Cardiff Castle & Bute Park, Cardiff, Wales

Site is open to the public. Opening may be limited, please check Visitor Information for any restrictions.

Brief description of site

Bute Park is one of the largest urban parks in the country. With Pontcanna Fields and Sophia Gardens to the west, it forms a huge space open to the public within the centre of Cardiff.

Brief history of site

Capability Brown was commissioned to modernise Cardiff Castle and the castle green in 1778, but his work did not extend beyond the castle walls. Bute Park was created as the pleasure ground for the Victorian Gothic restoration of Cardiff Castle from the 1860s onwards. It became a public park in 1947.

Location information:

OS Landranger Map Sheet Number:	171	Grid Ref:	ST181765
Latitude:	51.4815	Longitude:	-3.180797

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