Half Day Complete Cardiff Walking Tour

Departure Point Outside the front entrance of Cardiff Castle to the left of the main doorway. Look out for the guide in green or with a green umbrella. Return Details We finish in the heart of Cardiff Bay at the opposite end of the city in Roald Dahl Plass opposite the Wales Millennium Centre. Duration 4 hours Languages Available Human tour guide - English Points of Interest Stop At: Cardiff Castle Castle Street Cardiff We start the tour at Cardiff oldest building and most prominent landmark. Discover 2 000 years of Cardiff history from the Romans to the Bute family before we set off on our guided walk of the city. Duration: 15 minutes Stop At: Bute Park 35 North Road Cardiff Cardiff is one of the greenest cities in Britain and the centrepiece of Cardiff's greenery is the massive Bute Park right next to Cardiff Castle. The Park features a river stone circle old monastery and more trees than you can imagine. Duration: 20 minutes Stop At: Cathays Park - Cardiff Civic Centre Museum Avenue Cardiff Cathays Park is otherwise referred to as Cardiff's Civic Centre the finest of it's kind in the whole of the UK. The neighbourhood features some of the most noteworthy buildings parks and monuments in all of Cardiff. We'll explore war memorials City Hall and more on this stroll through the area. Duration: 20 minutes Stop At: Cardiff Market St. Mary Street Cardiff Explore Cardiff iconic central market one of the cities most popular landmarks. Both traditional and moder alike the market is more popular and diverse than ever before yet it's location has a darker past than one might expect.... Duration: 15 minutes Stop At: Principality Stadium Tours Westgate Street Cardiff While Cardiff Castle may be Cardiff's most notable old building surely the Principality Stadium is its modern equivalent. Arguably the most well know structure in Wales formerly known as the Millennium Stadium the Principality is one of the world's most famous rugby arenas and unique in it's central location. The city of Cardiff arguably revolves around the events that's take place here from international rugby to world class musical entertainment. Duration: 15 minutes Stop At: Royal Arcade Royal Arcade Cardiff Cardiff has the highest concentration of Victorian and Edwardian shopping arcades or galleries of any city in all of the UK. Explore the city's oldest with its unique shops distinctive architecture and fairytale charm. Duration: 15 minutes Stop At: Mermaid Quay Management Suite Cardiff Modern Cardiff just wouldn't exist today without its most famous suburb. Cardiff's most diverse neighbourhood grew rapidly in the nineteenth century as Cardiff became an industrial powerhouse and as people arrived to Wales from all over the world. The legacy of that survives in the buildings people and streets of Butetown even today. Duration: 30 minutes Stop At: Norwegian Church Arts Centre Harbour Drive Cardiff Bay Cardiff One of the city's most noteworthy and beautiful buildings the Coal & Shipping Exchange was once the epicentre of the world's coal trading industry. Today it is a glamorous hotel which captures and maintains the splendour of its origins. Duration: 10 minutes Stop At: Roald Dahl Plass Cilgant Bute Roald Dahl Plass Cardiff What was once the biggest coal exporting port in the world is now one of Europe's most modern and revitalised waterfronts. Remnants of the glory age of industry survive today with some of the older iconic buildings but Mermaid Quay also contains a plethora of dining and drinking options which overlook a gleaming waterfront since the creation of Cardiff Bay Barrage in the 1990s. We will discuss the areas development and redevelopment over the past two centuries as well as what the future holds. Duration: 20 minutes Stop At: Wales Millennium Centre Bute Place Cardiff One of the more unique or unexpected buildings in Cardiff is the Norwegian Church as well as being one of the oldest surviving structures in the Bay area. Learn more about Wales' links with Norway as we take in the views of Penarth and the Scott Memorial at this point of the waterfront. Duration: 15 minutes Stop At: Pierhead Building Pierhead Building Maritime Road Cardiff Roald Dahl was born in Cardiff much to the surprise of many. The city's most famous son arguably has been embraced more regularly in recent years and one sign of that is that the central plaza of the Bay area is named after the author. We will learn about the well known writer his work his legacy and his connections to Cardiff. Duration: 15 minutes Additional Information Wheelchair accessible Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller Service animals allowed Public transportation options are available nearby Transportation options are wheelchair accessible All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible Suitable for all physical fitness levels Inclusions Experienced native English