Bute Park & Arboretum - Tourist Attraction - Cardiff, Wales, Great Britain.
N 51° 28.867 W 003° 11.080
30U E 487176 N 5703345
Bute Park & Arboretum is an extensive area of mature parkland easily accessible from the city centre. Flanked by the River Taff, Sophia Gardens, Pontcanna Fields and Cardiff Castle, Bute Park is the “green heart” of Cardiff the Capitol of Wales.
Waymark Code: WMG9R0
Location: South Wales, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 02/03/2013
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Bute Park and Arboretum, was created in 1947 and contains a mix of interesting and ornamental trees. Many of these are champion trees, are the biggest examples of their species in the UK.
"Cardiff's biggest city centre public park, was originally created as the private garden to Cardiff Castle by Head Gardener Andrew Pettigrew for the third Marquess of Bute between 1873 and 1901.
In 1947, a significant proportion of the grounds were given to the people of Cardiff by the fifth Marquess of Bute, along with Cardiff Castle and Sophia Gardens (further portions of land were purchased and leased by the council to create an extensive park).
The Victorian garden layout still exists, but since 1947 the park has been extensively planted with trees to form the Bute Park Arboretum". Text Source: (
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Arboretum address:
Bute Park
Cardiff, Glamorgan Wales.
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