Playgrounds in Cardiff
The aupa map shows 122 playgrounds in Cardiff. That’s 3.3 per 10,000 residents, rank 11 of 23 cities in the UK. As of October 2026, based on OpenStreetMap.
Playgrounds in Cardiff
The map shows the 122 playgrounds in Cardiff, rounded to about 300 metres. The exact spot is in the app.
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Spot data: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), prepared by aupa. Positions rounded to about 300 m. As of October 2026.
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Playgrounds in Cardiff: on these streets
The nearest street per OpenStreetMap; the number in brackets means several places. The exact spot, photos and who’s there right now are in the app.
- Archer Road (2)
- Church Road (2)
- Heol Uchaf (2)
- Moorland Road (2)
- Victoria Park Road West (2)
- Adamscroft Place
- Adamsdown Square
- Angelica Way
- Arudur Hen
- Ball Road
- Beaufort Square
- Berrymead Road
- Bessborough Drive
- Bronllwyn
- Bruce Knight Close
- Bute Street
- Butterfield Drive
- Cae Garwbach
- Caedelyn Road
- Catherine Drive
- Chorley Close
- Circle Way East
- Circle Way West
- Clare Street
- Cloister Court
- Clos Cae Wal
- Clos Pant y Cosyn
- Clos Ton Mawr
- Clos Y Cimdda
- Clos y Culfor
- College Road
- Constellation Street
- Countisbury Avenue
- Craiglee Drive
- Cyncoed Road
- Despenser Street
- Drovers Way
- Druidstone Road
- Dumballs Road
- Eastside quarter
- Ferry Road
- Ffordd y Berllan
- Ffordd Yr Haearn
- Fields Park Road
- Firs Avenue
- Fisher Hill Way
- Garth Olwg
- Green Farm Road
- Greenway Road
- Halliard Court
- Heol Cynwrig
- Heol Goch
- Heol Homfray
- Heol Pen y Bryn
- Heol Saint y Nyll
- Heol Trelai
- Heol y Barcud
- Heol y Delyn
- Heol y Nant
- Heol-Y-Parc
- Hodges Square
- Lascelles Drive
- Llanedeyrn Drive
- Llanrumney Avenue
- Loudoun Square
- Machen Place
- Maes y Fioled
- Mary Street
- Millheath Drive
- Milton Street
- Miskin Street
- Moira Place
- Nant Walla
- Newborough Avenue
- Nora Street
- Park Road
- Pen y Dre
- Pepys Crescent
- Philip Street
- Plymouth Wood Road
- Reardon Smith Court
- Rogerstone Close
- Rosedale Close
- Runway Road
- Samuels Crescent
- Seager Drive
- Sinclair Drive
- Sloper Road
- Smith Road
- St Martins Crescent
- The Terrace
- Thornhill Road
- Treseder Way
- Tŷ Draw Road
- Ty Gwyn Gardens
- Tŷ Nant Road
- Uplands Road
- Verallo Drive
- Waun Fach
- Whitaker Road
- Whitland Crescent
- Whitworth Square
- Wilkinson Close
- Willowbrook Drive
- Windsor Terrace
- Worrells Place
Playgrounds: city comparison in the UK
Sorted by places per 10,000 residents. Population: GeoNames.
| City | Total | per 10,000 |
|---|---|---|
| Bournemouth | 140 | 8.6 |
| Glasgow | 396 | 6.3 |
| Leicester | 185 | 5.0 |
| Edinburgh | 251 | 4.9 |
| Leeds | 234 | 4.4 |
| Bradford | 158 | 4.3 |
| Swansea | 118 | 3.9 |
| Nottingham | 117 | 3.6 |
| Newcastle upon Tyne | 101 | 3.4 |
| Belfast | 116 | 3.3 |
| Cardiff | 122 | 3.3 |
| London | 2,772 | 3.1 |
| Sheffield | 164 | 2.9 |
| Bristol | 141 | 2.9 |
| Preston | 86 | 2.7 |
| Birmingham | 256 | 2.2 |
| Blackpool | 31 | 2.1 |
| Manchester | 114 | 2.0 |
| Coventry | 68 | 2.0 |
| Brighton | 53 | 1.9 |
With over 105,000 playgrounds, they’re the biggest group on the map, from the swings around the corner to the big adventure playground.
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