Garden · near St Nicholas · South Glamorgan

Dyffryn Gardens

Dyffryn Gardens is a botanical gardens. On the map, it sits 1.5 km south of St Nicholas. It is in the care of the National Trust.

Photo: Dyffryn Gardens, Ben Salter (CC BY 2.0)

Where

1.5 km

south of St Nicholas

Run by

National Trust

a national heritage body

How well known

Top 16%

#1,300 of 8,556 places we list

Warmest months

Jun–Sep

highs of 19–21°C

In brief

Garden near St Nicholas

Just outside St Nicholas

Dyffryn Gardens is 1.5 km south of St Nicholas. Towns near it ↓

Cared for by the National Trust

One of the places the National Trust looks after; members usually get in free. About ↓

Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, the ONS built-up areas and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.

When to go

The best months to visit

June to September are the warmest in St Nicholas, with afternoon highs of 19–21°C.

Jan8° / 2°126 mm

Feb8° / 2°86 mm

Mar11° / 3°81 mm

Apr14° / 5°69 mm

May17° / 8°71 mm

Jun20° / 11°73 mm

Jul21° / 12°82 mm

Aug21° / 12°99 mm

Sep19° / 10°88 mm

Oct15° / 8°129 mm

Nov11° / 4°129 mm

Dec8° / 2°135 mm

Green months are the warmest. Typical afternoon highs and night lows in St Nicholas, and rain in a month. Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991–2020 averages for St Nicholas. Opening times change through the year: check before you go. St Nicholas’ full climate →

About

Dyffryn Gardens

Readers can find it on Wikipedia in 4 languages. Look also at National Museum Cardiff, 9.9 km away, first of 91 more within 15 km.

Type: Garden
Run by: National Trust
Wikipedias: Covered in 4 languages
Town: 1.5 km south of St Nicholas
Official site: nationaltrust.org.uk/dyffryn-gardens

Facts: Wikidata (CC0) and OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors).

The map

Locating Dyffryn Gardens

Orange marks Dyffryn Gardens, and the numbered points match the list of places below.

Towns near it

Nearby towns

Home to 348,511 people, Cardiff is the largest of these 8. Pick a base: each town is a page of its own, with what else there is to see.

1 · 1.5 km north of it

St Nicholas

653 people · 46 places to visit

2 · 2.1 km east of it

Wenvoe

1,129 people · 49 places to visit

3 · 2.5 km southeast of it

Barry

56,589 people · 13 places to visit

4 · 2.7 km northeast of it

Cardiff

348,511 people · 76 places to visit

Compare the 8 towns

Town	Where Dyffryn Gardens is	People	Places to visit
St Nicholas	1.5 km north of it	653	46
Wenvoe	2.1 km east of it	1,129	49
Barry	2.5 km southeast of it	56,589	13
Cardiff	2.7 km northeast of it	348,511	76
Bonvilston	2.8 km northwest of it	416	9
St Fagans	4.4 km northeast of it	291	52
Dinas Powis	4.8 km east of it	7,891	19
Penarth	8.3 km east of it	28,391	24

Make a day of it

Beyond Dyffryn Gardens

The 91 places within 15 km include 3 castles, 2 museums and 2 cathedrals.

MuseumNational Museum Cardiff9.9 km away · 373K visitors a year 2

CastleCardiff Castle9.5 km away 3

Big drawMuseumSt Fagans Museum Visitor Centre5.3 km away · 610K visitors a year 4

CathedralLlandaff Cathedral8.3 km away 5

Castle · CadwCastell Coch11 km away 6

CathedralCardiff Metropolitan Cathedral9.8 km away 7

Historic houseSaint Fagans Castle5.3 km away 8

CastleBarry Castle5.2 km away

Within 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.

Before visiting Dyffryn Gardens

Where is Dyffryn Gardens?

Dyffryn Gardens is 1.5 km south of St Nicholas, South Glamorgan.

What is Dyffryn Gardens?

Botanical gardens in Wales.

Who runs Dyffryn Gardens?

National Trust, so members usually get in free; check opening times before you go.

When is the best time to visit Dyffryn Gardens?

June to September are the warmest months in St Nicholas, with afternoon highs of 19–21°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).

What else is there to see near Dyffryn Gardens?

Within 15 km: National Museum Cardiff (9.9 km), Cardiff Castle (9.5 km), St Fagans Museum Visitor Centre (5.3 km) and Llandaff Cathedral (8.3 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 (9)

Dyffryn Gardens: Ben Salter, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
National Museum Cardiff: Ham II, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Cardiff Castle: Tevfik Teker, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
St Fagans Museum Visitor Centre: Sionk, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Llandaff Cathedral: Bill Boaden, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Castell Coch: Hchc2009, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Cardiff Metropolitan Cathedral: Ham II, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Saint Fagans Castle: Llywelyn2000, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Barry Castle: Cath Mudford, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons

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