It's a cemetary. However, the church buildings are really pretty. There are some interesting gravesites that have some very cool Cardiff history stories. I wish there was more of a trail to take you around these historic graves and give you information about them.

Typical Victorian cemetary in the Gothic style atmospheric, incidentally my paternal grandparents are buried there

I used to think that visiting a cemetery was a little too macabre for my tastes, until I visited Cathays Cemetery that is. The gorgeous landscaping, quiet atmosphere, beautiful monuments make for a peaceful retreat from the city.

Weather was bad. Looking for an Ancestral grave. Map good but plot could not be identified not marked on the ground. Found what we were looking for but with more good luck than anything.

The third lastest cemetery in the UK... This is a wonderful place to visit. The friends of the cemetery have a list of interesting/famous graves. Many interesting and heartwarming stories can be told here. There is also a section which is left 'wild' as part of a nature conservation and it's wonderful to see the variety of life that flourishes... More

The cemetery is quite large but has multiple entrances and exits so some people use it as a shortcut. We wanted to visit to look for unusual or extremely old graves. We were surprised to learn that there is a geocache in the cemetery. It's a multi-part one that takes you all over the cemetery searching for about 12 graves.... More

I love going here.I found it 3 years ago when my daughter lived in Allenbank student housing. You can take a spooky shortcut through Cathays to Whitchurch Rd this way.There is an office in the grounds which has free brochures so you can read about the history and take your own self guided tour. I enjoyed finding "the leg" and... More

very good for a night with the mrs, but we visited on 31st October and we found it a bit ....mad . I did find the headless women a bit disturbing having not seen one before. My advice visit any other time , in the summer nice place for a picnic, the sun warms up the headstones and you can... More

Following up on family history, and a visit from 2 American relatives, 1 phone call resulted in a member of staff meeting us at the gates (even though we were a trifle late). He spent almost 2 hours with us showing us all the family graves the records brought up in both parts of the cemetery. Our American cousins were... More