Cardiff City and the Bay Walking Tour

Cardiff Bay to the City Centre, we will take in many historic sites - many familiar as film locations from popular TV series such as Doctor Who, Torchwood and Sherlock Holmes.
In the City the tour will take in the Castle, National Museum complete with its world famous impressionist paintings, Bute Park, the Principality Stadium and the Victorian market and shopping arcades.

If timings allow, we will travel by water taxi to Cardiff Bay, or if not by conventional taxi. This is payable locally approx £7 per person for water taxi; £5 per person for conventional taxi.

In the Bay the tour will take in the Millennium centre, The Welsh Parliament known at the Senedd, the Norwegian Church, Mount Stuart Square and the Coal Exchange and the Cardiff Bay Barrage which has effectively created a 500 hectare lake, The biggest regeneration project of its type in the 1990s.

We will take comfort and refreshment stops along the way

Meeting Point

Pierhead Building

Cardiff CF10 4PZ, UK

Red brick building between the Wales Millennium Centre and Mermaid Quay

What to expect:

Duration: 4 hours

Cardiff Castle

Cardiff Castle Grounds, , Cardiff, CF10 3RB

We will walk the grounds of the Castle and hear of its dramatic history from occupation by the Romans to the fantastically wealthy Marquess of Bute.

30 minutes

Cardiff

Cardiff

Enjoy the hustle and bustle of the Victorian Market and the elegant Shopping arcades. Take the opportunity to buy a Welsh cake

1 hour

Norwegian Church Arts Centre

Harbour Drive, Cardiff Bay, Cardiff, CF10 4PA

Roald Dahl was christened in this church which is on the route

15 minutes

National Museum Cardiff

Cathays Park, Cardiff, CF10 3NP

We will visit the museum to look at its world famous collection of impressionist paintings including Rodin, Van Gogh and Monet

45 minutes

Wales Millennium Centre

Bute Place, Cardiff, CF10 5AL

This iconic building is the home of Welsh National Opera and many other arts organisation. Enjoy the architecture and beware the temporal rift from Doctor Who runs infront of the building

15 minutes

Principality Stadium

Westgate Street, Cardiff, CF10 1NS

We will walk around and take a photo opportunity of the Principality Stadium. This is the heart and soul of Welsh Rugby

15 minutes

Cardiff Bay

, , Cardiff

See the biggest regeneration project of the 90s the building of Cardiff Bay Barrage. Creation of a 500 hectare lake and the development of many iconic buildings.
Also look back to the history of Cardiff Docks, the biggest coal exporting dock in the World.

1 hour

What's included:

• Blue Badge Qualified, Local Guide

Not included:

• Water Taxi from the Bay to the City - £7.50 per person
• £5 per person for conventional taxi.