Region: Wales · United Kingdom
Where to stay in Caerphilly
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Caerphilly is a city in Wales, United Kingdom, home to about 16,000 people. This guide covers 1 hotel in Caerphilly, with about 62 rooms between them. Every one carries a published guest score, and the list below is ordered by it.
- Places to stay in this guide
- 1
- Nearest airport
- CWL22 km · Cardiff International Airport
- Currency
- GBPpound sterling
- Time zone
- Europe/London
- Plugs
- G · 230 V
- Emergency
- 112
- Language
- Cornish, English, Irish
About
About Caerphilly
Caerphilly is a town and community in Wales. It is situated at the southern end of the Rhymney Valley and separated from the Cardiff suburbs of Lisvane and Rhiwbina by Caerphilly Mountain.
The town is known outside Wales for Caerphilly cheese, a hard, crumbly white cheese that originated in the area around the town, but is now produced in England. In 2011, it was home to about 41,000 people.
Wikipedia and Wikivoyage contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0; excerpted.
Things to do
What to see and do in Caerphilly
See
- Caerphilly Castle
- Tommy Cooper
Wikivoyage contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0; excerpted.
Where to stay
The best-rated places to stay in Caerphilly
Ordered by guest score as each operator publishes it, weighted by the number of reviews so a handful of perfect scores does not outrank thousands of very good ones. Scores are shown on their own scale.
| # | Place to stay | Rooms | Guest score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Travelodge Caerphilly hotel | 62 | 4.2/5 802 reviews |
Schematic: the city centre in orange, each place to stay as a dot, distance rings in kilometres.
Where to stay
Where the places to stay in Caerphilly are
10 places to stay in this guide with known coordinates, grouped by straight-line distance from the city centre (the point Wikidata gives for Caerphilly), nearest first. Distance on foot or by road is longer.
3 places
- The White Hart Inn · 1.9 km
- Travelodge Caerphilly · 2.0 km
- Travellers Rest Inn · 2.9 km
6 places
- New House Hotel · 3.2 km
- The Pioneer Hotel · 5.3 km
- Bryn Meadows Golf, Hotel & Spa · 7.0 km
- Central Guest House · 8.1 km
- Blueberry Hotel · 8.9 km
- The Merlin · 9.4 km
Where to stay
More hotels in Caerphilly
9 hotels within 25 km of the centre, as recorded in Wikidata. Each name links to its encyclopedia article where there is one.
| Hotel | Opened | From centre |
|---|---|---|
| Maes Manor Hotel | 11.7 km | |
| New House Hotel | 3.2 km | |
| Blueberry Hotel | 8.9 km | |
| The Merlin | 9.4 km | |
| The White Hart Inn | 1.9 km | |
| Bryn Meadows Golf, Hotel & Spa | 7.0 km | |
| Central Guest House | 8.1 km | |
| The Pioneer Hotel | 5.3 km | |
| Travellers Rest Inn | 2.9 km |
All 10 hotels in Caerphilly, with their history and operators
When to go
The best time to visit Caerphilly
Caerphilly has no month that is both mild and dry by the measure used here. July is the warmest month, with average highs of 20 °C; December is the wettest, with about 180 mm of rain.
Comfortable means average daytime high between 18 °C and 29 °C and under 80 mm of rain in the month. Averages for 1991–2020 over the surrounding area, a grid square about 50 km across, so a coast or a nearby mountain can make the town itself warmer or cooler. Data: CRU TS v4.10, Climatic Research Unit, University of East Anglia (Open Database License).
Public holidays in United Kingdom, 2026
Shops and offices may close on these dates.
Getting there
Getting to Caerphilly: airports and arrival
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Cardiff International Airport (CWL), about 22 km from the city centre in a straight line; Bristol Airport (BRS, 41 km) and Exeter International Airport (EXT, 95 km) are also within reach.
Getting in
Caerphilly is just a few miles north of Cardiff, on the A469 road. Transport for Wales run services to Caerphilly station from Penarth via both Cardiff Queen Street and Cardiff Central stations. Bus number 26 starts from Cardiff Bus Station and goes to Caerphilly. In fact you can cover Castell Coch on the way to Caerphilly, because the bus stops very close to Castell Coch (in the village of Tongwynlais, on its way from Cardiff to Caerphilly. A 'Network Dayrider' ticket (£7.00/adult) will give you access to all Cardiff buses, and all buses in South East Wales, including Bus 26, for the day.
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Local knowledge
Eating, drinking and staying safe in Caerphilly
Eat
The hard, white Caerphilly Cheese, which was originally made in the surrounding countryside and sold at the market in the town. Production of the real farmhouse Caerphilly died out during World War II as milk production was diverted to the large cheddar factories, but the practice has been revived in recent times.
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Good to know
Accessibility, parking and families in Caerphilly
How many places to stay in this guide offer each, in their operators' own words.
of 1 place
of 1 place
Questions
Caerphilly: questions travellers ask
What are the best-rated hotels in Caerphilly?
By published guest score: Travelodge Caerphilly (4.2 / 5 · 802 reviews · www.travelodge.co.uk (operator's own guest score)).
When is the best time to visit Caerphilly?
Caerphilly has no month that is both mild and dry by the measure used here. July is the warmest month, with average highs of 20 °C; December is the wettest, with about 180 mm of rain.
Which airport is closest to Caerphilly?
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Cardiff International Airport (CWL), about 22 km from the city centre in a straight line; Bristol Airport (BRS, 41 km) and Exeter International Airport (EXT, 95 km) are also within reach.
What currency is used in Caerphilly?
pound sterling (GBP).
Nearby
Destinations near Caerphilly
Sources: city facts from Wikidata and Wikipedia; airports from OurAirports; climate from CRU TS v4.10 (University of East Anglia Climatic Research Unit), 1991–2020 monthly means, 0.5° grid; public holidays from python-holidays (MIT); places to stay, guest scores and amenities from each operator's own public pages. How this guide is made.