Cardiff - Complete Travel Guide to the Welsh Capital - Wales City Tour (Bucket List) 🏴
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- Опубликовано: 17 июн 2022
- Cardiff is the capital city of the country of Wales, and I highly recommend that you go one time in your life. But what can you expect from the Welsh Capital? I’ll show you around everything that’s cool in Cardiff, such as Cardiff Castle, Millennium Stadium, Principality, National Museum of Wales, Museum of Cardiff, Sophia Gardens, Bute Park, Cardiff Bay and much more!
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For anyone visiting the Welsh capital city of Cardiff, this video will guide you to what to see and what to do.
Any questions, write them in a separate comment and I'll try and answer them. 👍
You are pronouncing the park wrong it is Sophia Gardens or on Welsh lemon Gerddi Sophia
@@darkninja6208 potayto, potarto, tomayto, tomarto. So long as people know what I'm referring to.
Wales is England's oldest colony if you discount Cornwall.
They are the original British culture and language but this is forgotten by most people in the world.
the nowregin church is for cap scott
@penderyn8794 wales is a country seperate from England by the Bristol channel, and wales was here thousands of years before England ever existed, polite and respectfull comment.
I really wish they’d kept the Dr Who experience, it was a great exhibition, fans from all over the world visited, and as a result discovered the rest of Cardiff.
Yes, I remember, but I think they re-opened that?
@@UltimateBucketList no, it’s been closed since 2017 unfortunately
@@UltimateBucketList they've moved it to Liverpool
AFAIK they didn't have many international visitors, at least enough to keep it going.
It’s a very remarkable city.
You missed mentioning the people who are living in Cardiff “simply they’re beautiful people”.
I recently moved to Cardiff after living in England for about 3 years, and the most noticeable thing about Wales is the Welsh people. They warmed my heart.
I'm glad you had a good experience with the people.
In general, Welsh people are friendly, but I've met a fair few that weren't so nice.
So in all good conscience, I can't say the same thing.
Thank you for those kind words. I left the city in 1984 but go back often as family still live there.
Absence makes the heart grow stronger 💓
@@UltimateBucketList I'm curious what bad experiences you had as I live in Cardiff
@@UltimateBucketList what happened? We are a friendly people!
@@adamesufali2298 Me too.
My descendants migrated from Wales to America a couple hundred years ago and I’ve always had an interest in knowing more about where I originated from. Thanks for making this great video. ✊🏻
You should visit one day!
Cardiff is an old city, but with modern amenities all around, so there's definitely plenty to see and do.
Definitely worth a trip one day :)
Wales or should I say Cymru, has such a strong history that is not taught to its full extent. I've lived in Cardiff all my life and studied Welsh history, I was really surprised how little people know about their countries history. It is definitly worth looking into.
The Norwegian Church was originally built for Norwegian sailors - the port had a busy trade importing Norwegian timber for pit props in the coal mines. The church was originally in a slightly different location, but was re-sited and extended when the Bay was developed.
Yes, apparently so.
Great video, living in Cardiff I tend to take what we have for granted. It's nice to hear nice comments from visitors. Other great places to visit if you have time is Llandaff Cathedral and St Fagans museum, both outstanding attractions.
Thanks Jeffrey. Yes, I was meaning to go to those two places, but I simply ran out of time. Maybe the next time I'm in Cardiff I'll check that out. Cheers! :)
How can you not Include the stabbings and murders and drug dealers and fight everywhere happening all the time?
@@cantagiousca5220 It's a Capital city. You will always get a certain amount of crime, its not as bad as some major cities In the UK.
I sure had a great time in Cardiff last weekend - and no, I was NOT there for Stereophonics or Tom Jones ;)
@@cantagiousca5220 What you have to realise is, Cardiff has the lowest rate of crime of any city of its size on the island of Britain, this includes violent crime. Unfortunately there are incidences of violent crime, as in any city. Are you from Cardiff by any chance?
As a local artist I thought I'd share some music stuff, if you're into indie grassroots music venues there is a street called Womanby Street where you'll find venues like Clwb Ifor Bach (everyone from Coldplay to Skrillex have played this venue before getting known). On this same street are The Moon and Fuel (slightly heavier venues) and if you're into jazz & blues then bootlegger is your place. You'll also find live music sometimes upstairs at Tiny Rebel which is a microbrewery. Then slightly outside of the main town is Tramshed a larger venue.
Hope this helps any music fans out there looking for a club night or some live bands. Also if you're visiting and want to get a gift for someone that's arty and supports local talent then Cardiff Creative Shop in queens arcade, it's all independent so you're supporting local businesses/artists.
Great tips! Thanks very much for stopping by.
Used to live in Caerphilly. Took the castle for granted. I remember sitting on the stone wall with a Greggs I got just down the road with the smell of the market while watching the fireworks. They did great displays.
That sounds great ... fireworks over the castle?! Awesome!
They haven’t done the fireworks for a few years due to covid but hopefully will start again this year. My house overlooks the castle so will be a great view.
You need to come back and visit St Fagans, the national museum, llandaff cathedral/Bishops palace, Roath Park etc, there's lots more to do in cardiff but sometimes it can be overlooked because the castle and the bay are always the main focus. Caerphilly Castle and Castell Coch are beautiful. I'm glad you took the time to visit them 😊
Yes, unfortunately I couldn't cover absolutely everything in my two days in the Welsh Capital, but maybe I'll be back to see those things.
Nice video, beautiful places of Cardiff City, excellent, super like, new friend, wonderful sharing my friend 👍👍
Thanks very much for commenting!
Spectacular city having nice infrastructure, shops, restaurants, museums, garden etc. Most attractive & worth seeing city
It really is worth seeing, I agree :)
I've been looking for a video like this for ages! Moved about 20 minutes outside Cardiff in the summer and I've only really visited the shopping centre and the Bay. This is going to revolutionise my weekend when the weather perks up :)
Great! I hope you found this video helpful! :)
Enjoyed this video Ninh, have myself visited Cardiff a few years ago and done most of what is featured in the video. Spent a few days in Wales and will admit Cardiff is one of my favourite British cities. The Cardiff Bay part brought back some good memories although when I visited the weather were significantly better. And yes the Millennium Stadium tour is worth every penny, when it comes to rugby I'm a France fan but boy the Welsh team surely has a nice home ground, in fact the whole city is rugby mad. Unfortunately didn't get the chance to do the Cardiff City FC stadium tour, but next time it's a must.
Thank you Jacques. Yes, Cardiff is a nice city to visit, and very Rugby mad!
Thanks for such marvellous video! Cardiff is a great city!
You're welcome! And yes, Cardiff is really a nice city to visit!
I was born in Cardiff, so I'm chuffed at this video! I'm also considering visiting a few places here, that I haven't seen for years or never before.
Thank you. Yes, I found that Cardiff is a very vast and varied place. I think I only covered the most obvious things in this video, so if you do come home - you'll probably find more things than I did!
Love these videos!
Thank you my friend.
Fantastic tour guide off Cardiff 👍🥰
Thanks Diane! I'm planning to visit more places in the UK (as opposed to abroad) this summer due to the chaos that's happening in all the airports recently. Expect to see more videos like this shortly!
By far my biggest hack when going to cardiff is catching the aquabus. It runs every hour on the hour from Bute Park (by the entertance to the park, close to the rugby stadium) to Cardiff Bay. (Half past the hour in the returning direction). Costs £6 per person each way (£3 children) and you essentially get transport and an attraction in one.
Great idea!
Actually £8 now. Great shout though.
A brilliant video tour! Thanks so much for sharing 😁
Glad you enjoyed it! Thanks for commenting!
Excellent video! I'm from the coast, about 20 miles west of Cardiff, and have grown up visiting the city regularly. This is probably the best guide to visiting the city I've seen. Da iawn.
Appreciate that Jimmy, thanks very much! :)
Thank you so much for this detailed video🎉
You're welcome, glad you enjoyed this video.
Thanks for the video. It's so nice. 🌻
Thanks Vera, glad you enjoyed my video on Cardiff :)
Cardiff really is a great City. Also such a friendly City
Yes indeed.
I did my MSc in this beautiful city... I really love it. Thank you for the informative vlog.
You're welcome!
Love the video keep up the good work
Thanks, will do!
Thank you for the video man!
You're welcome!
Hey Ninh, thanks so much for your travel guides. I've used them extensively during my 3 week holiday to Wales, England and Paris. Appreciate your hard work filming / editing, you had made my holiday so memorable and thanks for giving me ideas of where to go. Keep up the great work!.
Thank you so much, I'm happy that these guides helped you on your travels!
I probably don't get enough views on them right now, but hopefully one day - these will be the defacto travel guides that everyone watches before they go. I live in hope!
Cardiff was a massive port during the 19th and 20th century the Norwegian church was build Norwegian sailor's when it is also the church that Rolh Dalai went to
I believe so, yes.
My hometown! Been away for most of the last 6 years but moving back next month! :) Been luxky enough to work in media for Cardiff City, Cardiff Devils and also perform at Millennium Stadium, Wales Millennium Centre, St. Davids Hall, New Theatre, Sophia Gardens and Saint Fagans. I forget how lucky we are to have everything on our doorstep!
I forgot to mention the Elite League Champion Cardiff Devils! (I'm a Manchester Storm fan), but yeah it's definitely a great place for sports. Welcome home!
@@UltimateBucketList Ah, found memories of Machester. That was my first ever playoff weekend; and we won it! I was Devils' Match Night Announcer - for 6 seasons - before I moved away.
@@Mark-pz9xw Cool story! Wish we still played in the main arena in town instead of "not in Manchester"! But yeah, ice hockey back in the 90's was the best!
Thank you -very useful!
You're welcome!
Great video 😍I’m heading now to Cardiff many thanks to you💓💓
Thanks very much! I hope you enjoy your day out in Cardiff! :)
❤😊 Splendid!
Thank you!
This was very informative, I'm moving to Wales in a month's time to work in an NHS Hospital. Thanks for the content.
You're welcome, glad this helped!
Thank you for taking such a wonderful video! I am gonna work in Cardiff this Oct, but not in the city center. This video really helped me have a glimpse of the city without going there in flesh. And I am more looking forward to living there!
Hope you have fun living there, it's a nice city.
Thanks for stopping by.
@@UltimateBucketList Thank you for your reply and good wish! You made my day~~😆 I really like your videos and interpreting!! Looking forward to more wonderful content you create! Have a wonderful day!~~
Great video, good job 👍👍
Thanks Rob, much appreciated!
Thanks for another great video yet another place to go if I ever to to the UK.
Absolutely! I'd say visit other UK cities like Bath, Manchester and York before seeing this one, as there's more to do.
That said, Cardiff is very Welsh and if you're here for the Rugby, you're in for a good time.
Make sure to read about the stabbings and murders and drugs first
wth 😂 please stop scaring people
Great video. You missed mentioning the Civic Centre (Cathays Park). This is fairly unique in the UK with its collection of white Portland stone buildings - along with the Mall in Washington DC, it was used as one of the major inspirations for the design of New Delhi - and is built around Alexandra Gardens. Other omissions included Roath Park (with it's lake and botanical gardens) and... most significantly... St Fagans with its castle and national folk museum that's certainly well worth a visit.
For those without a car, getting from Cardiff to Caerphilly (to see the castle) is easy and fairly quick by train.
Amazing
Thank you my friend!
We visited just the other week. We really enjoyed this video and of course Cardiff!cheers 🍻
Ah excellent, glad you enjoyed this video and visiting the Welsh capital! Cheers! 🍻
I loves the 'diff!
Indeed!
Love that you had an England rugby shirt on. But also great content going to explore tomorrow.
Thanks! Gotta represent the homeland, I guess? Have fun tomorrow.
Great video! I learned that I'm 3% Welsh, so I'm interested in visiting Cardiff.
You definitely should one day.
Beautiful city, convenient reasonably priced and a very important country with great people.🏴🏴🏴🏴
Yes I agree!
Indeed it is my good friend and is really rich and better than Cornwall full of country peasants.
Great presentation, will check out your other videos
Thanks Knut, I appreciate your kind words! :)
Very interesting tour! Have a great day! 14:52
Thanks!
Well done!! Congrats!! Very good video. Awesome channel. Subscribed!!
Thanks for the sub, much appreciated!
Castle Coch is welsh for Red Castle, taking its name from the red sandstone found in the surrounding area of the grounds. It was also once known as the 'Castrum Rubeum', which is Latin for ‘the Red Castle’.
Yes, that's correct.
Thanks❤❤❤
You're welcome, I hope you enjoy Cardiff!
Glad you enjoyed my city and very informative video for visitors
What I will add on the public transport is use the buses to get around the city for those who don't want to walk
£4 can get you a day ticket per adult and can be used as much as you want that day
Yes, that's true. Thanks very much for the tips!
...IF you can find one that's actually running and you don't mind a back breaking ride through a pot hole ridden hovel 🤦
If you like antiques/vintage then visit The Pumping Station and Jacob’s Market!
Good ideas!
Brilliant video, Caerphilly Castle is the biggest in Wales and second biggest to Windsor Castle
Yes, that's correct. Thanks!
I really love your travelshows . So useful..A tip; Make a travelshow or two from Norway, lots to see and do....
Thanks Johnny! I'd love to go to Norway. Oslo is on my list of things to do this summer if I get a chance for sure.
But the whole country is beautiful, so I might just end up staying :)
The city I’m proud to call home. ❤
Very nice!
My home town ❤
Very nice!
nice!
Thanks.
Thanks for this nice travelogue. I’m considering a day trip by train from Oxford later this summer (traveling from US).
You're welcome! If you're going west from Oxford, I recommend you check out my videos on the city of Bath and/or Stonehenge. And London is always fun (I have several videos on that). Enjoy your trip!
@@UltimateBucketListThanks for responding. I’ve traveled to Bath, Stonehenge & the Cotswolds on prior trips. I just want to see Wales, & if I have time, a day trip to Liverpool (that’ll be a looong day!)
good review
Glad you enjoyed it
Wowwww... Wish this video was longer....😇 What a Wonderful place. The Truth is, All places you showing us are All Great!!! From Scotland etc.... If wishes were horses, I would spent 3 months there,or more, just to enjoy All those Wonderful places up to the Queen's Palace. She maintained her Country so Excellently. Super!!! Thanx a lot for your best videos👌🏾👌🏾👌🏾👌🏾👌🏾🔥🔥🔥🌧️🌧️🌧️🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧💯💯💯💯🏆🏆🏆🏆👑🎩👸🤴🎩👑💥🌟🌟🎺🎷🥁🧑✈️💂☮️✌🏾✌🏾✌🏾💗💗💗🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹
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Thanks again Mosima. If you like this video, check out my other England and Scotland videos :)
A Filipino ofw told me when I was in London that Cardiff is very beautiful.how true.thanks.
It is. You should visit one day.
My home city.
It's a nice city!
The Norwegian church was built for the Norwegian sailors who settled in Cardiff in the 1860s and children's author Roald Dahl was christened there.
Cool! That's a good fact to know about. Thanks :)
Oh wow! I just wiki'ed Roald Dahl, I never realised he was of Norwegian ancestry.
The Norwegian Church was originally near the site where the Butetown Link Road comes out of the ground. It was renovated and moved to the present site when the road was constructed.
NICE
Thanks very much!
should have popped into the indoor market, best place in the capital! cardiff is also home to the world's oldest record shop, being spillers records in morgan arcade. glad you enjoyed your visit butty!
Yeah probably should have done. Not much of a shopping kind of guy, but will remember for the next time!
Thanks for mentioning Spillers. Edward and Elsie Spiller were my grandparents.
@@16119121523 awe that's class! Got Cardiff royalty in your blood mun
Thanks for your kind reply Butt, my grandma was quite a character, as older Cardiffians will testify! But great credit must go to Ashli Todd for keeping the business going to the present day. Long may it continue!
Hello i am from Singapore i am coming 40 next month. Wow! Honestly your video is really very useful for anyone who wants to travel to Wales. And your video is not LONG winded! U only focus the important parts and places in Wales. Thank god. To be very honest i really hates when a youtuber upload a long winded video! It is so BORING! Thank u so much for uploading this video about Wales.
Thanks! I try and not make everything long winded. A lot of other RUclipsrs make the video about themselves, and it's really annoying. I'm glad you think my videos are good!
Check out my channel for more like this :)
@@UltimateBucketList your most welcome 😀 honestly some youtubers they want to be youtuber cause the SAKE of wanting to be FAMOUS that's all! so that is why they like to upload videos about themselves. i only subscribe to a youtuber only if i find their channel INTERESTING!
Blessed be x❤😂😂
Nice video, although a little condescending, esp. if u r from Cardiff.
Cardiff City Stadium is NOT built on the site of the former Ninian Park... It was only a few hundred yards away, the other side of Sloper Road, though.
Also missed out that Castell Coch is a 'folly' built by the Bute Family, that owned most of Cardiff, incl. the docks & Cardiff Castle. The 1st £1 Million cheque was signed in Cardiff docks, when it was at it's height - shipping coal around the world!
Also never mentioned St Fagan's - the Welsh National Museum of History - which, admittedly, is on the north-west edge of the city, but well worth a visit - a lot of it is outdoors.
And, never mentioned the Civic Centre, beside Cardiff Castle, where the iconic buildings of the City Hall; the National Museum of Wales - which WAS mentioned, I believe - the Law Courts; & University stand.
There was also no mention of the beautiful Roath Park, to the north-east of the centre.
Additionally, Cardiff Bay was created by a Barrage that you can walk over, as the Bristol Channel, outside it, has the 2nd highest tidal range in the world, and would otherwise be mud flats for half the day.
Disappointing that you have to call this video 'condescending', especially given the bloated diatribe you just wrote. In short: this wasn't a concise compendium of everything in Cardiff - no video on RUclips would ever cover that. This video wasn't made for people like you: it was made for tourists that have never even heard of Cardiff, let alone know what's there.
That castle is something else,i was there but never went in
I think if you've seen the grounds and the outside, it's enough.
But yeah, cool place to visit.
The castle grounds is full of murders and drugs lovely place
Nice video
Thanks.
Excellent, as a Cardiffian been waiting years for this video. 👏 The Garth Mountain opposite Castell Coch is a lovely walk up to the top and affords wonderful views across South Wales on a decent day weather wise. Castell Coch is a 10 min walk from Taffs Well Station up the hill through Tongwynlais. How did you miss Cardiff Arms Park next to Principality Stadium, the tickets for club games are £20 and has one of the best sports clubhouses and views. 😂
I didn't miss Cardiff Arms Park ... it's explained in more detail in my Pricincipality Stadium tour video.
And thanks.
For autograph collectors, the Arms Park is easily the best ground to go to especially if you're standing in the South Stand. I've met Gareth Edwards there multiple times and Gethin Jenkins and multiple other players.
Don't ask people for directions to the red castle. No one will have a clue where you mean.
It's called castell coch. Nothing else. The translation is indeed red castle however.
A train will take you to the nearby village of Taff's Well. Bit of a walk from there, or get a bus to a nearer village called Tongwynlais.
Shorter walk.
Caerphilly is easy to get to from Cardiff by bus or train.
M UK south Wales love ly thank you
You're welcome!
Finally a local guide. Fair apply very spot on!
Thanks!
Local? Lol I'm out in the street 24/7 I've never seen him in my life and I'm 46
I'm guessing the only reason you went on single track roads to Castell Coch is because you came from the direction of Caerphilly. Castell Coch is right off the M4/A470 juction and if you come from that way it is a couple of minutes through a standard village with proper roads (they even have markings too hahaha). As for Caerphilly castle, it is the largest and its very easy to get to by train from Cardiff so no need to drive.
Yes, I'm aware that the roads are easy when coming from Cardiff, but I did drive from Caerphilly so ended up on the single track roads.
Ah Cardiff, such amazing and peaceful place, i live there and i love it, way better than Cornwall.
It's a nice place, but Cornwall is nice for other reasons.
I’m trying to move here from london, only thing is people keep telling me about the drug issue and pipe heads 😂 is it really that bad? It surely can’t be worse than london
Great video, worth noting that most of Cardiff castle, especially the interiors are far more modern than you think. They were extensively renovated and rebuilt in the 2nd half of the 18th century by the 3rd Marquess of Bute, who owned the docks and essentially the rest of the city.
Yes that's correct. Not only are they modern, they're incredibly water damaged!
1800s / 19th Century.
Just returned form Cardiff. Wales the land of my forefathers.
Fantastic!
Great video! Will you ever return to the ninh ly channel? Just wondering cus I’ve been binge watching that recently lol.
Yes I will, but it takes ages to make one video, let alone several videos for several channels.
@@UltimateBucketList just do you what you need to do! No pressure!
Beautiful city, awesome video! How many days do you recommend to stay there and explore these locations?
Hi, you won't need much time. One day to see everything, possibly another day to watch the rugby or chill out in the parks, but any more than that and I think you'll be bored.
You missed an opportunity to talk about Roald Dahl's involvement with the Norwegian Church. The bit you called Mermaid Quay is actually called Roald Dahl Plass.
Yes I believe you're correct. My mistake.
So did my ancestry my fore grandmother's and father's are Welsh from Cardiff, Glassmorgan, Wales,UK Captains at that..my dad's father side to be exact..
Cool!
I went to university in Aberystwyth beautiful but it is also quite bleak once your fruends have gone, some are lovely but done Welsh were cold .
Aberystwyth is very different to Cardiff, nice place but yes very cold.
@@UltimateBucketList yes totally different maybe cos its nationalist
You could have shown our civic centre which is near the city centre and people rate it as a gem.
Yes, I believe so. Thanks.
did you know that in the birchgrove area there is a place called celebrities. there were 4 other shops there but they quickly died out.
No, I didn't know that.
Okay Ninh I’m sold, perfect timing actually I’m going to Cardiff for a concert at the end of the month! Great video!
Great! Just be careful, concert traffic in Cardiff is terrible and there were reports that the recent Ed Sheeran concert at the Principality caused traffic jams throughout the city.
Quite a lot of people missed the concert because they were stuck in traffic, so my advice: get there early!
Would that happen to be Ramm Stein? I’ll be there too
@@UltimateBucketList Staying in a hotel so should be fine! That has to be the most handiest stadium to get to!
@@StrangeUrr good to hear! Yes, apart from possibly the Rogers Centre in Toronto and St James's Park in Newcastle, its probably the easiest stadium to get to.
I'm good be working in the stadium for the gig.
This guys sounds like Uncle Brinn! ❤
I'm not so sure. Uncle Bryn (played by Rob Bryden) speaks with a heavy Welsh accent. I'm the complete opposite of that!
@@UltimateBucketList I bet he was trying to use a Welsh accent. I really enjoyed your video, thank you!
@@UltimateBucketList I hope I did not offend! I found Gavin and Stacy on Brit Box and absolutely love it. I found your video while looking to find out more about Wales. Just an inquisitive 'merican.
No offence taken ... I just found it strange that someone thought I sounded like Rob Brydon. He's certainly more eloquent than I am!
another fantasic video you shoud visit invernesss
Thanks Stuart. I've visited Inverness before, it's nice but I don't know if there's enough content to make a video for. I think I covered it briefly in my Loch Ness video?
Love Cardiff..
Indeed.
What about the stabbings and murders and drugs everywhere do you like that too?
If I were supper rich, I would buy Cardiff Castle and live there. It's like escaping the modern world, and stepping into another realm: part late medieval and part Victorian, then a hint of modern.
Interesting use of your lottery winnings?! But I don't believe that it'd ever be for sale?!
You should check out Swasea. Much better than Cardiff, I swear! . . . OK, I'm bias, I admit that but still, definitely chek out Swansea!
I like Swansea. It's a nice place and I like walking around the coast. Not much to report on or make a video about, but nice place nevertheless.
@@UltimateBucketList You're right about the city centre area but I think Gower and many beaches are worth making a video, Joe's is also possible one of the best ice-cream shops in the whole British Isles and there are some nice castles to check out too. Oh, and don't forget Liberty Stadium too.
@@UltimateBucketList there is a lot to report about like its lost potential. They used to have trams and copper works.
Oystermouth castle (mumbles area) and the walk along the river tawe is worth documenting.
my dream is to come there one day wish me good luck
Good luck.
Norwegian church was rebuilt by Roald dahl who had Norwegian heritage.
Caerphilly castle is the biggest castle in Wales (and way better than Cardiff castle)
Worth noting that Cardiff is very flat if you want to walk around
Yes, Cardiff is indeed very flat!
Roald Dahl was Norwegian with status as a British citizen. . He was a very successful writer, not a builder.🤦
@@501sqn3 yes obviously he was a children's author I meant he contributed to having the church built.
Great vlog but one thing missing, where does one park in Cardiff without having to take a loan out?
Thanks. Yeah, the NCP car parks in the city are a bit pricey.
Personally, I park along Wellington Street or Lansdowne Road for free if I'm only there for a couple of hours.
Lots of people park in Cathays and walk into town from there
Either park just outside the city centre - in the area around the museum is cheaper, or Cardiff Rugby Club (next to the river near the castle) is cheaper than other carparks. Also there's a carpark that runs south from Sophia Gardens where parking is less costly.
The car park behind Tesco in Canton then get the bus into town.
The entirety of Cardiff Castle is free to residents if I remember correctly.
That's good to know!
Great video. Makes me want to visit. But surely English and Welsh law are unified? Scottish law is different though.
Common misconception, but Wales also has it's own separate laws. It's just that many of them are the same as the English ones.
It was really obvious when the pandemic hit - they still enforced things like mask wearing and social distancing when England lifted their regulations. They also banned you from buying 'non-essential' items, so Welsh people had to travel to England just to do shopping!
Why would we? We ain't English
We share some but we also have our own very different system.
@@UltimateBucketList except when travel was banned! We also fined anyone crossing the border into Wales. Then there was the almost naked guy who walked into Tesco in Cardiff because they had deemed clothes to be non-essential 😂 I saw the news in Australia on youtube at the time, they were laughing their heads off at us - too right!
Criminal litigation / 'The Law' is administered by U.K Parliament in London and is in force in England and Wales. There are a few subtle differences in Scotland and Northern Ireland but largely the law is the same there as well.
in the 22 years of my life I had no clue the Castle grounds were free entry...
Yes, it's true! They don't make that obvious and there's signs outside telling you the ticket prices, but you can walk around the inner grounds for free (excluding the perimeter wall). But for anything inside and the keep, you need a ticket.
They didn't use to be free, you needed to present a ticket straight after the gate. Those who live or work in Cardiff can get a Castle Key which is a 3 year pass that costs under 10 pounds. I think it changed after covid (but don't quote me on that).
For 42 years I didn't know the castle grounds was Free I walked in the grounds and the castle in February 😮
How can i travel from cardiff to Pontypridd South wales university?
Take the direct train from Cardiff Central to Treforest. It should take 35 minutes.
Both University campuses are a short walk away from Treforest station.
Nice video overall but I’m going to disagree with your view on the Senedd.
It’s a stunning and significant piece of architecture (both environmentally and for recent history) that’s well worth visit. If you manage to go on a day when the Senedd is out of session, you can enter the chamber and get a true feel for how brilliant the building is both in design and use. For anyone interested in architecture, history, or even just taking in an area then the Senedd is an absolute must.
I got no problem with the building itself, but watching the Welsh Government conduct business is like watching paint dry.
It's like you can attend Parliament at London, but not many people do because watching politicians not answer questions all day gets kinda old.
@@UltimateBucketList Like I said, it’s a great experience when the Senedd is out of session so you can go into the chamber and have a true appreciation of the building.
@@UltimateBucketList I'm sorry. But like the person you replied to, I very much disagree with you about the Senedd and very much agree with that person about the building, the way it's designed and the type of democracy it's supposed to (and does) deliver.
And if you genuinely think that the Senedd operates in anything like the same way that Westminster does (in or out of the chamber) then I respectfully say to you that you haven't paid any attention at all and that in this regard, you literally know so little that it would've been highly advisable to say nothing at all.
The fact that draw similarities between the way that the Senedd and Westminster function - characterised the way that you have - tells me that you haven't actually any real experience of witnessing the Senedd at work. Or understood why the design of that building facilitates a style of of government that is everything that Westminster is supposed to be but fails miserably at: for the reasons that you actually did identify.
And friend: I worked for HM Government (in the Treasury Building) just across the street from the Palace of Westminster, so trust me: you have no idea. And it shows. I, on the other hand, was immediately struck by how different the system and the Senedd works in Wales. And was very impressed by the difference in tone and conduct within the chamber, as well as the accessibility of proceedings and Senedd members to the public. That's a whole different world from the visitors gallery in the House of Commons. You're comparing apples with oranges.
Otherwise, you produced a great video and I thank you for it.
This is probably the longest video on Cardiff that doesn't mention Roald Dahl, Dr Who or Spillers Records, the world's oldest record shop! Very good regardless.
Spillers Records maybe. But I don't believe there's a specific attraction for Roald Dahl or Dr Who, even though they are both inextricably tied to the city. Thanks for the suggestions.
@@UltimateBucketList Isn't that area in front of the Millennium Centre where people sometimes perform called the Roald Dahl Plass? There were also references to his family inside the Norwegian Church. The Dr Who exhibition has closed but there were several references to him and the Tardis around Cardiff when I last went there.
As someone with mobility problems I found my visit totally unnerving. Trying to make my way along the so called traffic free High Street was a nightmare because of the speeding deliveroo cyclists who did not care if they knocked you over. To the lack of accessible toilets at the castle due to the lift not working. What bright spark thought it was a good idea to put them on the first floor. We left the city after only 45 mins as our group needed toilets. All left not wishing to ever return as felt we were unwelcome.
I'm really sorry to hear that, especially about the accessibility at the castle.
By law here in the UK, most attractions have to have disability access or facilities, and if they don't (it better be a good reason) they have to expressly advertise that.
As for the Deliveroo cyclists - sadly they are a plague that is starting to affect every city. I was in Liverpool yesterday and almost got totalled by two of them!
u forgot to include the beautiful art of shottin on clifton
I didn't go there.