Cardiff
The capital city of Wales, Cardiff, is situated on the southern coast of the country about 150 miles (250 km) west of London. The city is a beautiful blend of urbanisation and nature. With many parks all around the city, and the river Taff that starts at the Brecon Beacons national park and flows through the city down to the sea. Cardiff is home to multiple iconic landmarks, such as Cardiff Castle, Cardiff Bay and even the world’s oldest record shop, established in 1894. Visit Cardiff provides transport and tourist information, travel and parking options.
Venue
The conference will be held in the Hadyn Ellis building at Cardiff University.
Travel
The closest airport is Cardiff airport, although only a limited number of flights operate to and from Cardiff airport. A bus service runs between the airport and nearest railway station (Rhoose Cardiff International Airport), from which a train to Cardiff Central runs every hour.
Bristol airport is just under 2 hours away travelling by bus (to Bristol Temple Meads) and then train to Cardiff. Alternatively, there are direct coaches operated by National Express from Bristol Airport to Sophia Gardens in Cardiff, which is about a 10 minute walk from the venue.
Heathrow airport is about 2 hours 30 minutes away travelling by train, and Gatwick airport is about 3 hours away. There are again National Express coach services from both airports to Sophia Gardens in Cardiff.
Train journeys can be planned on the National Rail Enquiries website (note if buying a ticket an open return is usually cheaper than buying two single tickets on different days). The closest train station to the conference venue is Cardiff Cathays. It is approximately a 30 minute walk from the main train station, Cardiff Central.
There also coaches operated by Flixbus and Megabus (and possibly others) that can be used to travel between the airports and Cardiff.