Welcoming you to Cardiff!
Visiting Cardiff
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Welcome to Cardiff! Croeso i Gaerdydd!
​As a small, compact city, Cardiff is easy to get around. We have our lovely Cardiff Castle, nestled in the heart of the city and our surrounding Bute Park. We’re famous for our street arcades with independent shops and bars. Cardiff is the capital of Wales and Welsh is one of our official languages along with English.
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Green Conference
This is a 'green' conference, so we discourage travel from outside of Europe, and we strongly recommend the lowest carbon travel possible. To encourage this, we offer a Low Carbon Prize, to be awarded in the final ceremony.
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​Cardiff Travel
​The conference will be held across two buildings: Cardiff University’s Brain Research and Imaging Centre (CUBRIC) and Hadyn Ellis Building. They are located on Maindy Road, CF24 4HQ
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Rail Travel​
Cardiff Central Train Station is an easy way to travel into Cardiff and is centrally located to many hotels. The nearest train station to the conference is Cathays being a 10-minute walk away. Trains run between Cardiff Central and Cathays regularly.
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Air Travel
Our nearest airports are Cardiff and Bristol Airport. Buses run directly from Bristol Airport to Cardiff – these will need to be pre-booked. Buses also run from the airport to Bristol Train station with transport to Cardiff.
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Cardiff Accommodation
There are many hotels, BnB’s and AirBnB’s throughout Cardiff. The university is based in Cathays, a student populated area so most accommodation is located in the Centre of Cardiff ~20-25 minute walk away from the conference.
Recommended accommodation:
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Park Plaza Hotel - 20 min walk to conference
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Cardiff Hilton - 20 min walk
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Parkgate Hotel - 29 min walk
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Leonardo Hotel - 20 min walk
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Holiday Inn - 23 min walk
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There are also lots of guests houses, B&B's and inns in the area of Pontcanna, Cardiff - 25 min walk away via Bute Park
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Accessibility
Please see the following Cardiff University accessibility guides on Hadyn Ellis Building and CUBRIC. If travelling by train, please see Transport for Wales Accessibility.