Things to Do in Cardiff

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

Discover the locations of Gavin and Stacey on this official tour. See Barry Island and visit the home of Stacey. Visit Nessa's Slots and see where she tattoos her customers, then take a walk on Barry seafront.

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

Discover stunning beaches, rugged coastline, and amazing Welsh history on this guided day tour, from Cardiff. Travel along the breathtaking Gower Coast by minibus to Swansea, Mumbles and Worm’s Head.

Visit Small but Mighty Wales! In this walking tour, you will hear about the history and culture of this independent Country. On the Cardiff all-in-one tour, you will be immersed in Welsh Culture to help you experience the distinct Welsh identity that we hold. On this tour, you will learn how the history of the nation’s events from Roman and Norman times to the modern day, have met with an inspired response from the people of Cardiff who have a unique perspective and sense of passion for their home. From medieval times Cardiff moved into its golden era during the Victorian times and its enterprising spirit has seen it welcome people from all over the world to live, work, and pioneer new ideas and successes. The beauty of Victorian architecture reflects its glory days and on our tour, you will see how the city is still at the forefront of innovation; championing independent shops, markets, and cafes long before it became trendy!

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

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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!

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.

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.

Explore Three stunning castles and the top attractions of Bannau Brycheiniog National Park. Discover the tallest waterfall in South Wales and marvel at one of Britain's oldest trees.

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.

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

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.

Marvel at the cliffs of Nash Point, part of the Wales Coast Path, which offers spectacular walking routes with breath-taking views of the Bristol Channel. Afterward, spend some time at Dunraven Bay, a popular destination known for its impressive limestone cliffs and rock pools. Then, take a look at the ruins of Ogmore Castle, featuring parts of the stone keep, a curtain wall, and a gatehouse. Next, enjoy a stroll through St. Fagans National Museum of History, one of Europe's leading open-air museums and Wales's most popular heritage attraction. The final stop will be in Caerphilly town to marvel at Caerphilly Castle—a UNESCO World Heritage Site and the largest castle in Wales. Entrance is optional; you can also spend your free time exploring the charming town, which is filled with cafes, quaint shops, and souvenir spots. Finally, sit back and enjoy the ride back to Cardiff to the designated meeting point, concluding a day filled with exploration and discovery.

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.

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!

Come and visit the Waterfall Country in the Brecon Beacons and enjoy a magical day out visiting up to eight waterfalls and smaller ones.

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.

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.

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

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

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.

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

See South Wales' three major castles – Cardiff Castle, Castell Coch, and Caerphilly Castle. Experience the breathtaking Brecon Beacons National Park and explore the quaint market town of Brecon.

Enter the National Park to visit Henrhyd Falls, the tallest and most spectacular waterfall in South Wales. Proceed to the heart of Bannau Brycheiniog and enjoy a short stop at the second oldest tree in Wales, a stunning yew tree that is 3018 years old. Stop in Brecon town, where you can admire the canals—voted the prettiest in Britain. Continue to the town of Merthyr Tydfil to tour Cyfarthfa Castle, located in a picturesque park (optional activity, entry free not included). Next Marvel at Caerphilly Castle, the largest in Wales and a UNESCO World Heritage site. Take a stroll around this magnificent fortress, or relax with an ice cream in the town. End your day at Castell Coch, a fairy-tale castle nestled in the woods. Please note that the visit to the waterfalls will involve a 30 minutes walk. The path may be steep and muddy, so we recommend wearing boots and rainproof clothing.

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.

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.

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

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.

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.

Go on a guided tour from Central Cardiff, taking in the very best beaches and historical sites on the Gower peninsula.

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.

This self guided audio tour helps you escape the modern city of Cardiff and picture what it was like to walk through the streets of the tiny but lively Tudor Town of Cardiff in the 1500s. Most (but not all) of the Tudor buildings are long gone, but thanks to historical records and maps we can piece together, as you meander through the city centre, what you would have seen, what dramatic events you might have witnessed, and who you might have been lucky enough (or unlucky enough!) to meet. Your journey back in time is helped with period music and sound effects to complete a magical journey of the imagination!

Book this service and discover Cardiff free from heavy baggage.

Travel through the enchanting Wye Valley, stopping at some of Wales' most iconic landmarks such as Tintern Abbey, Chepstow Castle, and Caerphilly Castle, on a guided day trip from Cardiff.

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.

Secure your tickets for the ultimate day-party, the Wicked Bottom-less Brunch Show. Witness Broadway magic by Hariana and indulge in unlimited drinks.

Take a day trip from Cardiff to Brecon Beacons National Park to hike the six waterfalls with a guide. Hike the area surrounding the secluded waterfalls and marvel at Wales' natural landscape.

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.

Admire the nature of Brecon Beacons National Park and gain 400m of height on this 15km hike.

Start or end your holiday the easy way with a great value bus transfer between Bristol Airport and Cardiff. With guaranteed seats, regular departures and free WiFi, sit back, relax and enjoy.

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Discover the dark side of Cardiff on a guided walking tour. Hear about murders, restless spirits, and people who disappeared as you visit some of the city's major landmarks and infamous locations.