Cardiff advice please

Dan29

Also :

Michael Traynor

Allen and Harris

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Mansells

Remax

Michael Jones

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Moginie James

Chambers

Kelvin Francis

Peter Mulcahy

Halifax

pavlovs_dog

ok show off get back to work :rotfl:

Dan29

I'm here till 2:40am I'll have you know!

Molly try Darlows, Peter Alan and Michael Traynor first if you're looking in Whitchurch, there are loads of their boards up at the moment (including one in my road ).

Suet_4

Hi, I don't normally post, just lurk, but heres my thoughts based upon when we moved to Cardiff a few years ago to a city centre job and needing public transport/cycle friendly travel. Good luck on your house hunting and move to the big smoke!

Cycling to work, is you OH used to cycling on busy roads? If not then look at areas around the Taff trail, it gives excellent off road cycling direct to the city centre, it goes through, Gabalfa, Llandaff, Llandaff North, the edge of Whitchurch, Radyr and Tafffs well....all the way to Brecon. You can easily get on it from Danes court, Coryton, and lots of parts of Whitchurch.

Trains: the tainlines,
Rhymney, going from central/Queens street through Heath, Lisvane/Thornhill, Caerphilly
Aberdare/Treherbert/Merthyr lines go through,central/Queens street Cathays, Llandaf (Actually Llandaff north/whitchurch), Radyr and Taffs wells
City line, central/Queens street Heath, Llanishen, TyGlas, Rhiwbina, Whitchurch and Coryton

Buses: lots go through Coryton, and Whitchurch into the CC, not sure of other route as I don't use them often, the train is just a few mins from home and 10 mins into town.

Oh one last thing, Llandaff North used to be exempt from stamp duty, traditionally the poor relative to Whitchurch and Llandaff, but big brother to Gabalfa. Although the area is changing and my oh describes it as 'upper working/lower professional' iyswim, more affordable than Whitchurch.

My dream house is on Church Road in Whitchurch, a HUGE garden, coach house and huge house - but only in my wildest dreams.

all the best

Sue

Suet_4

Whoops city line should read coryton line

City line is CC, ninian park, waun-gron road danescourt radyr....

There are also the east/west lines to Barry Penarth and Llantwit Major, but I don't rember all the stops

Sue

pavlovs_dog

penarth line stops at cardiff central, grangetown, dingle road and penarth

barry goes cardiff central, grangetown, cogan, eastbrook, dinas powys, cadoxton, barry dock, barry town, barry island IIRC

03022242

have you considered roath? roath park school is within the catchment area for cardiff high,

it is also withink 1/2 hour walk to town

morgansmummy

Hi Mollymunchkin!

Thought I recognised the name - I used to be on ivillage when i was expecting Morgan (user name was elerio!)

Anyway, we have just moved to Whitchurch from Llandaff North - I loved Llandaff North, just needed a bit more room rather than two bed terrace. A good place to look is around Melingriffith / Velindre, it's near Whitchurch Village, the train station and the Taff trail, so direct cycling trail into the city centre.

Whitchurch has got a great village atmosphere, and plenty of stuff going on for littlies.

all the best!

El x

mollymunchkin

Hi El - yes I remember you from IV, have sent you a PM Thanks for the Cardiff inside info :j

Dan29

How's the house-hunting going?