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There are so many attractions and places of interest to see in and around Cardiff including the old Cardiff docklands now home to Cardiff Bay which is not only a freshwater lake but also used for sailing and watersports.” Here you will also find the Bay visitor centre attraction home to exhibitions and displays on the history and development of Cardiff Bay and which includes a scale model of the entire city,entry is free.

St Fagan’s National History Museum is one of Europe’s foremost open–air museums and Wales’s most popular heritage attraction, again there is free entry. There’s Cardiff Castle, which during its 2000 years of history, has been a Roman Garrison, a Norman stronghold and in Victorian times a gothic fairytale fantasy entry costs from £8.98 to £11.95 for an adult, then there is Castell Coche Wales’s own fairytale-like castle complete with romantic turrets, entry £3.60 for Adults.

At The Red Dragon Centre in Cardiff the kids will be in their delight with the “Doctor Who Close Up Exhibition” where they can get close to a cyberman and a dalek, you can see monsters, costumes and props from the recent series of Doctor Who, most of which was filmed in Cardiff. Family tickets £18.00.

Tequniquest is a hands-on science centre in Cardiff, Children and adults alike are enthralled by the vast array of puzzles, gadgets and structures in the main exhibition hall or you can take in a show in the Science Theatre or gaze at the stars in the Planetarium. Adult admission £7.00.

Another must if you are visiting Cardiff is the Pierhead Building (know in welsh as Y Senedd) This is the Welsh Assembly Government’s debating chamber, you can join a tour of the eco-friendly building, and watch Assembly debates from the public viewing gallery. Entry is free.

Llandaff Cathedral in the ancient "City of Llandaff” is one of the oldest religious sites in the UK. Admission is free.

Like our other city guides Cardiff also offers sightseeing tours with its well know hop on hop of “Red sightseeing buses” where a warm welcome awaits you, you will be able to see and hear all about Cardiff, the Millennium Stadium, Cardiff Bay and of course the Castle.

Of course no visit to Cardiff would be complete without enjoying the marvelous array of shops that this wonderful city has to offer and already bursting with great outlets there is a the St David’s shopping centre2 opening this year!.

If you are staying in Wales or live in the area you might want to pop over the second Severn crossing bridge and visit the Georgian splendor of Bath or the cosmopolitan city of Bristol both of which can be reached in under an hour.