Croeso i dudalen gartref Rhiwbeina
Rhiwbeina is situated on the Northern fringe of Cardiff. Rhiwbeina nestles under a range of hills to the North of Cardiff, which rise to 1000 feet, these hills are known collectively as Caerphilly Mountain.
Views from Caerphilly Mountain extend North as far as the Brecon Beacons mountain range (22 miles), where on a good day, one can make out the highest peaks in the Beacons, Pen-Y-Fan (2908 feet), Corn Du (2800 feet) and Y Gribin (2700 feet). The view also takes in a number of the Welsh mining valleys, such as the Rhymney Valley and the Senghenydd Valley.
Views West extend to Y Garth (2000 feet) and down into the Vale of Glamorgan, site of a number of prehistoric burial mounds and Cromlechs.
Views South present the city of Cardiff, where features such as the National Rugby Stadium, Cardiff Castle and Llandaf Cathedral can be spotted. Also visible is the Bristol Channel, Bristol and the islands of Flatholm and Steepholm, and in the distance, Somerset.
On the Western side of these hills lies Castell Coch, originally a 12th century Welsh Chieftain`s stronghold commanding a dominating position on a steep hill overlooking the Taff valley below. Castell Coch was magnificently restored as a Gothic, fairy tale castle in the 19th century by William Burgess for the Marquis of Bute.
About 2 miles to the East of Castell Coch, in Rhiwbina, is the Twmpath, a late 11th / early 12th century Norman Motte and Bailey.
About 1 mile North of Rhiwbeina, up on Caerphilly Mountain, on an escarpment called Cefn-Onn Ridge, overlooking Cardiff, is Castell Morgraig, the first Welsh stone castle, which now lies in ruins.
The 2 areas where shops are concentrated in Rhiwbeina, are on the following roads:
A number of local buses run directly to Rhiwbeina, from Cardiff city centre. Journey times on the bus take about half an hour. The Cardiff Central Bus Station is located next to Cardiff Central Railway Station. The number 21 and 23 buses to Rhiwbina, normally run from Stand B in the Central Bus Station. The buses also stop in St Mary Street and alongside Cardiff Castle.
Train
There is also a Rhiwbina railway station located at the Southern edge of Rhiwbina Village, journey time from the centre of Cardiff is about 20 minutes. Trains to Rhiwbina railway station run from Cardiff Central Railway Station.
Car
By car, Rhiwbeina, is 5 minutes drive from junction 32 of the M4 motorway, and the A470 road.
Rhiwbeina is bounded by Whitchurch and Pantmawr to the West, the dividing line is generally taken as the A470 road. To the East, it is bounded by Llanishen and Thornhill, the dividing line being Thornhill Road. To the South, Rhiwbeina is bounded by Birchgrove.
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