Tongwynlais is a compact village on the northern edge of Cardiff in Wales, tucked where the wooded slopes give way to the start of the South Wales Valleys. The village sits alongside the River Taff and the dramatic Taff Gorge, offering easy access to countryside walks and sections of the Taff Trail, which makes it a popular spot for walkers and climbers while still feeling rural despite its proximity to the city.
Tongwynlais is perhaps best known for Castell Coch, the 19th‑century Gothic‑revival castle by William Burges that crowns the hill above the village. Historically the area expanded with quarrying and other small industrial activity in the Victorian era, but today it largely functions as a close‑knit community with local pubs, shops and events and many residents commuting into Cardiff for work.
Postcode districts covering Tongwynlais
Most populated places nearby
- Cardiff 3.6 miles
- Newport 12.6 miles
- Weston-super-Mare 18.3 miles
- Tonypandy 10.7 miles
- Barry 8.7 miles
- Bridgend 13.9 miles
- Cwmbran Central 12.1 miles
- Cwmbrân 12.2 miles
- Merthyr Tydfil 15.9 miles
- Coity Higher 13.4 miles
- Pontypool 14.4 miles
- Ebbw Vale 17 miles
Neighbouring places
- Whitchurch and Tongwynlais Ward 0.8 miles
- Radyr Ward 1.2 miles
- Radyr and Morganstown Parish 1.2 miles
- Rhiwbina Parish 1.2 miles
- Taff's Well Built-up area 1.2 miles
- Whitchurch Parish 1.5 miles
- Thornhill Parish 2.2 miles
- Pentyrch Built-up area 2.3 miles
- St. Martins Ward 2.4 miles
- Llanishen Parish 2.4 miles
- Llandaff North Parish 2.5 miles
- Heath Parish 2.5 miles
Example postcodes in Tongwynlais
CF15 7LY, CF15 7LR, CF15 7NU, CF15 7NN, CF15 7LT, CF15 7LH, CF15 7NH, CF15 7HU, CF15 7NS … See all
Transport links
- Cardiff Airport 10.4 miles
- Bristol Airport 24.9 miles
- Taffs Well Railway Station 0.9 miles
- Coryton Railway Station 1.1 miles
Hotels near Tongwynlais Ad
- Gwaelod Y Garth Inn 4 1.7 miles
- Manor Parc Hotel 3 1.8 miles
- New House Country Hotel 4 1.9 miles
- Parador44 4.6 miles
- Hotel Indigo Cardiff 4 4.6 miles
- Lincoln House Hotel 3 3.8 miles
- The Parkgate Hotel 4 4.7 miles
- Village Hotel Cardiff 4 0.7 miles
- Tyr Winch 5.7 miles
- Llanerch Vineyard Hotel 4 5.6 miles
Schools in Tongwynlais
- Tongwynlais Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- St Fagans: National History Museum Museum 3.5 miles
- Craig Llysfaen Mountains 3.7 miles
- Vita Student Cardiff College 4.2 miles
- Cardiff City Stadium 4.5 miles
- Cardiff International Sports Stadium Stadium 4.6 miles
- Millennium Stadium Stadium 4.7 miles
- Cardiff Millenium Stadium Stadium 4.7 miles
- St. David's Shopping centre 4.7 miles
- Cardiff University Queens Buildings University 4.8 miles
- Cardiff University University 5.3 miles
- Hensol Castle Estate 5.7 miles
- Grangemoor Park Nature reserve 5.9 miles