Cardiff City Tour

Departure Point Your driver guide will meet you outside The Museum by their vehicle. We will advise their vehicle the day before your tour is due to take place Return Details The tour will finish at the National Museum of Wales in Cathays Park so you can visit the museum or explore the Park & Gardens if you wish. On request your driver guide will take you back to The Hilton Hotel if you prefer. Duration 2 hours Languages Available Human tour guide - English Points of Interest Stop At: Cardiff Castle Cardiff Castle Grounds Cardiff A truly spectacular Castle sitting proudly right in Cardiff City Centre imperiously looking over the city. Whilst not being the tallest or largest structure in the City it is is still one of the largest buildings and dominates the surrounding area. Duration: Not Available Stop At: Principality Stadium Westgate Street Cardiff The Principality is a 74 500 all seater multi use arena in the heart of Cardiff City Centre. It is the 2nd largest stadium in the world with a retractable roof. Only the 80 000 capacity AT&T Stadium in Texas home of the Dallas Cowboys is bigger. There are however a couple of stadiums in America whose capacity is expandable above the Principality’s Capacity. Nothing anywhere else in the world comes close. Krestovsky Stadium (66 881) in St Petersburg Russia is the closest outside North America in terms of capacity. Duration: Not Available Stop At: Wales Millennium Centre The Wales Millennium Centre Bute Place Cardiff The Wales Millennium Centre is located in Cardiff Bay and is home to The Welsh National Opera. The National Dance Company & BBC Welsh National Orchestra of Wales are also based there. As are numerous other arts organisations.Building work began in 2002 and was fully opened in 2009. The Centre comprises 3 theatres the main one being the 1897 capacity Donald Gordon Theatre. In addition there are two smaller theatres. One with 350 seats and a third one with 250 seats. There are also a number of function rooms rehearsal spaces dance studios and orchestra space. A number of bars restaurants and cafes’ are located in the Foyer area. These are open to the public during the day and evening. Duration: Not Available Stop At: Roald Dahl Plass Cilgant Bute Roald Dahl Plass Cardiff Roald Dahl Plass is a large open space in Cardiff Bay in front of the Wales Millennium Centre. It is named after the famous children author Roald Dahl who was born in Cardiff. This public space has been the site of many events and exhibitions. Most summers the Plass is converted into a huge Beach complete with fairground rides. In 2018 it was it was the focus of the National Eisteddfod held in the city. In 2017 a large stage was constructed as part of the Champions League Festival in the build up to the UEFA Champions League Final. DJ Steve Aoki headlined a free concert there the night before the final. Duration: Not Available Stop At: Cardiff Bay Barrage Cardiff Cardiff Bay Barrage took 7 years to build. In the 1990’s it was one of the largest civil engineering projects in Europe. At a cost of £120m the Barrage opened in 2001. Sitting on the mouth of the Severn Estuary Cardiff experienced the same tidal ranges as the rest of the Severn Estuary which are the 2nd highest in the world. This meant that when the tide went out large mudflats were exposed. Cardiff was susceptible to flooding from tidal surges. The construction of the Barrage helped solve both these issues. First it stopped water going out with the tide making the area more attractive usable and likely to attract investment whilst also protecting Cardiff from flooding by keeping tidal surges out.The Barrage created a 2 square kilometre freshwater lake. Its construction started the regeneration of Cardiff Bay and Cardiff as a whole. Today the Barrage also provides a walk and cycle path linking Penarth and Cardiff. Duration: Not Available Stop At: Roath Park Roath Park Lake Road West Cardiff Roath Park is a popular destination for families and joggers alike located in the north of Cardiff. Covering a total of 130 acres. The park is split in two. Roath Park Lake and Roath Park Recreation Ground or Roath Park Rec.The Northern part of the Park is known as Roath Park Lake due to the lake that covers half of this part of the park and is 1.3 Miles around. Home to many water birds such as Swans and Geese the lake is also popular with anglers and has rowing and pedal boats that can be hired.A small lighthouse was added in 1915 to commemorate Captain Scott. His ill fated exhibition to the Antarctic which left set off from Cardiff in 1910 on the ship. Terra Nova.As well as the lake the northern half of the Park also has an extensive garden. This is home to 12 Champion Trees and a Conservatory. The conservatory has a tropical feel to it and houses a pond with many fish and is surrounded by unusual plants such as banana trees and