Rumney Llanrumney,
Suburbs of Cardiff

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• History of Rumney and Llanrumney
• Local Landmarks
• Food and Drink
• Sports and Leisure
• Schooling and Education
• Map and Satellite Picture of Llanrumney

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Local Landmarks

• St. Augustine Church, built in the 12th century. A place of worship for over 800 years. The church has 6 bells the oldest dating back to 1700s. We can often hear the parishioners practising ringing changes. Very relaxing on a sunny summer Sunday.
• Romney Castle Pub on Wentloog Road.
• Rumney Police Station. One of the main stations serving Cardiff.
• The Carpenters Arm & The Olde Cross Inn
• Eastern Leisure Centre and playing fields
• The Monkstone Inn
• Royal British Legion
• Contisbury Avenue Shoping Centre
• Rumney High & St Illtyds High School
• Rumney Memorial Hall

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• The Buccaneer, Newport Road. Recently refurbished in 2005. This is a great family orientated pub with plenty of space for the children to play. They offer a good selection of food at reasonable prices from the kitchen. Good place for BBQ food during the summer nights. The staff are friendly and very efficient. Pub Quiz night on Wednesday nights. Regular opening hours during the week and closes at 12 midnight on Friday and Saturday nights.


• Rumney Conservative Club, Newport Road. Private members club and Terry the Steward warmly welcomes visitors. Very active skittles teams. Belly dancing classes on Thursday nights. Open till 12.oo pm. Good value for money.


• The Carpenter Arms, Newport Road built in 1872. This pub was extremely popular in the 1980s and 1990s. The number fell in the latter 1990s the owners in an attempt to regain its pupularity carried out major refurbishment over the last last 10 years. Unfortunately the attention has not benefited the pub. The pub now attracts a hand full of die hards.


• The Olde Cross Inn, Newport Road. The landlord of the pub is being changed. There is a good mix of young and older people and the Cross is busy almost seven days a week. Good food at reasonable prices is served here. We know that because at lunchtimes it is packed with diners. There is a beer garden and skittle alley. Cross Inn skittles and darts teams play in the local leagues.


• Romney Castle on Wentloog Road. This pub dates back to the 18th century originally named "The Pear Tree". The Pear Tree tavern was reputed to have been a favourate haunt for smugglers who would hide their contraband close by with a secret passage down to Rumney River. Were they shipmates of Captain Morgan?


• Monkstone Inn, Newport Road. A freehouse pub which has an extensive menu of good food. Very popular towards the weekends with Rumney and Llanrumney folk. We are very pleased that they serve many fish dishes. Try their belly busting mixed grills! The new veranda will be very popular in summer. Good parking so you can leave your car after the pints.

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• Eastern Leisure Centre and Playing fields, Llanrumney Avenue. Facilities include: 5 solid back squash courts; fully equipped fitness studio; dance studio; activity area; 25 meter swimming pool. The staff organise regular Aerobics; Keep Fit; Yoga; Canoeing and Life Saving; Circuit classes throughout the week. Junior claases include: Squash coaching; Trampolining; Gymnastics and Soccer classes. Clubs include: Kung Fu; Shotokan; Slimming World; Tae Kwon Do; Aikido (Cardiff Sho Bu Kan Club); Cardiff Junior and Senior Badminton club; Chameleons Swimming Club. Flood lit outdoor 5 a Side hard football pitch.


• David Lloyd Health Club, Ipswich Road one of the best health and sport clubs in Cardiff. The staff are friendly and very helpful. The raqcquet sports are located in the ground floor: 4 glass backed squash courts; 4 badminton courts; 7 in-door and 7 out-door tennis courts; toddlers paddling pool; in-door 25 meter and out-door 20 meter swimming pool; steam room; Sauna; and whirlpool.
  
  We love to swim in the heated outdoor pool. It is such a different experience to cool down in this pool after a good work out in the gym. Very, very popular on sunny summer days.
  
  The air conditioned gym and dance studio is located on the first floor. Gym team organises group exercise classes through the week: Spin; High-Lo Body Pump; in-door and out-door circuit; Boxercise classes to name a few.
  
  Cafe Bar and restaurant serve breakfasts, lunches and evening meals. Snacks and drinks at reasonable prices. After an early morning workout, the fresh fruit salad makes you feel soo healthy, or you could try their fried enegiser breakfasts. Don't miss the Prawn Arrabiata Tagliatelle(hot and spicy Italian style), yummy!. Fabulous value Sunday lunches.


• Rumney Rugby Football Club, Hartland Road, Riverside Park. A very active club which feeds Cardiff Blues. There are many teams including youth and junior age groups. Active social side to this club. In the Summer, they play Welsh baseball on the Eastern Leisure Centre playing fields.


• Rumney Hill Garden, Newport Road. Cardiff Council run gardens. The tennis courts were a favourate past time during the Summer vacations 25pence for a 45 minutes play. There are 4 hard stand Tennis Courts and a lawn Green Bowl square.


• Fishpond Wood, Uphill Road, Llanrumney. Area of open grassland and woods in Llanrumney. The wooded area consist of oak, alder and birch trees.


• Rhymney Trail. Footpath and cycle trail recently developed by Cardiff Council. The trail runs alongside Rhmney River and starts on the foreshore and extends towards Llanederyn village. Cardiff Council have plans to extend the footpath and cycle trail beyond into the local countryside.


• Parc Tredelerch was developed by Cardiff Council in 2001. The park was opened in 2003 with the emphasis on conservation and wildlife. The 4 hectare lake forms the centre piece of the park and is stocked with fish. The lake has attracted a wide range of wildlife and is very popular with local residents and angliers.

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Schooling and Education
Schools in Wales lists all the local authority schools in Wales and provides you with the first step in finding a good school for your children. Here is a list of some of the schools we know of

• Bryn Hafod Primary School (Independent), Blagdon Close, Llanrumney
• Pen-Y-Bryn Primary School, Dunster Road, Llanrumney
• St. Mellons C.I.W. Primary School, Dunster Road, Llanrumney
• St. Cadoc's Primary School, Shaw Close, Llanrumney
• Glan-Yr-Afon Primary School, Browing Close, Llanrumney
• Trowbridge Infant School, Glan-Y-Mor Road, Trowbridge
• Oakfield Primary School, Ferntree Drive, St. Mellons
• Greenway Primary School, Llanstephen Road, Rumney
• St. Illtyds R.C. High School, Newport Road, Rumney
• St. Johns College Primary and State school, Newport Road, Old St. Mellons
• Llanrumney High School, Ball Road, Llanrumney
• Rumney High School, Newport Road, Rumney

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