Advantages: Close to the Millennium Stadium, and taxis! Disadvantages: Popular so can be busy.
...you are all familiar with the chain of pubs to which the Prince of Wales belongs. That being J.D.Wetherspoons. I have had problems with Wetherspoon's in the past myself but that was Newcastle and far too long a story to tell here! On the whole however Wetherspoons have become a respected name in the pub scene. New Wetherspoons are cropping up everywhere! As a general rule Wetherspoons adopt a policy of buying a derelict building and converting it ... ...a much needed facelift and the pub itself has a grander feel to it than your local. True to form The Prince of Wales, Cardiff has been adapted from an old cinema to the public house you see today.
Location
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This pub is in a prime location, on Wood Street Cardiff it is just up the road from the bus and train stations (Cardiff Central) and more importantly, the Millennium Stadium - home of welsh rugby and football and if they don't hurry ...
al1892 06.02.2006
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Advantages: cheap prices on food and drink, nice atmosphere Disadvantages: lack of staff
...it is most likely that the first pub/bar you will notice when you leave the station is the Prince of Wales. On my every visit to Cardiff I used to walk past the big, impressive looking building on my way into the city centre and now that I've become a resident of Cardiff (and since I've become able to legally drink alcohol!) I decided to give it a try. The Prince of Wales is located conveniently in the centre of town, a neighbour to many other clubs, ... ...Mary Street.
The pub is part of the J.D.Wetherspoons chain, renowned for buying old derelict buildings and converting them into some of the grandest public houses ever seen. Some of the buildings they have converted include theatres, banks, cinemas, post offices and even a funeral parlour!
A bit of interesting History of the building
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The Prince of Wales building originally opened as the New Theatre Royal in 1877. ...
welshgal17 07.04.2006
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