Trelai Park
🏟 Playground & park · Caerau, Cardiff
Trelai Park
One of Cardiff's largest playing fields in Caerau, with a children's playground for ages up to 14, a skatepark, sports pitches and a Roman villa site.
🕑 Opening & entry
🌱 Open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week; no charge for admission · Free · No booking needed
About Trelai Park
Trelai Park is one of Cardiff's largest areas of playing fields, set in the Caerau area of Ely in the west of the city and managed by Cardiff Council. Opened in 1933 on land that had earlier been used as the Ely racecourse, the park now provides extensive sports pitches served by changing rooms, along with a large car park accessible from Vincent Road. Families come for the children's playground, which is suitable for children up to around the age of 14, and there is also a skatepark for older children and teenagers. One of the park's most distinctive features is the site of the Ely Roman villa in the middle of the open space, a first-century site first discovered in 1894 and now a scheduled ancient monument, still visible as an unmown area. The park is largely flat and open, making it good for informal games, walking and running, and footpaths link it towards Leckwith Woods. There are no public toilets or refreshment facilities on site, so families tend to bring their own. The park is open 24 hours a day, seven days a week, with no charge for admission.
⭐ What makes this place special
- Large sports playing fields
- Changing rooms for the sports pitches
- Site of the Ely (Trelai) Roman villa, a scheduled ancient monument
- Footpath links towards Leckwith Woods
🏞 Facilities
- Free entry
- Parking: Large car park accessible from Vincent Road
- Toilets on site
- Café / refreshments
- Accessibility: Large, mostly flat playing fields with a car park off Vincent Road
- Dogs: Dogs permitted on the open parkland; under control
🧒 Ages & play
- Ages: Children's playground suitable for children up to around age 14
- Children's playground for ages up to around 14
- Skatepark
📍 Nearby places to play
- Victoria Park · approx 0.8 miles · Canton
- Wilson Road Recreation Ground · approx 0.9 miles · Ely
- Llandaff Fields · approx 1.4 miles · Pontcanna
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❓ Frequently asked questions
Is Trelai Park free?
Yes. Trelai Park is a free public park managed by Cardiff Council and is open 24 hours a day, seven days a week, with no charge for admission.
What's in the playground?
There is a children's playground suitable for children up to around the age of 14, plus a separate skatepark for older children and teenagers.
Are there toilets or a cafe?
No. There are no public toilets or refreshment facilities at Trelai Park, so it is worth bringing your own drinks and snacks.
Is there parking?
Yes. There is a large car park accessible from Vincent Road.
What else is there to see?
The middle of the park contains the site of the Ely Roman villa, a first-century scheduled ancient monument, visible as an unmown area of ground.