Welcome to Bute Park and Arboretum
Behind Cardiff Castle just a short walk from the city’s main high streets and civic centre, Bute Park is the green heart of the city. Explore a superb tree collection, natural play features, an education centre, three cafes, and a wealth of horticulture and wildlife.
Bute Park is a Green Flag site and a CADW Grade 1 listed park.
Arboretum
Bute Park’s nationally significant arboretum is unrivalled in the UK for the number of significant trees it contains. There are over 3,000 individually catalogued trees, some of which are rare and ornamental. Most of the trees were planted after 1947 and complemented the existing collection within the Bute family’s 19th Century private estate.
Bute Park offers a range of attractions for you to explore and enjoy. Whether you want to learn about the history of the park, hunt for our many sculptures or just fancy a cup of tea at one of our cafés, there’s plenty of things to see and do.