Lauren’s guidebook
Food scene
Great, authentic Indian Thali (multiple types of Indian 'street' food on one plate. No bookings however!
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Chai Street (Canton)
153 Cowbridge Rd EGreat, authentic Indian Thali (multiple types of Indian 'street' food on one plate. No bookings however!
The perfect pub! Great selection of drinks, including lots of real ales and craft beer, decent pub food at very reasonable prices. What more could you want?
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The Lansdowne Pub
71 Beda RdThe perfect pub! Great selection of drinks, including lots of real ales and craft beer, decent pub food at very reasonable prices. What more could you want?
Purple Poppadom
Gourmet Indian, fairly priced.
Historic pub (recently just changed hands). Always pumping before a rugby match, full of true Welsh supporters!
Brewhouse and Kitchen - Cardiff
Sophia CloseHistoric pub (recently just changed hands). Always pumping before a rugby match, full of true Welsh supporters!
La Cuina
11 Kings RdExpensive Catalan restaurant, cosy and intimate.
The Cricketers
66 Cathedral RdHigh-end pub. Good meals. Great for the family.
Former chefs of our favourite pizza restaurant now turned their hand to a new restaurant called Nook! Amazing food (tapas / sharer style) and a great selection of organic wines. Not one to be missed!
587 Cowbridge Rd E
587 Cowbridge Road EastFormer chefs of our favourite pizza restaurant now turned their hand to a new restaurant called Nook! Amazing food (tapas / sharer style) and a great selection of organic wines. Not one to be missed!
Amazing lebanese food, great for a quick lunch. Cheap and easy, unbelievably tasty for the price. The falafel wrap or the chicken schwarma wrap are our go to! Hummus and babah ghanoush also done very well.
Falafel Wales
122 Cowbridge Rd EAmazing lebanese food, great for a quick lunch. Cheap and easy, unbelievably tasty for the price. The falafel wrap or the chicken schwarma wrap are our go to! Hummus and babah ghanoush also done very well.
Castles
Authentic (and very large) castle with a moat nearby to Cardiff! Still in very good condition and easily accessible by train to Caerphilly or by car.
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I-Caerphilly Castle
Castle StreetAuthentic (and very large) castle with a moat nearby to Cardiff! Still in very good condition and easily accessible by train to Caerphilly or by car.
So many castles in Wales but this one is our favourite! An hour and a half from Cardiff, but you will be rewarded with amazing views over the estuary. No entry fee, you can take a picnic and sit on the grass in the middle and the kids can explore to their hearts content!
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Llansteffan Castle
So many castles in Wales but this one is our favourite! An hour and a half from Cardiff, but you will be rewarded with amazing views over the estuary. No entry fee, you can take a picnic and sit on the grass in the middle and the kids can explore to their hearts content!
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Castle StThe Brecon Beacons
An hours drive from Cardiff. 1.5 hour, short and sharp walk of which at least half is up on a ridge with great views all the way over to pen-y-fan and the other way to the malvern hills.
Nearby skirrid inn is historic.
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Skirrid Fawr
An hours drive from Cardiff. 1.5 hour, short and sharp walk of which at least half is up on a ridge with great views all the way over to pen-y-fan and the other way to the malvern hills.
Nearby skirrid inn is historic.
Amazing series of waterfalls in the Brecon Beacons national park. Plenty of places to walk and swim. Ask in the visitors centre for ideas or drive along the road to Ystradfellte and after a few miles (just beside a cattle grid) you will see where everyone parks to get close. Take your swimmers if you're brave, you won't regret it!
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Izwe lwezithunzi
2 High StAmazing series of waterfalls in the Brecon Beacons national park. Plenty of places to walk and swim. Ask in the visitors centre for ideas or drive along the road to Ystradfellte and after a few miles (just beside a cattle grid) you will see where everyone parks to get close. Take your swimmers if you're brave, you won't regret it!
A Welsh rite-of-passage!
Easy route up from the car park on the a470 is efficient but not the most exciting way up.
Our favourite route is from the car park at Blaen y Glyn Uchaf, but it's a long way up from here!
The Brecon Beacons are beautiful, but a harsh and unforgiving place to be if the weather changes. Near-on impossible to navigate if some weather comes in. Be prepared for anything and choose a good day!
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Pen-y-Fan
A Welsh rite-of-passage!
Easy route up from the car park on the a470 is efficient but not the most exciting way up.
Our favourite route is from the car park at Blaen y Glyn Uchaf, but it's a long way up from here!
The Brecon Beacons are beautiful, but a harsh and unforgiving place to be if the weather changes. Near-on impossible to navigate if some weather comes in. Be prepared for anything and choose a good day!
A bar within a historic abbey! Very beautiful place close to Crickhowell and Abergavenny.
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Llanthony Priory
A bar within a historic abbey! Very beautiful place close to Crickhowell and Abergavenny.
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The New Inn
Cardiff
Amazing to just walk around the many Cardiff arcades and explore all the independent shops within. Real character on the high street that is hard to find elsewhere!
Morgan Arcade
Morgan ArcadeAmazing to just walk around the many Cardiff arcades and explore all the independent shops within. Real character on the high street that is hard to find elsewhere!
A fortress! The beating heart of Wales in the very centre of the city.
Watch out if it's match-day because it gets very busy around here.
Of course, if you can get a ticket for a game then you won't regret it.
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Westgate StreetA fortress! The beating heart of Wales in the very centre of the city.
Watch out if it's match-day because it gets very busy around here.
Of course, if you can get a ticket for a game then you won't regret it.
A nice walk and plenty of restaurants and bars. The highlight for me though is an event at the Millennium centre. It has a number of beautiful auditoriums and very often well priced tickets.
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Cardiff Bay
Bute StreetA nice walk and plenty of restaurants and bars. The highlight for me though is an event at the Millennium centre. It has a number of beautiful auditoriums and very often well priced tickets.