Welcome to Cardiff
WELCOME
Welcome to Cardiff
Cardiff is a city of unique attractions, world-class sport stadiums, lively entertainment and a vast range of accommodation all within easy walking distance.
Heritage
This year’ s race takes in some of Cardiff’ s most iconic landmarks, from Cardiff Castle, the Cardiff Bay Barrage to the Wales Millennium Centre. After the race why not explore and discover Cardiff’ s progress from a small settlement, to the world’ s busiest port, to the modern capital city it is today.
Shopping
Cardiff is ranked as one of the UK’ s top six shopping cities, with its combination of designer brands, high street names and independent shops. Whilst the St. David’ s Centre and John Lewis give scale to the city, the delightful Victorian and Edwardian arcades add a distinctly Welsh flavour to a day out shopping.
Dining
Cardiff knows how to offer good food in tasteful surroundings, with hundreds of places to eat and drink. From the al-fresco dining options along Mill Lane to the cosmopolitan Brewery Quarter to Mermaid Quay’ s wealth of eateries overlooking the waterfront, there are dining options to suit all tastes and budgets in Cardiff.
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RACE WEEKEND INFORMATION
EVENT EXPERIENCE
TOP TRAVEL TIPS
• Leave your car at home! Travel sustainably and consider car sharing or public transport via train or bus wherever possible.
• Avoid driving into the city centre to avoid congestion.
• Travel by bike for the perfect warm-up and use our bike park in Gorsedd Gardens.
• Consider travelling the day before and allow plenty of time to arrive before the race start; late starters will not be permitted to take part.
• Check out our road closure maps on our website before you travel to find out which roads to avoid.
• Pre-book a park and walk space at Cardiff City stadium to guarantee yourself parking. Visit cardiffhalfmarathon. co. uk to sign up.
ROUTE MAP
OFFICIAL RACE BROCHURE 7