The Cardiff City Guides deal with the questions every visitor has: where to find Welsh cakes still warm and chips worth queuing for, which castles and free national museums deserve your time, how to handle a match day at the Principality Stadium and where the night goes after Womanby Street. Every guide is a short list with a clear point of view, giving the reason to go, what to order or see and one useful tip per place, and it opens in your browser as soon as you have paid.
About the Cardiff City Guides
- 138 places
- 6 guides
- 5 languages
- Works offline
- Print or PDF
- Instant access
- Free updates
The six Cardiff guides
Food guide
24 places
Welsh cakes from the market griddle, late chips on Chippy Lane, the arcade cafés, Pontcanna’s neighbourhood tables and the spots to avoid.
Things to do guide
20 places
Castles and free national museums, a slow afternoon in Cardiff Bay, the Victorian arcades, big parks and the seaside at Penarth.
Family guide
22 places
Dinosaurs at a free museum, a castle keep to climb, parks and playgrounds, a sandy beach by train and cafés where pushchairs are welcome.
Nightlife guide
24 places
Cocktail bars tucked out of sight, real-ale pubs, live music on Womanby Street, evenings by the water and food after midnight.
Day trips guide
24 places
Sandy bays and surf beaches, fairy-tale and ruined castles, the waterfalls and peaks of Bannau Brycheiniog and quick hops to Bristol and Bath.
Budget guide
24 places
Free national museums and the Senedd, parks and viewpoints that cost nothing, cheap market lunches and nights out on foot.
Why an interactive guide beats a list
Tick places off
Mark each place as done and watch your progress, so you always know what is left.
Your own notes
Write notes on any place and add your own finds. They stay on your phone.
One tap to Maps
Every place opens in Google Maps, and the day route puts your picks in a sensible order.
Open now, near me
Filter by what is open right now or what is closest to you.
Works offline
Open the guide once with a connection and it keeps working without data.
Print it or save as PDF
On a computer, print any guide or save it as a PDF to take with you.
Three places from the guides
Fish at 85
Pontcanna Street, Pontcanna
Half fishmonger, half small dining room, cooking whatever landed that morning: hake, sea bass, scallops or lobster. Ask what came in today and order that. From the food guide.
Wales Millennium Centre
Bute Place, Cardiff Bay
Slate and steel on the waterfront, with Gwyneth Lewis’s lines in Welsh and English cut into the facade in huge letters. Wander the foyer for free or book anything from opera to a West End musical. From the things to do guide.
Big Pit National Coal Museum
Blaenavon, about 1 hr 15 min by train and bus
Former miners lead you 90 metres down a real coal mine, hard hat and lamp on. It costs nothing, sits inside the Blaenavon World Heritage Site and stays with you long after. From the day trips guide.
Plan your Cardiff days
Day one stays in the compact centre: the castle walls, the market and arcades for lunch, Bute Park in the afternoon and live music on Womanby Street after dark. Day two heads down to Cardiff Bay on the short train from Queen Street, then across the barrage to Penarth and back for dinner in Pontcanna. For a rainy or slow day, spend hours in the free National Museum Cardiff or St Fagans, or take a short train to Caerphilly Castle. Check the stadium fixtures first, as match days change the whole plan.
Questions about the Cardiff guides
What do the Cardiff City Guides include?
138 places across six guides: food, things to do, family, nightlife, day trips and budget. For each place you get the reason to go, the neighbourhood, notes on opening times and one practical tip.
How do I receive the guides once I have paid?
The links show up on your order page as soon as payment goes through and in the confirmation email. They work in any browser on a phone or laptop, with no app to install and no account.
Can I use the guides offline in Cardiff?
Yes. Open each guide once while connected and it carries on working without signal, ticks and notes included. Opening places in maps still needs data.
Which languages are the guides in?
The guides open in English, German, French, Italian and Spanish. You can switch the language inside the guide at any time.
Is it possible to buy a single guide?
Yes. One guide is £4.49, two are £7.99, four are £13.99 and the full set of six is £16.99.
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