• Cardiff is Europe's youngest Capital City at just 55 years and home to 328,000 residents

• Cardiff attracts 11 million visitors each year

• Cardiff is amongst the UK's top 5 destinations for shopping

• In the 1900s Cardiff was the largest exporter of coal in the world

You can find out more about Cardiff and its history here

Where is Cardiff?

Wales' Capital, Cardiff is in the south East of the country, less than an hour from Bristol, two hours from Birmingham and 90 minutes from London

Tournament Venue

The weekend’s action will be based at the National Hockey Centre at the Welsh Institute of Sport, Sophia Gardens. The water-based pitch is adjacent to the Swalec Stadium cricket ground, home of Glamorgan County Cricket and venue for the first Ashes test between England and Australia, in June 2009. The pitch is a 10-minute walk from Cardiff city centre and the tournament hotels.

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Tournament Admission

Entry is via the double gates on the main stand side of the pitch.  Entry will not be permissible through the single side gate.

Adults - £3 per day

U18s - Free

Tournament programme - £1