Getting Here

Please see below for details about the venue, travel, hotels, and food.

Venue

Address: Cardiff University School of Social Sciences, Glamorgan Building, King Edward VII Avenue, Cardiff, CF10 3WT.

You can find out further details from the campus map and the University website.

Disability Access

The Glamorgan Building has level access from the road to the pavement in front of the building, at the entry points to the building forecourt. There are dropped curbs along King Edward VII Avenue. The main entrance to the Glamorgan Building is via steps with handrails and the accessible entrance is located down a short path to the left of the building. If participants have special requirements that arise as a result of a disability, medical condition, or specific learning difficulty, please contact the workshop organisers so that the appropriate arrangements can be made prior to the event.

There are two designated accessible car parking bays very close to the accessible entrance. To reserve a parking space in advance, please telephone the Glamorgan Building reception on 02920 875179 and provide the following details: car registration, date, and purpose of visit. Temporary parking permits will be issued and entry through the security barrier can be arranged. Please also inform the porter if assistance is required.

If workshop participants are travelling to Cardiff by train/coach and would like a taxi with wheelchair access for onward travel to the University, there is a list of local taxi companies here. A recommended company is Dragon Taxis (tel: 02920 333333). Participants may also wish to look at the campus accessibility information so that they can plan routes around the University buildings in advance.

Participants may also request for the presence of a deaf interpreter, usher (for people who are blind or visually impaired and require mobility assistance), and/or relevant equipment (e.g. wheelchairs, remote microphones for people with a hearing impairment). If there are any specific requirements or questions, please contact Gareth Thomas on thomasg23@cf.ac.uk.

Travel

Train

Cardiff is easily accessible by rail from London, major UK airports, and many towns and cities across the country. The Cardiff-London InterCity rail service, from London Paddington, runs seventeen times a day, with a journey time of approximately two hours. Frequent regional network trains, the Sprinter services, connect Cardiff with many towns and cities across the UK, including:

Bristol (50mins)
Birmingham (2hrs 30mins)
Southampton (2hrs 40mins)
Manchester (3hrs 20mins)
Liverpool (3hrs 45mins).

Various rail companies operate direct services to Cardiff Central train station from London's Heathrow and Gatwick airports.

There are three train stations in central Cardiff: Cardiff Central Train Station (where most people will arrive), Cardiff Queen Street Station, and Cathays Station. Cardiff Central train station is approximately 20 minutes on foot to the School of Social Sciences (CF10 3WT) or a 5-10 minute taxi ride. When arriving at Cardiff Central, you should exit at the front of the station. To the right, there is a taxi rank and the walking route into the city centre.

Alternatively, visitors can change at Cardiff Central for either Cardiff Queen Street Station (about a 15 minute walk from the venue) or Cathays Station (a 5-10 minute walk to the venue). Cathays Station is located in the centre of the Cathays Park Campus, opposite the Cardiff University Main Building. It provides easy access to all other University buildings at Cathays Park.

If workshop participants plan to cycle to the venue, there are 41 bicycle parking spaces shared between three locations around the Glamorgan Building.

Car

Postcode for Sat-Nav: CF10 3WT

There is public street parking along King Edward VII Avenue very close to the Glamorgan Building entrance and path to the accessible entrance. Blue Badge holders can park in any of these spaces free of charge. However, there is also limited parking available at the workshop venue. Entry into the car park is through a security barrier only accessible by using a University ID card. The card reader is accessible and can be accessed whilst seated in the car.

To reserve a parking space in advance, please telephone the Glamorgan Building reception on 02920 875179. Please provide the following details: car registration, date, and purpose of visit. Temporary parking permits will be issued and entry through the security barrier can be arranged.

Air

Several inter-regional and international air services operate from Cardiff Airport, which is about 12 miles from the city centre. The Cardiff Airport Express Bus runs between the airport and the city centre, and costs £5 per journey (a taxi will likely cost around £40 per journey). For further details, please visit the airport’s website. Additional transport services are available from a number of UK airports providing onwards travel to Cardiff.

Accommodation

There are range of hotel options in Cardiff (see here and here). A few options are outlined below:

Cardiff Hilton: £110 a night, 10 mins walk to venue
Clayton Hotel: £95 a night, 20 mins walk to venue
Holiday Inn: £70 a night, 15 mins walk to venue
Ibis Cardiff City Centre: £50 a night, 15 mins walk to venue
Jury’s Inn: £65 a night, 10 mins walk to venue
Mercure Hotel and Spa: £60 a night, 20 mins walk to venue
Nomad Hostel: £17 a night (hostel dorm), 20 mins walk to venue
Nos Da Hostel: £15 a night (hostel dorm), 15 mins walk to venue
Park Plaza: £120 a night, 10 mins walk to venue
Premier Inn City Centre: £65 a night, 15 mins walk to venue
Raddison Blu Hotel: £80 a night, 20 mins walk to venue
The Angel Hotel: £60 a night, 15 mins walk to venue
The Big Sleep: £45 a night, 20 mins walk to venue
The Riverhouse Hostel: £15 a night (hostel dorm), 15 mins walk to venue
The Safehouse Hostel: £15 a night (hostel dorm), 15 mins walk to venue
Travelodge Central Queen Street: £31 a night, 15-20 mins walk to venue
Travelodge Central: £31 a night, 5-10 mins walk to venue

These prices were quoted in June 2017 and may vary the closer it gets to the dates of the workshop. Participants may also choose to look at options available via Airbnb.

Food

On Thursday night, workshop participants will be invited to dinner at a restaurant in the city centre. Outside of this, participants staying for a few days will be happy to know that Cardiff has a range of options for everyone. For local favourites, you can visit Café Citta (a small family-run Italian in the city centre serving from an open kitchen), Troy (a charcoal grill restaurant serving Turkish and Mediterranean cuisine), New York Deli (a lunchtime hot-spot in the centre serving oversized hoagies and bagels), Nata (a popular Portuguese bakery), Cocorico Patisserie (incredible cakes and pastries from the finalists of BBC Two's Bake Off Creme de la Creme 2017), and The Clink (a fine-dining restaurant run by prison inmates). There are many places to eat in Cardiff, but here are some recommendations organised broadly by cuisine and which are a short walk or drive from the workshop venue:

Vegetarian / Vegan: Vegetarian Food Studio (Butetown), Milgi’s (City Road), Caban (Canton), Falafel Kitchen (Cathays), and Anna-Loka (Roath).
Pub: 29 Park Place and Pen & Wig (both a 5 minute walk from the venue).
Italian: Calabrisella (Canton), La Mangiatoia (Riverside), and Real Italian Pizza (city centre).
Indian: Chai Street (city centre), Mowgli’s (Cathays), Moksh (Cardiff Bay), and Purple Poppadom (Canton).
Tapas: Bar 44 and Asador 44 (linked restaurants in the city centre) and La Cuina (Canton).
Burgers: The Grazing Shed (city centre) and Got Beef (Heath).
Japanese: Tenkaichi (City Road) and Yakitori #1 (Cardiff Bay).
Chinese: .cn (City Road), Zi’s (Cathays), Riverside Cantonese (Riverside), and Golden Cross (city centre - ask for the Chinese menu).

Cardiff

If you decide to stay in Cardiff on the weekend, there are plenty of things to see and do. For a few ideas, see here and here.