The Castle community sits at the heart of Cardiff, centred on the Norman motte-and-bailey that grew into Cardiff Castle and the adjoining green of Bute Park. It combines medieval and Victorian remnants with contemporary civic architecture, forming the compact historic core around which the city expanded.
As Cardiff’s commercial and cultural hub, Castle contains principal shopping streets like Queen Street, the St David's retail complex, main transport links at Cardiff Central and arts institutions such as the National Museum Cardiff and St David's Hall. That mix of tourism, retail, offices and urban living gives the area a busy, cosmopolitan character by day and an active nightlife scene after hours.
Postcode districts covering Castle
Most populated places nearby
- Bristol 24.9 miles40 km
- Cardiff 1.3 miles2.1 km
- Newport 11.6 miles18.7 km
- Weston-super-Mare 13.9 miles22.3 km
- Tonypandy 15 miles24.1 km
- Barry 6.1 miles9.9 km
- Bridgend 16.8 miles27 km
- Cwmbran Central 13 miles21 km
- Cwmbrân 13.1 miles21.1 km
- Merthyr Tydfil 20.2 miles32.5 km
- Coity Higher 16.5 miles26.5 km
- Pontypool 15.9 miles25.6 km
Neighbouring places
- Riverside Parish 0.6 miles1 km
- Cathays Parish 0.8 miles1.2 km
- Plasnewydd Ward 0.9 miles1.4 km
- Roath Parish 0.9 miles1.4 km
- Adamsdown Parish 1 mile1.5 km
- Pontcanna Parish 1 mile1.5 km
- Splott Parish 1.2 miles2 km
- Cardiff Built-up area 1.3 miles2.1 km
- Gabalfa Parish 1.3 miles2.2 km
- Butetown Parish 1.4 miles2.2 km
- Canton Parish 1.5 miles2.4 km
- Penylan Parish 1.5 miles2.5 km
Example postcodes in Castle
CF10 1PU, CF10 1DD, CF10 1EA, CF10 1AJ, CF10 2TQ, CF10 1EW, CF10 2AR, CF10 3DP, CF10 3AG … See all
Transport links
- Cardiff Airport 9.3 miles14.9 km
- Bristol Airport 21 miles33.9 km
- Cathays Railway Station 0.4 miles0.6 km
- Cardiff Queen Street Railway Station 0.4 miles0.7 km
Hotels in Castle Ad
- Parador44
- Hotel Indigo Cardiff 4
- The Parkgate Hotel 4
- Leonardo Hotel Cardiff 4
- Sleeperz Hotel Cardiff 3
- Clayton Hotel Cardiff 4
- Park Plaza Cardiff 4
- Hilton Cardiff 4
- Holiday Inn Cardiff City Centre 4
- Cardiff Sandringham Hotel 2
Schools in Castle
- ILM High School Independent - all ages
- Ummul Mumineen Academy Independent - all ages
Local points of interest
- St. David's Shopping centre 0.3 miles0.4 km
- Millennium Stadium Stadium 0.3 miles0.5 km
- Cardiff Millenium Stadium Stadium 0.3 miles0.5 km
- Vita Student Cardiff College 0.3 miles0.6 km
- Cardiff University Queens Buildings University 0.5 miles0.7 km
- Cardiff University University 0.9 miles1.4 km
- Cardiff City Stadium 1.1 miles1.7 km
- Cardiff International Sports Stadium Stadium 1.2 miles2 km
- Grangemoor Park Nature reserve 2 miles3.1 km
- St Fagans: National History Museum Museum 4.1 miles6.6 km
- Craig Llysfaen Mountains 5.2 miles8.4 km
- Barry Harbour Harbour 7.8 miles12.5 km