Cardiff
A compact capital with a fantasy castle in the middle and a redeveloped dock at the bottom. On a rugby international the whole city is one room.
Cardiff in eight slides
Wikipedia · 3 Sep 2026
Things to do in Cardiff
Where to stay in Cardiff
Cardiff in a day, two days, three
Landmarks in Cardiff
Cardiff Bay is an area and freshwater lake in Cardiff, Wales. The site of a former tidal bay and estuary, it is the river mouth of the River Taff and Ely. The body of water was converted into a 500-acre (2.0 km2) lake as part of a pre-devolution UK Government regeneration project, involving the damming of the rivers by the Cardiff Bay Barrage in 1999.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 6 Apr 2026
Richard Szwejkowski · CC BY-SA 2.0
Cardiff Castle is a medieval castle and Victorian Gothic revival mansion located in the city centre of Cardiff, Wales. The original motte and bailey castle was built in the late 11th century by Norman invaders on top of a 3rd-century Roman fort.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 2 Aug 2026
Clint Budd · CC BY 2.0
Llandaff is a district, community and coterminous electoral ward in the north of Cardiff, capital of Wales. It was incorporated into the city in 1922. It is the seat of the Bishop of Llandaff, whose diocese within the Church in Wales covers the most populous area of Wales.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 1 May 2026
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National Museum Cardiff, formerly known as the National Museum of Wales, is a museum and art gallery in Cardiff, Wales. The museum is part of the wider network of Amgueddfa Cymru – Museum Wales. Entry is kept free by a grant from the Welsh Government.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 15 Aug 2026
Ham II · CC BY-SA 3.0
The Millennium Stadium, known since 2016 as the Principality Stadium for sponsorship reasons, is the national stadium of Wales in Cardiff. It has a retractable roof and a usual capacity of 73,931. It is the home of the Wales national rugby union team.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 30 Aug 2026
Clint Budd from About 15 miles North of Swansea, Wales · CC BY 2.0
St Fagans National Museum of History, commonly referred to as St Fagans after the village where it is located, is an open-air museum in St Fagans, Cardiff, Wales, chronicling the historical lifestyle, culture, and architecture of the Welsh people. The museum is part of the wider network of Amgueddfa Cymru – Museum Wales.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 28 Jul 2026
Seth Whales · CC BY-SA 4.0
Cardiff Bay is an area and freshwater lake in Cardiff, Wales. The site of a former tidal bay and estuary, it is the river mouth of the River Taff and Ely. The body of water was converted into a 500-acre (2.0 km2) lake as part of a pre-devolution UK Government regeneration project, involving the damming of the rivers by the Cardiff Bay Barrage in 1999.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 6 Apr 2026
Richard Szwejkowski · CC BY-SA 2.0
Cardiff Castle is a medieval castle and Victorian Gothic revival mansion located in the city centre of Cardiff, Wales. The original motte and bailey castle was built in the late 11th century by Norman invaders on top of a 3rd-century Roman fort.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 2 Aug 2026
Clint Budd · CC BY 2.0
Llandaff is a district, community and coterminous electoral ward in the north of Cardiff, capital of Wales. It was incorporated into the city in 1922. It is the seat of the Bishop of Llandaff, whose diocese within the Church in Wales covers the most populous area of Wales.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 1 May 2026
No machine-readable author provided. Dolica~commonswiki assumed (based on copyright claims). · Public domain
National Museum Cardiff, formerly known as the National Museum of Wales, is a museum and art gallery in Cardiff, Wales. The museum is part of the wider network of Amgueddfa Cymru – Museum Wales. Entry is kept free by a grant from the Welsh Government.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 15 Aug 2026
Ham II · CC BY-SA 3.0
The Millennium Stadium, known since 2016 as the Principality Stadium for sponsorship reasons, is the national stadium of Wales in Cardiff. It has a retractable roof and a usual capacity of 73,931. It is the home of the Wales national rugby union team.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 30 Aug 2026
Clint Budd from About 15 miles North of Swansea, Wales · CC BY 2.0
St Fagans National Museum of History, commonly referred to as St Fagans after the village where it is located, is an open-air museum in St Fagans, Cardiff, Wales, chronicling the historical lifestyle, culture, and architecture of the Welsh people. The museum is part of the wider network of Amgueddfa Cymru – Museum Wales.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 28 Jul 2026
Seth Whales · CC BY-SA 4.0
From the airport
When to go to Cardiff: May or Jun or Jul or Aug
Guides about Cardiff
Three days in London on the daily fare cap, which is frozen until 2027. Why a Travelcard is the wrong purchase and where the free museums actually are.
Callum Doherty · 3 Sep 2026
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Callum Doherty · 2 Sep 2026
Eight day trips from London ranked, plus the 2026 fare freeze that flips the usual booking advice and the railcard that pays for itself in one trip.
Callum Doherty · 1 Sep 2026
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Priya Nair · 1 Sep 2026