Cardiff Market

Arrive at the meeting point and then follow your guide through the vibrant streets of Cardiff. Explore on foot and learn about this city's rich history and culture. See the Animal Wall, Bute Gardens and Cardiff Market. After this, check out St John's Church, a 12th-century medieval building. Wonder through Cardiff's arcades, known for their cafes, artisan shops, and beautiful architecture. Also, admire the Edwardian Baroque architecture of City Hall, which was opened in 1906. Pass by the National Museum, a famous art gallery. Admire the city's street art during the tour. Check out the city's stadium, and find out the best restaurants. Ask your guide any questions you have, so you can discover the city's hidden gems. Finally, walk to Cardiff Castle and finish the tour at this Victorian Gothic building that dates back to the 11th century.

Explore Cardiff with a local guide, and get an insider's view of the historical sites, local landmarks, and hidden gems. Meet at Cardiff Central railway station before walking through the city's stunning Victorian shopping arcade. Listen to your guide explain local favorites, including the oldest record store in the world. Next, walk to Cardiff's famous indoor market, where you can purchase a range of local treats. After, visit Cardiff Castle, the oldest building in the city. Later, follow your guide to the second-oldest building in Cardiff, St John the Baptist Church, before strolling through Cathay's Park and National Museum Wales. View the museum's impressive collection, including work by leading contemporary Welsh artists. Afterward, travel to Cardiff Bay, which was once the largest coal-exporting port in the world. View the modern buildings that have sprung up since the bay's redevelopment.

This 2.5-hour walking tour of central Cardiff shows you the best the Welsh capital has to offer: beautiful green spaces, the iconic castle, unique arcades and its stunning civic center. Cardiff is a city with over 2,000 years of history. It’s the youngest capital city in Europe, and the fastest growing capital in Western Europe. Discover many facets of Cardiff’s rich past and present on a leisurely stroll through the city. The route will take you via the shopping district, the Castle Quarter, through Bute Park and the civic center, ending in front of Cardiff Castle.  Your guide will give you plenty of tips, suggestions and recommendations of things to do in Cardiff and around Wales, including where to find the city’s hidden gems and best bars and restaurants. The tour is flexible, so if you have any specific requests they can be catered to, such as where you want to start or finish, what you want to see, and what you want to learn about in particular.

Walk through the darker edges of Cardiff, the capital city of Wales, on this two hour guided walking tour of old Cardiff. Hear the twisted tales, from slums to graveyards, ghosts to pirates, and prisons to disease, across a thousand years of local history. Discover a time when danger lurked behind every corner. This tour focuses on the lesser talked about aspects of Cardiff and Welsh history. Behind the Roman origins, Tudor markets and industrial-age glory lie tales of disease, executions, ghosts and sea-monsters. Cardiff may be a young capital city but it is still steeped in legend with a dark and sinister underbelly, a place where pirates roamed freely, normal people faced ritual humiliation and even the smallest crime may have been met with execution. This tour if fully confined to what one may call 'Old Cardiff' or the Castle Quarter, starting and finishing in very central locations, in amongst the bars, restaurants and evening activity of Cardiff city centre.

Turning City Streets into Adventure Playgrounds! Explore the streets of Cardiff as your team unlocks a hidden trail, finding clues, solving puzzles, and completing challenges, earning points along the way all self-guided through the Go Quest Adventures app. See the area's highlights, explore its hidden gems, and learn some insider history and fun facts along the way. Your Quest will begin at the National Museum Cardiff at the heart of Cardiff’s civic centre then wind you through the city streets, in and out of the famous arcades and ending at Cardiff Castle. During your Quest, learn about some famous rebellions, about how the River isn’t where it used to be, discover another world in plain sight and walk through Dead Man’s Alley. Along the way, you and your team will be involved in solving puzzles and completing challenges as you discover all that makes Cardiff the gateway to all that’s wonderful about Wales. As the Quest is self guided you can: * Start your Quest whenever you want, get instant access with nothing to print off from home * Go as fast as you want and try to top the leaderboard, or go at your own pace, stopping for rest breaks along the way. * Private experience with no groups to follow. Add up to 5 players for one price. So grab some binoculars (for a bit of dragon spotting), put on some comfy shoes and get ready to explore the sights, discover hidden gems and ultimately, conquer your Cardiff Quest! This is an ideal outdoor activity for couples, families, groups of friends, and can be the perfect team building activity. Will you conquer the Quest? (If you are looking for an activity that explores Cardiff Bay, please see our other tour)

Discover Cardiff's rich past and present on a private half-day tour. Take a leisurely stroll through the city center, starting at Cardiff Castle. Continue to the civic center, Bute Park and the Castle Quarter. Then head to Cardiff Bay.  Learn about Cardiff's 2,000 years of history from your informative guide. Benefit from advice and suggestions on what to do in Cardiff and around Wales. You guide will tell you where to find the city's hidden gems and best bars and restaurants. Specific requests regarding the itinerary can be accommodated with prior notice. The tour will end outside the stunning Wales Millennium Center.