount Stuart Shiprepair Yard
136 m
Railings & Gates behind Scott's Brasserie (Former Pilotage Office)
174 m
Dead End Saloon
158 m
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