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Gardens · South Wales

Red Dragon Centre

Red Dragon Centre — a garden in wales-south, United Kingdom.

050410-018 CPS (4528469260)

Chris Sampson — CC BY 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons licence

Plan your visit

Typical visit
1 h–2.5 h
Best time of year
Spring & summer (Apr–Sep)

About

Red Dragon Centre is a garden of interest in wales-south, United Kingdom — drawn from open-data sources for visitor reference. See the linked Wikipedia article for the full description.

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From the Wikipedia article

The Red Dragon Centre is an indoor entertainment and leisure complex in southern Cardiff, the capital of Wales. It was originally known as the Atlantic Wharf Leisure Village when it opened in August 1997. The complex features restaurants, cafés, a Hollywood Bowl bowling alley with arcade amusements, an Odeon multiplex cinema, a casino, gym and an on-site car park. It is located in the Cardiff Bay area, opposite the Wales Millennium Centre. This is close to the A4232 and near Cardiff Bay railway station. It is directly served by Cardiff Bus routes 6 (Baycar) and 8 (via Grangetown, Central Station) to the city centre.

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Background

History

The centre opened in 1997 as the Atlantic Wharf Leisure Village. The centre was renamed in 2000 as Red Dragon Centre (named after the commercial radio station for Cardiff and Newport, Red Dragon FM) Red Dragon FM has since been rebranded as Capital South Wales. The station is based in the centre, alongside Heart South Wales. The multiplex cinema opened in October 1997 and was originally managed by United Cinemas International (UCI). However, in 2004 Odeon and UCI were bought by private equity firm, Terra Firma, and the two companies were merged under the Odeon name. On 17 December 2019, it was announced that Cardiff Council's cabinet had been granted permission for the local authority to…

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Coordinates
51.4667, -3.1641
Address
Atlantic Wharf, Cardiff Bay
Phone
+44 844 826 1456
Established
1997
Opening
Mo-Th 11:00-23:00; Fr 11:00-00:00; Sa 09:00-00:00; Su 09:00-23:00

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Frequently asked questions

Where is Red Dragon Centre?
Red Dragon Centre is in South Wales, United Kingdom.
When was Red Dragon Centre built?
Built or established in 1997.
Who owns Red Dragon Centre?
Red Dragon Centre is owned by Cardiff Council (2020).