Western Cemetery, Cardiff

Name: Western Cemetery
Address: Cardiff, United Kingdom

#230 among attractions in Cardiff

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Western Cemetery is a major cemetery located in the western suburb of Ely, Cardiff, Wales. It is located near the Culverhouse Cross roundabout on the A48 road west of the city and provides burial facilities for people of all faiths. ()

Established: 1936 (88 years ago)Coordinates: 51°28'15"N, 3°15'58"W

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Gorllewin Caerdydd (Ely)Cardiff United Kingdom

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Day trips

Western Cemetery – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: St Fagans National History Museum, St Fagans Castle, St Teilo's Church, Melin Bompren.

1.2 miN
Museum, Specialty museum, History museum
St Fagans National History Museum, Cardiff
31 min walk • St Fagans National History Museum, nestled in the outskirts of Cardiff, United Kingdom, offers a unique window into Welsh life through the ages. This open-air museum, one of Europe's leading open-air museums and Wales's most popular heritage attraction, stands as a...
1.1 miN
Forts and castles, Vernacular architecture
St Fagans Castle, Cardiff
28 min walk • St Fagans Castle, a distinguished 16th-century Elizabethan manor house, stands as a historical jewel nestled in the outskirts of Cardiff, United Kingdom. This Grade I listed building, surrounded by lush gardens and a serene landscape, offers a glimpse into the...
1.3 miNW
Church
St Teilo's Church, Cardiff
35 min walk • St Teilo's Church is a historic building originally located at Llandeilo Tal-y-Bont near Pontarddulais and now reconstructed at St Fagans National History Museum in Cardiff, Wales.
1.2 miN
Watermill
Melin Bompren, Cardiff
30 min walk • Melin Bompren is a water-powered corn mill, originally located at Cross Inn, Cardiganshire, Wales, but now at the St Fagans National History Museum, Cardiff. The mill was built in 1853 to grind corn into flour.
1.1 miN
Church, Sacred and religious sites
St Mary's Church, Cardiff
29 min walk • The Saint Mary's Church in St Fagans is a medieval church located in south Wales. Built in the 12th century it underwent extensive and sympathetic restoration in 1859, undertaken by G. E. Street in 1859.
1 miN
Hiking, Hiking trail
Valeways Millennium Heritage Trail, Cardiff
26 min walk • The Valeways Millennium Heritage Trail is a waymarked long distance footpath in the Vale of Glamorgan, Wales.
1.2 miNW
Vernacular architecture
Hendre'r Ywydd Uchaf, Cardiff
31 min walk • Hendre'r Ywydd Uchaf is an early 16th-century cruck house, originally constructed near Llangynhafal, Denbighshire, and now located at St Fagans National History Museum in Cardiff, Wales.
1.1 miW
Park
Coedarhydyglyn, Cardiff
28 min walk • Coedarhydyglyn or Coedriglan, formerly Old Coedarhydyglyn, is a private Grade I listed neo-classical regency villa and estate on the western rim of Cardiff, less than half a mile from Culverhouse Cross, southeast Wales.
0.4 miSW
Park
Culverhouse Cross, Cardiff
11 min walk • Culverhouse Cross is a district straddling the boundary between Cardiff and the Vale of Glamorgan, Wales, in the community of Wenvoe.
0.8 miSW
Village
Peterston-super-Ely
20 min walk • Peterston-super-Ely is a village and community situated on the River Ely in the county borough of the Vale of Glamorgan, Wales. The community population at the 2011 census was 874.
0.8 miE
Memorial
Caerau Hillfort, Cardiff
20 min walk • Caerau Hillfort is a large triangular multivallate Iron Age hillfort, built on a previously occupied Neolithic site, occupying the western tip of an extensive ridge-top plateau in the western suburbs of Caerau and Ely, Cardiff, Wales. It is the largest Iron Age site of its type in south Wales and also one of the largest in Great Britain.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Which popular attractions are close to Western Cemetery?

Nearby attractions include Culverhouse Cross, Cardiff (11 min walk), Caerau Hillfort, Cardiff (20 min walk), St Mary the Virgin Church, Cardiff (23 min walk).

How to get to Western Cemetery by public transport?

The nearest stations to Western Cemetery:

Bus

Culverhouse Cross Tesco • Lines: T1C (13 min walk)