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Cardiff International Arena (formerly known as Cardiff International Arena & Convention Centre and Motorpoint Arena Cardiff and currently, for sponsorship reasons, as Utilita Arena Cardiff) is an indoor exhibition centre and events arena located in Cardiff, Wales, and was opened on 9 September 1993 by singer Shirley Bassey. [1]
Oriel Canfas, Canton - run by artists who were formerly based at the Old Library in Cardiff city centre until the late 1990s [13] [14] Cardiff MADE, Roath [15] [16] Gallery Celf, Bangor Street, Roath [17] Norwegian Church Arts Centre, Cardiff Bay; G39 - art gallery, opened 1998 in the city centre and relocated to a larger space off City Road ...
Cardiff International Arena is the city centre's indoor arena; the purpose-built venue lacks the capacity to host large-scale events. Currently the city lacks a large multi-purpose indoor arena suitable for hosting a number of major sporting and music events, such as Adele concerts, the BBC Sports Personality of the Year and the Gymnastics World Championships, with a capacity of 10–15,000 to ...
Cardiff Canton was opened in June 1882 as a six road, 240-foot (73 m)-long shed, built to replace Long Dyke, 1.5 miles (2.4 km) east of Cardiff General station. The GWR enlarged the depot in 1897 with a 55 ft (17 m)-diameter turntable installed in a square locomotive shed with 28 roads radiating of off the turntable.
The centre also houses chain and independent restaurants. The Millennium Plaza centre is a similar venue in the city centre. The Cardiff branch of the global restaurant chain, Hard Rock Cafe, is found on St Mary Street in the city centre. The main comedy clubs in Cardiff are The Glee Club, in Mermaid Quay, and Jongleurs, in the city centre.
Sports clubs using the Eastern Leisure Centre include City of Cardiff Swimming Club and Cardiff Volleyball Club. [16] [17] Fairwater Leisure Centre (Canolfan Hamdden Tyllgoed) opened in 1983. The centre comprises a 25 metres (82 ft) swimming pool, four badminton and four squash courts, a sports hall, a fitness suite and an outdoor skate park.
Previously the Central Cardiff Tramways Depot and workshops. [3] Used by the Council since the 1950s as a servicing depot for its vehicles. Put up for sale in March 2013 [4] and due to be transformed into an Arts Centre. [5] A 1000-person capacity music venue, Tramshed, opened its doors in October 2015. [6] Former Sewerage Pumping Station, [7 ...
Cardiff city centre (Welsh: Canol Dinas Caerdydd) is the city centre and central business district of Cardiff, Wales. The area is tightly bound by the River Taff to the west, the Civic Centre to the north and railway lines and two railway stations – Central and Queen Street – to the south and east respectively.