Food Scene
Great tasting breakfast and lunch, real teas in pots, with a timer provided so they brew just so! (or so I'm told) I can personally vouch for the coffee!
This at the end of the lane opposite ours.
https://waterlootea.com/
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Waterloo Tea (Penarth Town)
Stanwell RoadGreat tasting breakfast and lunch, real teas in pots, with a timer provided so they brew just so! (or so I'm told) I can personally vouch for the coffee!
This at the end of the lane opposite ours.
https://waterlootea.com/
Eclectic decor and a wide range of food including all day breakfasts.
The service can be a little slow but it's a vibrant environment right in the centre of town. A stone's throw from ours.
https://thelounges.co.uk/ocho/
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Ocho Lounge
16 Windsor RdEclectic decor and a wide range of food including all day breakfasts.
The service can be a little slow but it's a vibrant environment right in the centre of town. A stone's throw from ours.
https://thelounges.co.uk/ocho/
Best pizza in town (and Penarth has several pizzerias)!
Really friendly service and a range of authentic tasting Italian dishes.
Again, this is just down the lane, over the road from ours.
http://tonyspizza.co.uk/
Tony's Taste of Italy
Unit 3 Herbert TerraceBest pizza in town (and Penarth has several pizzerias)!
Really friendly service and a range of authentic tasting Italian dishes.
Again, this is just down the lane, over the road from ours.
http://tonyspizza.co.uk/
Award winning curries and just across the road too!
Open lunch times and evenings.
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Mint and Mustard
33-34 Windsor TerraceAward winning curries and just across the road too!
Open lunch times and evenings.
I've never been there but it has a Michelin Star and over looks the Esplanade and sea.
https://www.jamessommerinrestaurant.co.uk/
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Restaurant James Sommerin
I've never been there but it has a Michelin Star and over looks the Esplanade and sea.
https://www.jamessommerinrestaurant.co.uk/
I've never been but I hear it's lovely. Certainly, its position and exterior in the Italian Gardens overlooking the sea makes it look very inviting!
http://www.thefigtreepenarth.co.uk/
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The Fig Tree
The EsplanadeI've never been but I hear it's lovely. Certainly, its position and exterior in the Italian Gardens overlooking the sea makes it look very inviting!
http://www.thefigtreepenarth.co.uk/
Sorted! This, in my humble opinion, is THE best veggie eatery in town!
Just inside Cardiff, near the banks of the Taff, and a short walk from Central station and the city itself, is this extraordinarily welcoming place to eat. The menu is vast and the food is delicious. I have taken many a carnivore there and not a one of them has said anything but, "Wow, amazing!" (a good 'amazing' by the way)
The only drawback is that it's not always easy to park outside but I tell you, it is worth any small bother that might cause. It is also, as I said, easily accessible by train and by bus and a short cycle.http://www.vegetarianfoodstudio.com/
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Vegetarian Food Studio
115-117 Penarth RdSorted! This, in my humble opinion, is THE best veggie eatery in town!
Just inside Cardiff, near the banks of the Taff, and a short walk from Central station and the city itself, is this extraordinarily welcoming place to eat. The menu is vast and the food is delicious. I have taken many a carnivore there and not a one of them has said anything but, "Wow, amazing!" (a good 'amazing' by the way)
The only drawback is that it's not always easy to park outside but I tell you, it is worth any small bother that might cause. It is also, as I said, easily accessible by train and by bus and a short cycle.http://www.vegetarianfoodstudio.com/
Great range of fresh bakes; sweet, savoury. Good range of vegan food.
Nearby is a great Coffee#1, good greengrocer, deli, bike shop and Llandaff Fields to walk over to Llandaff Cathedral.
http://www.hotpantry.co.uk/
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Hot Pantry Bakery
229 Cathedral RdGreat range of fresh bakes; sweet, savoury. Good range of vegan food.
Nearby is a great Coffee#1, good greengrocer, deli, bike shop and Llandaff Fields to walk over to Llandaff Cathedral.
http://www.hotpantry.co.uk/
Great bread from a local bakery. They sell a lovely GI loaf.
Just up from our lane.
Brutons The Bakers (Penarth)
106 Glebe StGreat bread from a local bakery. They sell a lovely GI loaf.
Just up from our lane.
This shop has one of the best and largest range of interesting, good quality fruit, veg and a range of ambient deli foods you could hope for! Yet, it's a hop, skip and less than a jump away from ours in Windsor Arcade.
The rest of the arcade is also worth a look, proper Victorian.
http://penarthfruitveg.co.uk/
Windsor Fruit Stores
11 Windsor RdThis shop has one of the best and largest range of interesting, good quality fruit, veg and a range of ambient deli foods you could hope for! Yet, it's a hop, skip and less than a jump away from ours in Windsor Arcade.
The rest of the arcade is also worth a look, proper Victorian.
http://penarthfruitveg.co.uk/
Great gooey cheeses and some hard ones too, olives, breads and all things cheese related. Closed Sundays & Mondays.
https://www.facebook.com/fauvettepenarth/
Fauvette
8 Glebe StreetGreat gooey cheeses and some hard ones too, olives, breads and all things cheese related. Closed Sundays & Mondays.
https://www.facebook.com/fauvettepenarth/
I haven't had the pleasure of visiting this relatively new place yet, but several of my guests say it is just fabulous!
It is literally, just up the road from us too.
Keyif | Turkish Mediterranean Cuisine
21 Glebe StI haven't had the pleasure of visiting this relatively new place yet, but several of my guests say it is just fabulous!
It is literally, just up the road from us too.
Arts & Culture
Converted Victorian school housing an Arts centre with gallery, cafe, restaurant, bar, bands, cinema, theatre and various classes. Always worth checking out what's on!
https://www.chapter.org/
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I-Centre Arts Centre
Market RoadConverted Victorian school housing an Arts centre with gallery, cafe, restaurant, bar, bands, cinema, theatre and various classes. Always worth checking out what's on!
https://www.chapter.org/
Essentials
Hey, it's a Tesco 6-11 and it's just down the lane opposite ours.
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Tesco Express
Herbert TerraceHey, it's a Tesco 6-11 and it's just down the lane opposite ours.
Sainsbury's Local
28-30 Windsor Rd7-11, just up the road from ours/
The Co-operative Food
26 Windsor Rd7-11 and just up the road from ours.
Shopping
Tenovus Cancer Care
23 Windsor RdPenarth's charity shops are all ACE!
A treasure of a bookshop. A selection of books broad enough to detain you for some time. Plenty of local authors and books of interest to help you realise the possibilities and history of our principality.
Quick in store ordering, and free coffee too!
http://www.griffinbooks.co.uk/
Griffin Books
9A Windsor RoadA treasure of a bookshop. A selection of books broad enough to detain you for some time. Plenty of local authors and books of interest to help you realise the possibilities and history of our principality.
Quick in store ordering, and free coffee too!
http://www.griffinbooks.co.uk/
Bespoke jewellery. I designed my wedding and engagement rings with Anne's help and advice. I even re-used gold and diamonds from family rings for my wedding ring.
https://www.annemorgan.co.uk/
Anne Morgan Jewellery
10 Glebe StreetBespoke jewellery. I designed my wedding and engagement rings with Anne's help and advice. I even re-used gold and diamonds from family rings for my wedding ring.
https://www.annemorgan.co.uk/
Early on Saturday and Sunday morning there's a boot sale here. Around the outside of that you will find units that sell antiques and collectables. Sometimes it's better than others but it's free!
http://cardifflocalguide.co.uk/car-boot-sale-bessemer-road/
Bessemer Road Market
Bessemer RoadEarly on Saturday and Sunday morning there's a boot sale here. Around the outside of that you will find units that sell antiques and collectables. Sometimes it's better than others but it's free!
http://cardifflocalguide.co.uk/car-boot-sale-bessemer-road/
Everything Else
This Victorian covered market is a must! It has it all, haberdashery, old vinyl, butchers, bakers, candlestick makers (quite possibly).
Most importantly, you ca buy laverbread here, in Ashton's.
It also has Clancy's for fantastic vegan food.
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Imarike yase-Cardiff
5-7 St Mary StThis Victorian covered market is a must! It has it all, haberdashery, old vinyl, butchers, bakers, candlestick makers (quite possibly).
Most importantly, you ca buy laverbread here, in Ashton's.
It also has Clancy's for fantastic vegan food.
This is the smallest of our arcades in Cardiff but this site will tell you about all of them:
https://www.timetravelturtle.com/shopping-arcades-cardiff-wales/
Duke Street Arcade
Duke Street ArcadeThis is the smallest of our arcades in Cardiff but this site will tell you about all of them:
https://www.timetravelturtle.com/shopping-arcades-cardiff-wales/
Sightseeing
Come on feel the hwyl!
http://www.principalitystadium.wales/tours
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IStadium yase-Principality
Westgate StreetCome on feel the hwyl!
http://www.principalitystadium.wales/tours
Sorry the Ball in the Wall has gone but the castle's still there. Check out dates for battle enactments and other goings on of interest!
https://www.cardiffcastle.com/
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I-Castle ye-Cardiff
Castle StSorry the Ball in the Wall has gone but the castle's still there. Check out dates for battle enactments and other goings on of interest!
https://www.cardiffcastle.com/
This is the best museum (as opposed to Art gallery) that I have ever been to.
The buildings have been brought brick, stone or timber piece by piece from all over Wales to create a unique time travel experience. This is time travel without technology but the sights, sounds and smells of life at different periods for different classes of Welsh people. A walk around Wales - from Celtic times to the present day
St Fagans is one of Europe's leading open-air museums and Wales's most popular heritage attraction and admission is free!
https://museum.wales/stfagans/
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Iziko lezwe laseSt Fagans National Museum of History
This is the best museum (as opposed to Art gallery) that I have ever been to.
The buildings have been brought brick, stone or timber piece by piece from all over Wales to create a unique time travel experience. This is time travel without technology but the sights, sounds and smells of life at different periods for different classes of Welsh people. A walk around Wales - from Celtic times to the present day
St Fagans is one of Europe's leading open-air museums and Wales's most popular heritage attraction and admission is free!
https://museum.wales/stfagans/
Great shops (especially The Art Shop (http://artshopandgallery.co.uk/), specialist and local produce markets (check website), places to eat, walk and places to climb too!
The castle is fantastic as you can get right up close.
Apart from the Art Shop and flea markets, I love the town's charity shops, they rival Penarth's if I'm honest!
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Abergavenny station
Great shops (especially The Art Shop (http://artshopandgallery.co.uk/), specialist and local produce markets (check website), places to eat, walk and places to climb too!
The castle is fantastic as you can get right up close.
Apart from the Art Shop and flea markets, I love the town's charity shops, they rival Penarth's if I'm honest!
The dinosaurs are great, and some of them move too!
However, the museum boasts one of the largest Impressionist and Post Impressionist collections in the UK. This is thanks to the generosity of the Davies sisters, who left 260 works fo Art to the museum. These include three of Monet's waterlilies paintings, Van Gogh's Rain at Auvers, Renoir's famous Blue Lady, La Parisienne, Monet's Rouen Cathedral, Rodin's The Kiss and other works by Manet and Pissarro.
The website will tell you about what's happening right now and how to book for special events and exhibitions.
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Iziko leNkqubo yaseCardiff
The dinosaurs are great, and some of them move too!
However, the museum boasts one of the largest Impressionist and Post Impressionist collections in the UK. This is thanks to the generosity of the Davies sisters, who left 260 works fo Art to the museum. These include three of Monet's waterlilies paintings, Van Gogh's Rain at Auvers, Renoir's famous Blue Lady, La Parisienne, Monet's Rouen Cathedral, Rodin's The Kiss and other works by Manet and Pissarro.
The website will tell you about what's happening right now and how to book for special events and exhibitions.
Entertainment & Activities
Want to get wet? Want to surf indoors?
Just over a footbridge from Penarth Marina is this:
https://www.ciww.com/
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Cardiff International White Water
Watkiss WayWant to get wet? Want to surf indoors?
Just over a footbridge from Penarth Marina is this:
https://www.ciww.com/
A vibrant hub created from Cardiff's abandoned docks and Tiger Bay. There's food,ice cream, boat rides, Dr Who and in the summer food festivals and an imported sandy beach!
The Senedd (Weslh Assembly Govenment's seat), the Millenium Centre, Crafts in the Bay, Techniquest and the Norwegian church where Roald Dahl was christened.
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Bae Caerdydd/Cardiff Bay station
Bute StreetA vibrant hub created from Cardiff's abandoned docks and Tiger Bay. There's food,ice cream, boat rides, Dr Who and in the summer food festivals and an imported sandy beach!
The Senedd (Weslh Assembly Govenment's seat), the Millenium Centre, Crafts in the Bay, Techniquest and the Norwegian church where Roald Dahl was christened.