World City Guide

Sightseeing

Sightseeing Overview
Being in the throes of redevelopment, especially around the Cardiff Bay area, the city is constantly opening up new attractions. The old favourites – Cardiff Castle, Llandaff Cathedral and the museums – are still popular and as worthy of a visit as ever but they must now compete with the newcomers, most of which are concentrated on the waterfront. For this reason, visitors could consider Cardiff Bay as one huge tourist attraction and approach individual sights as components within it.

Attractions are dotted all over the city. The Millennium Stadium and Cardiff Castle, for example, are in the city centre, the National Museum and Gallery is a short distance away, at Cathays Park, while the Museum of Welsh Life is in St Fagans, on the city’s western outskirts. The cathedral is situated in what is quaintly called ‘the City of Llandaff’, three kilometres (two miles) from the city centre.

Tourist Information
Cardiff Visitor Centre (Canolfan Croeso Caerdydd)
16 Wood Street
Tel: (029) 2022 7281. Fax: (029) 2063 9162.
E-mail: enquiries@cardifftic.co.uk
Website: www.cardiff.gov.uk
Opening hours: Mon, Wed and Sat 0900-1700, Tues 1000-1700, Sun 1000-1400 (open later during school holidays).

Passes
There are no tourist passes available in Cardiff. Admission charges to national attractions, such as Cardiff’s National Museum and Gallery and the Museum of Welsh Life, were abolished in 2001, except for special temporary exhibitions.