Cardiff International Pool
Cardiff International Pool is a swimming venue. Its location is inside Penarth’s built-up area. The site is run by Cardiff Council.
Theme park in Penarth
Inside Penarth
Cardiff International Pool is inside Penarth’s built-up area, with 17 more places to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓
Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, the ONS built-up areas and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.
Seasons and weather
The warmest stretch in Penarth is June to September, at 19–21°C in the afternoon.
Cardiff International Pool
Wikipedia covers it in 2 languages. Our list has 83 more places within 15 km; first among them is National Museum Cardiff, at 4 km.
- Type
- Theme park
- Run by
- Cardiff Council
- Wikipedias
- Covered in 2 languages
- Town
- in Penarth
Cardiff International Pool and what surrounds it
The numbers show what else is near Cardiff International Pool, in the order listed below.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · The dashed line is Penarth’s built-up area. · ONS built-up area 2022
Which town is nearest
In size, Cardiff comes first of the 4, with 348,511 people. Each of these towns lists it on its own page of things to do.
Penarth
Cardiff
Dinas Powis
Barry
Compare the 4 towns
| Town | Where Cardiff International Pool is | People | Places to visit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Penarth | It’s in town | 28,391 | 24 |
| Cardiff | 500 m north of it | 348,511 | 76 |
| Dinas Powis | 1.8 km southwest of it | 7,891 | 19 |
| Barry | 4.4 km southwest of it | 56,589 | 13 |
Pair Cardiff International Pool with these
There are 83 within 15 km, 3 castles, 2 museums and 2 cathedrals among them.
MuseumNational Museum Cardiff4 km away · 373K visitors a year2
CastleCardiff Castle3.6 km away3
CathedralCardiff Metropolitan Cathedral3.5 km away4
CathedralLlandaff Cathedral5.7 km away5
Big drawMuseumSt Fagans Museum Visitor Centre7.6 km away · 610K visitors a year6CastleCastle · CadwCaerphilly Castle14 km away7
Castle · CadwCastell Coch11 km away8
Historic houseSaint Fagans Castle7.3 km awayWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
Questions people have about Cardiff International Pool
Where is Cardiff International Pool?
Cardiff International Pool is in Penarth, South Glamorgan, inside the town’s built-up area.
What is Cardiff International Pool?
Swimming venue in Cardiff, Wales.
Who runs Cardiff International Pool?
Cardiff Council.
When is the best time to visit Cardiff International Pool?
June to September are the warmest months in Penarth, with afternoon highs of 19–21°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).
What else is there to see near Cardiff International Pool?
Within 15 km: National Museum Cardiff (4 km), Cardiff Castle (3.6 km), Cardiff Metropolitan Cathedral (3.5 km) and Llandaff Cathedral (5.7 km).
Places: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence) and Wikidata (CC0), placed in the ONS 2022 built-up area (Open Government Licence v3.0). Visitor counts are the latest Wikidata gives, with their year.
Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Photo credits (8)
- Cardiff International Pool: Seth Whales, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- National Museum Cardiff: Ham II, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Cardiff Castle: Tevfik Teker, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Cardiff Metropolitan Cathedral: Ham II, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Llandaff Cathedral: Bill Boaden, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- St Fagans Museum Visitor Centre: Sionk, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Castell Coch: Hchc2009, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Saint Fagans Castle: Llywelyn2000, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
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