Things to Do in Cardiff

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Experience the thrill of go-karting at an indoor track in South Wales. Race against your friends and family in a fun and competitive environment for 15 minutes.

Cardiff has been an essential part of Doctor Who for the last 20 years, be it as Victorian London, Depression era New York or present day Paris. Across two and a half hours, we will discover the heart and soul of Doctor Who in the Welsh capital, and traverse 13 series of the show, while discussing filming locations, important scenes and characters, as well as crucial buildings and streets. The Doctor Who Tour covers a range of locations from Cardiff's Civic Centre area to the city centre itself and then finishes in Cardiff Bay. What makes this tour distinctive to the Cardiff City Centre Doctor Who Tour option is that is includes Butetown and Cardiff Bay in addition to the central area of the city, so more scenes, more locations and more Doctor Who!

Visit the worlds most iconic Mint, located in the stunning Welsh Valleys

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Sing, dance, and cheer your way through the amazing and iconic city of Cardiff and make the city your own personal dance-floor.

Discover the tallest waterfall in South Wales and marvel at one of Britain's oldest trees. Explore the largest castle in Wales and enjoy a pleasant stroll surrounded by beautiful hills and mountains.

During our Cardiff City of Food Experience, you'll enjoy delicious samples of food and drink from all over the world during a leisurely stroll around Cardiff.

Take a pit stop at Lewis Merthyr Colliery and enjoy an underground tour

Discover the capital of Wales with the Cardiff Sightseeing Bus. You can hop on and hop off at any of the stops to explore the main attractions of the city.

Take these entry tickets and discover coin-making at the Royal Mint. Enjoy a guided tour, discover its history and get up close to the 2012 Olympic Medals

Take a 2.5-hour walking tour of Cardiff, and discover locations in the Welsh capital used in the hit TV series “Doctor Who.” Learn how the city was utilized for intergalactic purposes, and how it was transformed to become New York, Pompeii and more.

This day tour is the perfect way to see the city of Cardiff and three of South Wales' most important castles - Cardiff, Caerphilly, and Castell Coch. Starting at Cardiff Castle this tour, led by one of our expert and fun-loving local guides, offers you the chance to see some of South Wales' most iconic and historic landmarks, uncover their history, and explore the culture of Wales all in one day. After exploring Cardiff Castle, you will be taken on a walking tour of the city where you will have the chance to see some hidden gems, that are not often visited by other tours including Cardiff's historic market and covered arcades. After exploring the city you will have time to explore one of the best art galleries in the UK, before being whisked off to the largest castle in Wales where you can explore this medieval marvel. Finally, you will be taken to one of the prettiest castles in the UK where you will be able to see inspirational interiors and breathtaking views of of Cardiff.

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Follow a self-guided audio tour through Cardiff using an app on your phone

Explore castles, a beautiful park, beaches, cliffs, and get up close to a lighthouse on this full-day tour from Cardiff. This tour offers the perfect balance of heritage, history, and scenic locations

The Cardiff Tasting Tour is a fun and delicious way of discovering Cardiff. On the Cardiff Tasting Tour you will enjoy a range of tastings including Welshcakes, cockles, cheeses and Welsh cider. We also get to discover Cardiff, its beautiful parks, majestic buildings, famous landmarks as well as finding the best places to eat, drink and shop! Cardiff Tasting Tours run once a month on a Saturday from 24 Feb until 23 Nov 2024. Tours start at Cardiff Castle at 10 00 and end at 12 30. Duration 2.5 hours. Inclusions • Tastings of Welsh food and drink, information re Welsh cuisine and culture, plus a few words of Welsh on a guided walking tour of Cardiff. • French, Italian and Spanish Guides available.

Enjoy a self-guided audio tour using an app and explore the haunted grounds around Llandaff Cathedral while listening to stories of ghosts and phantoms

Delve into the rich history of Cardiff and check out the city highlights on a guided walking tour. Explore the arcades, find out the best places to dine, admire the view of Cardiff Castle and more.

Explore Cardiff’s famous filming locations on this self-guided walking tour. You’ll see several iconic locations from Doctor Who, Torchwood, The Sarah-Jane Adventures, and a few more surprising television productions. Our tour starts at the iconic Cardiff Castle, where you’ll find out about its versatility as a TV location. You’ll walk around the new Canal Quarter and hear about directors, CGI enhancements, and a few film shoot stories. I’ll also share some of Cardiff’s war-time tales, medieval history, and how it grew from a small town to a massive coal-exporting city. Our tour ends at Cambrian Tap, a popular pub used in the BBC’s Sherlock, where you’ll have the option to sample local food and drink.

This private day tour of Cardiff, including Cardiff Castle, Caerphilly Castle and Castle Coch, is the perfect tour for anyone who wants to get to know this stunning Celtic city.

Get entry tickets to Alcotraz Cardiff, an immersive bar behind bars, where the serving inmates are your bartenders. Smuggle your liquor past the warden and serve your time with cocktails.

Join our full-day guided tour of Cardiff, where you’ll explore the city’s rich history and vibrant culture, and learn how the city transformed from coal to cool. Start with a boat trip along the River Taff, taking in views of Cardiff Bay, the Wales Millennium Centre, and the Senedd, before heading to Bute Park for a walk through its green spaces. Next, stroll through Cardiff’s city centre, passing the historic Arcades and Principality Stadium, before enjoying lunch at a local restaurant with traditional Welsh dishes. In the afternoon, visit Cardiff Castle to learn about its history, followed by a tour of the National Museum of Wales, home to fantastic art collections. Finish with free time to explore Cardiff Market, local parks, or Queen Street shopping. This tour offers the perfect mix of history, culture, and local flavor.

On this private day tour of Cardiff you'll visit Cardiff Castle, St Fagans National Museum of History, Cardiff Bay, and more!

Admire the architectural highlights of Oxford. Stop in Bampton village and enjoy a tour of Highclere Castle with rooms featured in Downton Abbey and receive a copy of Lady Carnarvon's book.

Join the Silent Adventures Team as we take you on a journey of song and dance through the famous streets of Cardiff. This musically instructed adventure aims to have your funky moves on display and your pop star voices serenading the people of the capital! Hi-tech headsets will fill your body with beats, theme songs, and your favorite hits across the decades. As your inhibitions evaporate and laughter takes over, you will be part of the best all-dance, all-singing walking tour in town! It's a Flash Mob, it's a Silent Disco, and It’s a roaming, rhythmic riot through Cardiff!

This private 3-hour tour of Cardiff is the best way to quickly get to know the Welsh Capital, led by a local Cardiff guide.

Discover the best spots of the Gower Peninsula on a day trip from Cardiff. You'll enjoy beautiful walks, stunning landscapes, and rich local culture.

Our Private Half-Day Tour of Cardiff is the best way to quickly get to know the Welsh Capital. Whatever your reason for visiting, this is the best way to discover as much as you can of this stunning city in half a day. Led by a Cardiffian, this trip allows you to see the best bits of Cardiff, hear what it is like to live in the city and discover some of the local hidden gems that only a local knows about. Because our guides are locals, they know all the best places to eat, drink, and how to experience all the best bits of the city including those places that are away from the usual tourist trails. Starting in the city, and including a brief visit the National Museum of Wales in Cardiff's civic centre, the tour will finish 'down the bay' where you are able to visit some of Wales newest and most iconic buildings and learn how the city (and Wales) has changed in the last 100 years.

Visit Doctor Who filming locations in Cardiff before making your way to Bad Wolf Bay (Southerndown beach) with an expert guide. The perfect tour for die-hard Doctor Who fans!

Dive into over 100 interactive STEM exhibits at Techniquest in Cardiff. Explore science through hands-on activities, shows, and a planetarium.

Long ago Tudor Cardiff faded into history, along with almost all of its buildings. Today, Cardiff is a bustling, modern city so it’s hard to believe that in the mid-1500s it was just a tiny port and market town on the River Taff. On this GPS-guided walking tour, you'll look beyond the modern buildings at the clues that tell the city’s story of fame and notoriety in the days of the powerful Tudor dynasty. As you make your way through the city centre, I’ll point out the only two remaining Tudor buildings and reveal the curious origin of some of Cardiff’s street names like Womanby, Golate and Wharton Streets. You’ll hear what life was like back in Tudor Cardiff, including how different the daily diets of the rich and poor were and how literacy meant there were different laws for the different social classes. And on your way to Bute Park, where the tour ends, you’ll pass by St John The Baptist City Parish Church’s striking tower, Gorsedd Stone Circle, and the spectacular Cardiff Castle.

Explore Cardiff and Doctor Who filming locations on this 3-hour walking tour of the Welsh capital, led by a Doctor Who expert.

Go behind the scenes on an award-winning guided tour and learn about the world of The Royal mint at The Royal Mint Experience in Llantrisant. Get the rare chance to strike your own coin.

Really fun and friendly small classes. Brilliant choice of reclaimed leather and patterns. Leave inspired by new skills. Can also tell you all about the area.

Book a walking tour of Cardiff to explore the filming locations of over 30 memorable Doctor Who scenes. Geronimo!

Experience a totally unique way to explore the city of Cardiff with this silent disco adventure tour. Expect all your inhibitions to disintegrate as you bust some serious moves in a unique 1-hour musical walking tour of Cardiff.

Our Private Day Tour of Cardiff, including Cardiff Castle, St Fagans and Cardiff Bay is the perfect tour for anyone who wants to quickly get to know the Welsh Capital. Whether you are here for a holiday, a flying visit, or are looking to get to know the capital for any other reason this day tour is the best way to discover as much as you can, in a single day. Led by a local Cardiffian, this day-trip allows you to see the best bits of Cardiff, discover its history, and hear what it is like to live in the city. Best of all, because our guides are locals, they know all the best places to eat, drink and explore that are often away from the usual tourist spots. While this tour is usually only available for groups up to 3 people, we are able to offer tours for larger groups of up to 30 (please contact us for more details). This means that should you want to explore with a group of friends, or a college or university group, you can knowing that you will get exactly the same amazing tour.

Explore Cardiff with a local guided, absorb the local lifestyle, and get a feel of its unique culture.

Take a guided hike from Pontneddfechan, Neath, visiting eight waterfalls of the Brecon Beacons National Park. Discover the landscape of forests and waterfalls with an engaging enthusiastic local guide

This is the premier sightseeing tour of Cardiff Bay, the Vale of Glamorgan and the Heritage Coast ( Wales' very own Jurassic Coast) . Visiting, ancient burial tombs, Victorian Penarth, Barry Island, Fossil beaches, beautiful villages and picturesque Castles. Tours Wales offers you the best specialised Green Badge driver guided tour.

Enjoy an exciting night out in Cardiff on a guided bar crawl. Visit 4 venues, including some of the city's best-known venues, sip on free shots, and get entry into a club at the end of the night.

Our Wye Valley Tour has it all, and has been described in one review as “a great adventure that spans centuries of Welsh history, in the middle of a beautiful countryside.“ . Ancient Castles, Gothic Abbey, Historic Towns, Roman Ruins and stunning countryside, during this 8 and a half hour tour. . On the tour, you will have the freedom to spend as little or as much time as you wish at any of the locations. We will provide you with an itinerary before the tour. The timings on this itinerary are purely there to be used as a guide for the day. From 1st November to 1st March there will only be time to stop at three of the four locations, due to shorter opening times at Chepstow Castle and Caerleon during these months. You can deciede which three to stop at in advance, or discuss the options with your driver guide on the day Please Note: Chepstow Castle, Raglan Castle Tintern Abbey & Caerleon Roman Baths all have a cost for entry. However these are not included in the price of the tour.

Enjoy an adventurous waterfall walking tour in Brecon Beacons National Park. Discover the famous Waterfalls of the Bannau Brycheiniog National Park.

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Discover the history and beauty of Swansea Bay and Inland.

A small group guided tour from central Cardiff taking in the very best beaches & historical sites on the Gower peninsula, the first Area Of Outstanding Natural Beauty in the UK. You travel in a luxurious fully electric vehicle, limited to a maximum of 7 passengers with tour guide Andy who is a Mountain Leader and a Green Badged Tourist Guide. Mumbles with its fine row of shops, harbour, small beaches and Victorian pier. Three Cliffs Bay, home of adventure activity by the sea. We'll then visit Gower Heritage Centre for lunch and a guided tour of the 12th Century watermill. Rhossili and Worms Head is a must with any trip to the Gower having to pull into this iconic spot. Llanrhidian Common is farming Gower, with sheep, sheep and more sheep... Oh, and King Arthurs Stone. Know Before You Go 1. This tour will take place rain or shine 2. There is a walk of 3km in total on our visit to Three Cliffs Bay 3. Andy may bring his dog with him. If this is an issue for you please let us know

Join a day tour from Cardiff with a Wales Tourist Guide. Visit Roman Caerleon, Chepstow Castle, Tintern Abbey, Caerphilly Castle, and Caldicot Castle, and enjoy entry tickets to all the sites.

We will create a bespoke tour for you starting and ending in Cardiff, the Capital City of Wales, based on your interests and where you would like to go. Whether you want to see castles, mountains, abbeys, the seaside. Whether you want to see as much as possible in one day. Or have a relaxed day, spending more time in a few places. We will plan the perfect day in South Wales for you. When you book, we will contact you to find out your interests and if there is anything you would like to see or do. We will then present you with 3 options, for you to choose from. The day is YOUR day, and you can make as many amendments or adjustments to the day as you like up to 48 hours before the tour takes place. Please Note: We require at least 7 days notice to plan your tour. Tours made with less than 7 days notice will be not be pre-planned and your driver will decide where to take you on the day. This may result in missing places you would have liked to go

Skip the typical tour. Discover Cardiff with a passionate local on a private, personalized walk full of hidden gems, real stories, and authentic connection.