Day1
Day 1 - Castle to Bay
6 km£45-65
09:00
Cardiff Castle
Norman castle with Roman fort remains and ornate Victorian Gothic revival rooms. Audio guide covers 2,000 years of history from Roman times through the Bute family renovations.
2 hours£16.50
Starting point (0 minutes)
11:30
Cardiff Market
Victorian covered market from 1891 with 100 stalls selling Welsh cakes, vintage clothes, and local crafts. Ground floor has food vendors, upper level antiques and books.
1 hourFree
Walk through city centre (5 minutes)
14:30
Cardiff Bay
Regenerated waterfront with Wales Millennium Centre, Senedd building, and Norwegian Church Arts Centre. Walk the Bay Trail around freshwater lake created by Cardiff Bay Barrage.
3 hoursFree
Bus 6 or Bay Express (15 minutes) - £2.20
Lunch
Pettigrew Tea Rooms near castle
Dinner
Mermaid Quay restaurants