Lark Design Make Studio

How to find us…

Our studio is on the corner of Dogfield Street & Robert Street in Cathays.

Here you’ll find us on Google Maps

PLEASE ARRIVE NO EARLIER THAN 10 MINUTES BEFORE YOUR WORKSHOP START TIME.

Here is a little video tour of the studio

Parking can be really tricky nearby as we are in a student area and most spaces are for permit holders. Parallel parking is a must!

To follow are some top tips, please consider car sharing where possible or alternative methods of travel.

Lark Design Make Studio Entrance

Entrance…

We use our side door on Robert Street as our main entrance, just come on in, no need to ring the doorbell ;-)

Residential parking near Lark Design Make Cathays

Parking…

We find there are more non residential spaces a 5 minute walk away on Clun Terrace and on Monthermer Road (near the railway bridge).

EVENINGS - You can park anywhere on Crwys road after 5.30pm as it is restricted to 1 hour until 6.30pm. Fairoak Road also has reduced restrictions in the evening but other than that the most likely to see a traffic warden in Cathays is in the evening!

Fairoak road, Lake Spice Indian Restaurant, walk to Lark Design

Weekend mornings…

Weekend mornings are the busiest for parking (the students aren’t awake yet ;-) so why not take the 7 minute walk along Fairoak road by parking near the Roath pleasure gardens or Lake Spice Indian Restaurant where there are no parking restrictions. You could also stop at Blwm cafe for a coffee on route!

Horizon car park coop, Crwys Car Park near Lark Design

2 Hour Car Park…

The old co-op car park is now run by ‘Horizon Spaces’ and you can park for 2 hours for £1.50 via their app (the car park location is 50227) It is then a 4 minute walk to the studio

Bus stations stopping near Crwys Road

Bus…

You can easily get buses : 2, 8, 9, 95, X1 which all stop on nearby Crwys Road.

Cathays Train Station Cardiff

Train…

We are an easy 12 minute walk from Cathays Train Station.

Bike rack in front of lark design

Cycling…

We have a bike rack right in front of our building.

Wheelchair access at Lark Design Make

Wheelchair Access…

We are situated on the ground floor but there are internal steps from our usual main entrance, but for your visit we can open our front door which we have ramps for. Please let us know if you’d like us to prepare these for your visit. The only slight problem is that the bathroom is by our main entrance so you’d need to exit the front door and re-enter via our side door to use our disabled toilet facility.

Note : Our SEWING room, which we occasionally use for smaller workshops, has steps either side of it, if this would be a problem for you please message us before you book to check which studio the workshop you are interested in is being held

Here is a short VIDEO of the studio layout

Things to do nearby…

Arrived early? Or simply fancy checking out the nearby sites or food then we keep the following blog post updated with our recommendations for things to do in the area!