Mostly pedestrianised, the city centre can double for any location due to the mix of building styles. It offers grand and historical buildings alongside shiny and new.
The city centre has:
- an impressive rugby stadium,
- shopping centres,
- Victorian indoor market (this was once the site of Cardiff Gaol), and
- Cardiff Central Station (dating back to 1850, it is set in the large pedestrianised Central Square).
St Mary Street has fabulous arcades including Grade II listed Castle and Royal Arcades, and an impressive list of Grade II buildings ideal for filming such as:
- Hodge House,
- Elgin House (the former Howells department store and the former NatWest Bank building.)
Filmed in the city centre:
- Doctor Who,
- Infinite, and
- Gangs of London.