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To help you with your stay in our self catering accommodation, we have put together a few suggestions to get you started with your visit. Many of these attractions are just a short walk from our self catering accommodation.
Cardiff Castle Cardiff Castle is one of Wales' premier attractions in the very heart of the city. The Castle's enchanting fairytale architecture conceals an elaborate and splendid interior. Contained within its walls is a history spanning nearly 2,000 years from the arrival of the Romans in the 1st Century.
Castle Coch Just a few miles north of the city very near the village of tongwynlais, there is a castle straight out of a fairytale but was built from the ruins of a medieval castle. It is located high on cliffs settled amid woodland. Now maintaoined by CADW (Welsh Historical Monuments).
Millennium Stadium The home of Welsh Rugby but also so much more. Boasting the first stadium retractable roof in the UK, it attracts 1.3 million visitors a year as well as world class acts and events. Just some of them include international Rugby games, U2, Bon Jovi, Madonna, Bruce Springsteen and the Speedway Grand Prix to name just a few.
St Fagans Just a short bus ride from the centre of the city brings you to the Museum Of Welsh Life. Many Welsh buildings brought from other parts of Wales and showcased in the grounds of St Fagans castle. Learn how the Welsh have lived, worked and socialised over the last 500 years.
Llandaff Cathedral Standing on one of the oldest Christian sites in Britain. It was in the 6th century when St Dyfrig founded a community close to where the Roman road crossed the River Taff. The present cathedral itself dates back to 1107AD. We strongly recommend the Llandaff Ghost Walk which has been featured in the "Top Ten Things To Do For Under A Tenner" by Essential Travel Magazine.
Cricket fans in Cardiff are well catered for with the recently built Swalec Stadium in Sophia Gardens - named after Sophia, the wife of the Marquess of Bute, who owned the land in the 19th century.
Redeveloped over the last couple of decades, this is Europe's largest waterfront development. There is now a huge freshwater lake controlled by a barrage stops the city from flooding. Cardiff has one of the larges tidal ranges in the world - up to 14m! The bay is home to the Wales Millennium Centre (arts centre), Mermaid Quay (shops and restaurants), The Welsh Parliment and the New BBC Wales Studios with the Doctor Who Experience.
