Hotels near Sophia Gardens
Glamorgan Cricket have their headquarters at the SWALEC stadium in Cardiff, adjacent to the city centre and River Taff. During the 2007 season, the old ground was redeveloped into a magnificent new stadium, with a capacity of approx. 16,000. Work was completed in March 2008, with the impressive new ground hosting the First Ashes Test between England and Australia in 2009.
Glamorgan have played at the SWALEC stadium since 1967 having previously staged games in the Welsh capital at Cardiff Arms Park, next to the Millennium Stadium. The development of the Welsh National Stadium - now the Millennium Stadium - led to the transfer of the cricket ground into the recreation ground, north of Sophia Gardens at the end of the 1966 season.
Many famous games have been staged at the SWALEC stadium, including the match in 1969 when Glamorgan defeated Worcestershire to win the county title. In recent years, the Cardiff ground has also hosted One-day Internationals, and it was the base used by Australia when they won the World Cup in 1999.
The adjacent Sophia Gardens takes its name from Sophia, the wife of the second Marquess of Bute, whose family owned the land on which the recreation grounds were laid out in the mid-19th century. From the 1860s onwards, the Marquess encouraged healthy recreation on their land, and when they handed their property over to Cardiff Corporation after the Second World War, they insisted that the land should continue to be preserved for sporting pursuits.
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Location: Cardiff
Distance: 0.10 miles
Rating: 4*
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Distance: 0.12 miles
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Distance: 0.19 miles
Rating: 5*
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Distance: 0.21 miles
Rating: 4*
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Distance: 0.26 miles
Rating: 4*
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Distance: 0.32 miles
Rating: 3*
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Location: Cardiff
Distance: 0.32 miles
Rating: 3*
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Location: Cardiff
Distance: 0.32 miles
Rating: 3*
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