Opening times
The Sport Wales National Centre and its facilities will be closing for a 2-week period for essential electrical maintenance work.
Dates of closure: Monday 27th April until Friday 8th May 2026
The Centre will be open as normal from Saturday 9th May 2026.
We apologise for any inconvenience this may cause.
| Facility | Monday to Friday | Saturday to Sunday |
| National Centre | 6:30am to 10:30pm | 7am to 9:30pm |
| Reception | 8am to 9:30pm | 8:15am to 9:30pm |
| Hwb Bach | 8am to 7pm | 8am to 4pm (For major events: 8am to 7pm) |
| Hwb Café | 8am to 7pm | 8am to 7pm |
| Last entry | 9:30pm | 9pm |
If we have no guests staying in our accommodation, Hwb Café may close at 4pm.
Location
Sophia Gardens
Cardiff
CF11 9SW
We’re a 20-minute walk or 5-minute cycle from Cardiff Central Station.
Parking
We recommend travelling by public transport or active travel when visiting our centre. If you do choose to drive, we have:
- 143 spaces near our centre’s entrance
- 89 spaces nearby on grass – these depend on the weather and are only available March to October
- 20 accessible and EV charging bays, directly next to our centre’s entrance
These spaces are not bookable and are free of charge while using our centre.
If there are no spaces available, you can also park at the Sophia Gardens pay-and-display car park. This car park is 5 minutes' walk from our centre.
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