Pierhead Building

Sightseeing on wheels

Enjoy this private group tour from Cardiff Bay to Tiger Bay. See the transformation of Cardiff Docks into the modern bay. Explore landmarks such as the Welsh Parliament, the Barrage, and Mount Stewart Square. Meet your guide in front of the Pierhead Building. Get orientated to Cardiff Bay, touching on the regeneration of the last 30 years, which has transformed the area. Learn about the history of Cardiff Docks. See the biggest coal dock in the world (just 100 years ago), which supplied coal for the British Navy. Visit the Cardiff Bay Barrage, which creates a break between the Bristol Channel and the freshwater lake that is Cardiff Bay. See the iconic buildings of the Bay, including the Norwegian Church, The Wales Millennium Centre, The Welsh Parliament/Senedd, and Mermaid Quay and see some of the great film locations seen in Doctor Who. Visit the historic Mount Stuart Square, a conservation area, and the mighty Coal Exchange, which once controlled the price of coal and saw the handover of the world's first check for a million pounds. Sip refreshments at the Coal Exchange. Enjoy seeing the old trading floor, and renovated restaurant, before concluding the tour.

Enjoy a 2-hour historical and cultural walking tour of Cardiff Bay, as you delve deeper into Cardiff's political and industrial history. Throughout the day, your professional and informative guide will entertain you with some of Cardiff's fascinating stories, characters and iconic structures old and new. During your walking tour, you will have the chance to pass historical and cultural landmarks such as the Roald Dahl Plass, The Coal Exchange building, The Senedd, Pierhead Building, Wales Millennium Center, The Norwegian Church, Captain James Scott and, Ivor Novello. The itinerary for this tour is highly customizable and suggestions or recommendations given to your guide will be happily taken on board.  The tour begins in the heart of Cardiff Bay, between the magnificent letters of the Millennium Centre and the water tower of Roald Dahl Plass, finishing in the same location a couple of hours later. Of course, more specific locations can be organized if preferred.