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Cardiff

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The Keep in Cardiff

Introduction

Cardiff is a historic city in the very south of Wales. While it was quite a small town for most of its existence, Cardiff grew dramatically throughout the 19th and 20th centuries on the back of the coal industry, for which it served as a major port. It is now Wales' capital and largest city, and is the driving force behind the country's economic development.

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Events and Festivals

Cardiff has a very varied nightlife and boasts a large variety of bars, pubs and clubs. An extensive venue and events list can be found at the Events in Cardiff guide. Most clubs and bars are situated in the city centre, especially St. Mary's Street, and more recently Cardiff Bay has built up a strong night scene, with many modern bars & restaurants.

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Weather

Cardiff has a typical maritime climate with cool summers and mild winters. June to September is summer season with temperatures between 18 and 21 degrees Celsius and nights around 12 degrees. Winters are still above zero, even at night. The highest and lowest temperatures possible are 33 degrees and -17 degrees Celsius. Precipitation is evenly distributed throughout the year, with autumn and winter being the wettest time and spring being the driest time. May is the driest and most sunny month of the year.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Avg Max	7.1 °C	7.2 °C	9.7 °C	12.6 °C	16.1 °C	19.2 °C	21.1 °C	20.5 °C	18 °C	14.3 °C	10.2 °C	8.1 °C
Avg Min	2 °C	1.8 °C	3 °C	4.7 °C	7.7 °C	10.6 °C	12.5 °C	12.4 °C	10.5 °C	8.1 °C	4.5 °C	2.9 °C
Rainfall	110 mm	82 mm	86 mm	62 mm	69 mm	71 mm	67 mm	85 mm	94 mm	108 mm	111 mm	116 mm
Rain Days	19.1	14.9	16.5	12.5	12	12.2	11.1	12.4	14.8	16.7	16.9	17.8

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Sleep

Budget

Property	Address	Type	Popularity
Cardiff Backpacker Caerdydd	98 Neville Street Riverside	Hostel	86
Sky Plaza Hotel Cardiff Airport	Port Road, Rhoose Vale of Glamorgan Cardiff Airport	HOTEL	83
Nomad	11 Howard Gardens	Hostel	81
NosDa Studio Hostel	Despenser Street Riverside	Hostel	87
The Riverhouse Backpackers	59 Fitzhamon Embankment	Hostel	93
Victoria Hall Ltd	Blackweir Terrace	Apartment	-
YHA Cardiff	2 Wedal Road Roath Park, CF14 3QX	Hostel	81
City Garden Apartment	17a Tudor Street Riverside, Cardiff	Apartment	85
The Big Sleep Hotel	Bute terrace	Hotel	81
Century Wharf Serviced Apartments	Century Wharf Dumballs Road	Apartment	-
Campanile Cardiff	CAXTON PLACE PENTWYN	Hotel	-
Bunkhouse	94 St Mary street Cardiff	Hostel	86
The Cardiff Apartment	51 The Aspect, 140 Queen Street Cardiff	APARTMENT	82
Self Catering Cardiff Bay	Overstone Court Dumballs Road	Apartment	-
Bute107	107 Bute Street Cardiff	Apartment	-
Holiday Inn Express Cardiff Airport	Port Road, Rhoose	Hotel	-

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Phone

Post

The Royal Mail provides postal services in the United Kingdom. The Royal Mail's store fronts are called Post Office and offer services ranging from sending letters and packages to foreign currency exchange. Use the branch locator to find the nearest Post Office branch. An alternative includes TNT Post.
It's common for a post office to be incorporated into a grocery store, where there will be a small counter located at the back of the store for dealing with post related matters. All post offices are marked with signs that say 'post office' in red lettering. Post boxes can be found at any post office and standalone large red post boxes on the streets or red boxes in the sides of public buildings.