If you require a visa to attend the Workshop in Cardiff, please contact us at admin@wipda-europe.org. We can issue visa letters to facilitate your application, but please note that visa letters can only be issued once the registration fee is paid in full.
Car parking
Please note that there is no on-site parking available at the workshop venue. However, there are Pay and Display car parks located directly opposite the venue, offering over 600 reservable spaces. You can reserve a parking space for up to 12 hours through MiPermit. For reservations longer than 12 hours, please contact MiPermit at +44 (0)345 520 7007. The location numbers for MiPermit are 753044, 753029, and 753051. All these parking locations are within a five-minute walk of the workshop venue.
Accommodation
There are a large number of hotels in Cardiff, catering for a wide range of needs. The conference organisers will not manage hotel reservations. Please make sure to book well in advance as hotels can sell out quickly around the time of the conference.
To help find accommodation best suited to conference attendees, we have selected some good quality hotels around the city centre with good transport links to the Workshop venue (RWCMD). More information is available in the links below
• Mercure Cardiff Holland House Hotel and Spa (link)
• Hilton Cardiff (link)
• Park Plaza (link)
• Hotel Indigo (link)
• Park Inn (link)
• Leonardo Hotel Cardiff (link)
• The Coal Exchange (link)
• Premier Inn Cardiff City (link)
• Ibis budget Cardiff Centre (link)
• Easy Hotel Cardiff (link)
Getting to Cardiff
By Plane
Heathrow and Gatwick are the UK’s largest airports and provide many routes and a great deal of flexibility. They each have direct express services to London, from where there is a direct train to Cardiff, taking approximately 1hr 50 mins. Cardiff International Airport is 13 miles (20 km) from the conference venue and has links across Europe. Cardiff Airport is accessible by bus, train and taxi. Details can be found here https://www.cardiff-airport.com/to-and-from/.
By Train
Cardiff has good links by train via ‘Cardiff Central’ station. Train times can be found and tickets can be booked here: https://www.nationalrail.co.uk. Direct trains From London to Cardiff travel every 30 minutes, departing from London Paddington station, taking approximately 1hr 50 mins.
Note: If travelling by train, try to book tickets a few weeks in advance for the best prices.
By Car
Cardiff is on the M4 motorway, which connects with London at the M25 orbital, and takes around 2 hours to drive.
Getting around Cardiff
There is an extensive bus service across Cardiff and many Ubers and taxis. A single ticket on the bus costs £2, with day tickets costing £4.