Overview
- ⏱️7 hoursApproximate duration
- 🏟️Medium sizedVenue capacity is 16,000
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🏟️ Address: Sophia Gardens, Glamorgan County Cricket Club, Sophia Gardens, Cardiff, CF11 9XR, United Kingdom Directions in Google Maps
Matchday Parking at Sophia Gardens is limited to officials and permit holders only.
For public parking, please visit Sophia Gardens Pay and Display Car Park. This facility is located just 500 m (6 min) from the venue, off Sophia Cl (CF11 9SZ). Parking is available on a first-come, first-served basis, and payment can be made with card or by telephone.
A limited number of disabled parking spaces are available at the Stadium. These are allocated on an application basis. Please contact the venue directly on 02920 419 381 or info@glamorgancricket.co.uk for more information.
For international matches and major events, a Park & Ride service often runs from Cardiff City Stadium, dropping visitors on Sophia Close.
Please check the Glamorgan Cricket Club website before your visit for more information.
Thanks to its proximity to Cardiff City Centre, visitors to Sophia Gardens can park and walk from many of the city's car parks, including:
Parking is available on a first-come, first-served basis, and payment can be made with card or by telephone.
Cardiff bus services run regularly between the city centre and Cathedral Road (adjacent to Sophia Gardens).
Route 25/62/63 buses all travel on the same route from the city centre to Cathedral Road's Talbot St stop, which is just 150 m (2 min) walk from the venue.
For visitors travelling to Sophia Gardens by coach, Cardiff Coach Station is located within Sophia Gardens Park, just 300 m (4 min) from the venue.
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Cardiff Central is the city's main train station and enjoys connections with major UK cities like London, Bristol, Birmingham, and Swansea. The station is around 1.7 km (20 min) walk from the venue, or a short ride on the Route 25/62/63 bus from Wood St stop JB (150 m from the station).
Cycling is a popular way to travel to Sophia Gardens as Cardiff’s Taff Trail cycle route, which runs from Cardiff Bay to Brecon, runs close to the venue.
The Stadium has 25 cycle parking spaces located underneath the Jellyfish Family stand, and 10 spaces by Gate Two.
Copies of the Cardiff cycle map are available by contacting cycle@cardiff.gov.uk.
Sophia Gardens is a 1.5 km (18 min) walk from Cardiff City Centre, which features some of the area's most popular hotels, restaurants, and tourist attractions.
