Techniquest
Techniquest is a science and discovery centre in Cardiff Bay. A short trip away is National Museum Cardiff, 2.7 km off, the first of 84 within 15 km. Its story is told in 4 languages on Wikipedia.
Museum in Cardiff
Inside Cardiff
Techniquest is inside Cardiff’s built-up area, with 19 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.
The best months to visit
From May to September, Cardiff sees highs of 17–21°C.
Techniquest
Science and discovery centre in Cardiff Bay.
In Cardiff, inside the town’s built-up area.
- Type
- Museum
- Wikipedias
- Covered in 4 languages
- Town
- in Cardiff
- Official site
- techniquest.org
Finding Techniquest
The map puts Techniquest in orange and numbers its neighbours as in the list.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · The dashed line is Cardiff’s built-up area. · ONS built-up area 2022
Towns that list Techniquest
Cardiff tops the 3 for size, at 348,511 people. Nearest first, every town here counts it among its places to visit.
Compare the 3 towns
| Town | Where Techniquest is | People | Places to visit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cardiff | It’s in town | 348,511 | 76 |
| Penarth | 1.1 km south of it | 28,391 | 24 |
| Dinas Powis | 3.4 km southwest of it | 7,891 | 19 |
Close to Techniquest
Of the 84 within 15 km, look for 3 castles, 2 museums and 2 cathedrals.
MuseumNational Museum Cardiff2.7 km away · 373K visitors a year2
CastleCardiff Castle2.4 km away3
CathedralCardiff Metropolitan Cathedral2.1 km away4
CathedralLlandaff Cathedral5.1 km away5
Big drawMuseumSt Fagans Museum Visitor Centre7.7 km away · 610K visitors a year6CastleCastle · CadwCaerphilly Castle13 km away7
Castle · CadwCastell Coch10 km away8
Historic houseSaint Fagans Castle7.4 km awayWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
Questions people have about Techniquest
Where is Techniquest?
Techniquest is in Cardiff, South Glamorgan, inside the town’s built-up area.
What is Techniquest?
Science and discovery centre in Cardiff Bay.
When is the best time to visit Techniquest?
May to September are the warmest months in Cardiff, with afternoon highs of 17–21°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).
What else is there to see near Techniquest?
Within 15 km: National Museum Cardiff (2.7 km), Cardiff Castle (2.4 km), Cardiff Metropolitan Cathedral (2.1 km) and Llandaff Cathedral (5.1 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)
- Techniquest: Tiia Monto, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- National Museum Cardiff: Ham II, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Cardiff Castle: Tevfik Teker, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- 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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