Cardiff Secrets and Heritage City Walking Tour

This tour explores the ‘Avenues and Alleyways’ of Cardiff City Centre, uncovering its nooks and crannies and its inner secrets. Discover Cardiff’s rich and varied history. Trace its origins as a modest Roman port, via the influence of the Normans, its prominent role in the court of Elizabeth 1st, the remarkable prosperity of the entrepreneurial Victorian era when it dominated the world’s coal industry – culminating in today’s modern, vibrant and cosmopolitan centre, one of Europe’s youngest capital cites
The tour guide will be a qualified local guide; a member of Wales Official Tourist Guides Association. These are the only guides officially recognised by Visit Wales and Welsh Government to guide in Wales. They have undergone extensive training, passing both practical and academic guiding examinations.

Meeting Point

Castle

Castle, Cardiff, UK

We meet at the front of the front entrance of the Castle

What to expect:

Duration: 2 hours

Cardiff Castle

Castle St, Cardiff CF10 3RB, UK

We arrive at Cardiff Castle which has dominated the Cardiff landscape for 2000 years plus, with its history in many ways mirroring the city’s development.

20 minutes • Admission Ticket Not Included

Morgan Arcade

Morgan Arcade, Cardiff CF10, UK

Its numerous Victorian and Edwardian shopping arcades is a phenomenon unique to Cardiff, testament to the city’s Victorian entrepreneurs, and offering a distinctive shopping experience. Many of these arcades retain their distinctive and original features

10 minutes

Cardiff Market

St. Mary Street, Cardiff, CF10 1AD

Experience the hustle and bustle of the city’s thriving Victorian indoor market – built on the site of Cardiff jail. Learn about the area’s ‘bloody’ history. Enjoy a drink here, with an opportunity to taste some ‘Welsh caviar’ and the famous Welsh cakes

30 minutes

Principality Stadium & Tours

Westgate Street, Cardiff, CF10 1NS

One of the world’s greatest sporting venues is based right here in the city centre. But how did this iconic feature and home of Welsh rugby come to occupy such a prime location

10 minutes • Admission Ticket Not Included

Bute Park

35 North Road, Cardiff, CF10 3DX

Cardiff is one the UK’s greenest cites, thanks to its many parks. Learn about the Park’s history and explore another Welsh phenomenon – the Gorsedd Stones – along with the remains of Blackfriars Priory

10 minutes

City Hall

Cathays Park, Cardiff, CF10 3ND

Explore the Civic Centre in more detail. It includes the City Hall, the National Museum with one of the world’s finest collection of French Impressionist paintings along with paintings by some of Wales’most prolific artists, and the impressive Queen Alexandra Gardens and Memorial Park

10 minutes