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Cardiff Castle View website
Cardiff may only have been a city for 100 years, but there has been a castle here for nearly 2000 years. Tours of the castle interior take place throughout the day, or visitors can just enjoy a stroll around the picturesque Castle gardens. The newly opened £6m Interpretation Centre will also present for the first time the story of the Castle and its 2000 years of history, offering visitors a unique opportunity to learn about the different phases of the Castle’s development from the Romans through to the modern day.
Chapter Arts Centre View website
Chapter Arts Centre is a meeting place for people and for ideas. It’s regarded as one of the most successful multi-disciplinary arts organisations in the UK and a major centre for the contemporary arts in Europe. Chapter has 2 cinemas, a number of theatre spaces, a gallery, shop, café and award-winning bar and is also home to over 60 cultural workspaces. If you want to scratch beneath the skin of a performance, watch life-affirming films that lift your spirits and warm your soul, see an exhibition that's thought-provoking, playful and provocative or just linger over a drink in the café bar, then Chapter’s your place.
Occupying a former secondary school in the busy Cardiff area of Canton, Chapter has supported influential artists early in their careers and established an international reputation for its pioneering work. It has encouraged people of all ages and backgrounds to engage with the arts and has become an intrinsic part of the cultural landscape of Wales. Welcoming 400,000 visitors annually Chapter’s artistic work and influence is widespread and it is an important part of many people’s lives.
Llandaff Cathedral View website
Llandaff Cathedral stands on one of the oldest Christian sites in Britain. In the sixth century St Dyfrig founded a community close to the ford where the Roman road crossed the river Taff. He was succeeded by St Teilo and then Teilo's nephew, St Euddogwy. These three Celtic Saints remain patron saints of the present Cathedral and are represented by the three mitres in the Cathedral badge. Nothing remains of the original church but a Celtic Cross that stood nearby can still be seen near the door of the Chapter House.
National Museum Cardiff View website
Discover art, archaeology, natural history and geology. With a busy programme of exhibitions and events, we have something to amaze everyone, whatever your interest – and admission is free!
The collection of pre-18th century painting is notable for Poussin's Burial of Phocion, a French depiction of a classical subject and Jan van de Cappelle's A Calm, an atmospheric maritime scene from the Dutch Golden Age. There is a small collection of Renaissance art including paintings by Palma the Elder and Amico Aspertini and a tondo by the workshop of Sandro Botticelli in which the master's hand can be discerned. The collection's holdings include a group of portraits of historical figures such as Oliver Cromwell and Katherine of Berain, and four imposing cartoons for tapestries, attributed to Rubens.
There is a gallery devoted to British patronage of the eighteenth century, in particular that of Sir Watkin Williams Wynn, who was nicknamed 'the Welsh Medici' for his lavish spending on the arts. Included is a portrait of Williams-Wynn in Rome with fellow Tourists by Pompeo Batoni, one of his second wife by Sir Joshua Reynolds and his chamber organ designed by Robert Adam.
The art gallery has works by all of the notable Welsh artists, including landscapes by Richard Wilson and the pioneering Thomas Jones. There is a considerable body of work by John Gibson, Queen Victoria's favourite sculptor, and major paintings by Augustus John and his sister Gwen John, including the former's famous image of Dylan Thomas. Ceri Richards is well represented. The artistic output of David Jones is well-represented, but seldom on display owing to the fragile nature of his works on paper.
St Fagans National History Museum View website
St Fagans is one of Europe's leading open–air museums and Wales's most popular heritage attraction. It stands in the grounds of the magnificent St Fagans Castle, a late 16th-century manor house donated to the people of Wales by the Earl of Plymouth.
St. Mellons Golf Club View website
Opened in 1937 designed by H.S.Colt. ( Harry Shapland Colt arguably the finest golf course architect who ever lived. He and his partners created more than 300 clubs in 24 different countries). St Mellons Golf Club became a members club in 1964 and is a lovely parkland course on the eastern edge of the bustling Capital City of Cardiff. It is unique in that it straddles two counties – Gwent and South Glamorgan. The course is very well laid out and provides one of the best tests of golf in South Wales.
Taff Valley Quad Bike and Activity Centre View website
We offer a range of outdoor activities and exciting new ways to see the Welsh countryside for all ages and abilities.
Experience the thrill and challenge of Quad Biking, negotiating a 250cc or 90cc Honda all-terrain vehicle trekking through our cross-country nature trail whilst enjoying some of the best views of the Taff and Rhymney Valley's in South Wales.
Alternatively why not try improving your aim with Archery, or our adrenaline pumping Clay Pigeon Shooting, or an action packed day of Gorge Walking in the Brecon Beacons, prepare to get wet!
Techniquest View website
Techniquest is an educational charity, established in 1986 and based in Cardiff, Wales. Our mission is to engage people with science and to motivate them to learn more and we also address science-related areas such as maths, engineering and technology.
We work extensively with public audiences, and provide a range of services to schools and teachers to complement the formal education provision in Wales.
Techniquest has a world-wide reputation for creating excellent programmes and exhibits, and our staff includes leading experts in science communication.
For our audiences, Techniquest represents a kind of experience that is accessible and stimulating. It will provide choices to suit a range of abilities and interests, and will include surprises, participation, interactivity and discussion wherever possible.
The Llandaff Ghost Walk View website
Llandaff: the ancient city within the modern city of Cardiff. Its narrow streets, pubs, and crumbling ruins create the atmosphere of a sleepy forgotten village, dominated by an ancient Cathedral, and one of Britain’s oldest Christian sites, near the banks of the river Taff. It is hard to believe you are just a 10 minute bus ride from Cardiff city centre.
However, behind the peace and quiet of Llandaff lies a turbulent past of war, plunder, disaster, and tragedy. Little wonder then that this tiny hamlet is teaming with stories, legends, and hauntings, ancient and modern.
This is a ghost walk with a difference - you are in a city but can enjoy a mystical rural atmosphere, a Cardiff ghost tour in an ancient village setting - just a 10 minute bus ride from Cardiff Castle. A rich array of tales awaits you: an ancient Celtic spirit, a portent of death, which rises from the marshland; mysterious lights and misty forms with a life of their own still seen in the cemetery and on the river bank; ghostly sightings of those who perished long ago in the river – by accident, suicide or murder - and the ghosts of those who still search for them in vain.
Wales Millennium Centre View website
Wales Millennium Centre is undoubtedly one of the most exciting arts developments in Europe today. Since its opening on November 26, 2004, it has taken its place alongside the leading performing arts venues of the world. The Centre has welcomed nearly six million visitors, making it Wales’s No 1 visitor attraction. It has become a national icon for Wales, being one of the UK’s most recognised landmark buildings and has won many architectural awards as well as the Most Welcoming Theatre in the UK Award. The vision of the Centre is to bring the best of the world to Wales and to showcase the best of Wales to the world.
Friday 25 May 2012
