What to do and see in Cardiff, Wales: The Best Things to do Good for Couples

June 4, 2021 Malia Yoakum

The Welsh capital may have begun its life as a Roman fort, but it's since become a bustling city. Where the fort once stood, Cardiff Castle has held court since the 11th century. It remains a central presence in the city, now full of lively art and music venues, hip boutiques, fun bars and modern hotels. Even with so many new and exciting things to see, the National History Museum is still the most visited attraction in Wales. Don't be the only visitor who plays hooky!
Restaurants in Cardiff

1. Cardiff Food Tours

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Cardiff Food Tours

Delicious ways of discovering Cardiff! Our food tours enable you to visit the city and enjoy the many different tastes of Wales. We work with independent businesses and our local Loving Welsh Food guides share their stories with you about Welsh life, history and culture. We can also organise private, bespoke tours in Welsh, English, French, Italian, Spanish and German.

2. Glyndwr Vineyard

Llanbethian nr Cowbridge, Cardiff CF71 7JF Wales +44 1446 774564 [email protected] http://www.glyndwrvineyard.co.uk
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Glyndwr Vineyard

Whatever your reason for visiting, if you are looking for a unique venue with an intimate atmosphere, come and see the Vale of Glamorgan's best kept secret for yourself. We offer vouchers for our award-winning wine and for tours of the vineyard! You can even stay in our spacious accommodation at the beautiful vineyard! We can plan an event to remember especially for you, where your preferences and choices come first. We are a vibrant, small business priding ourselves on our attention to detail and our ability to tailor our events to our customer's needs.

Reviewed By 910adrianh - Frome, United Kingdom

Highly recommend a visit to this vineyard tucked away in the Vale of Glamorgan. A very friendly family run enterprise offering an interesting tour around the vine fields and an even better home cooked lunch with samples of their very pleasant wines. The family are clearly, quite rightly, very proud of their wines and are more than willing to chat about their history and experiences.

3. Escape Rooms Cardiff

119 St. Mary Street First and Second Floor, Cardiff CF10 1DY Wales +44 29 2167 9700 [email protected] http://www.escaperoomscardiff.co.uk/
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Escape Rooms Cardiff

Escape Rooms Cardiff is a real-life escape game which requires up to 6 players to work together to find hidden clues and solve puzzles to escape a themed room before the 1-hour timer runs out. There are a lot of objects, codes and hints to find - you have to think quick, think smart and work as a team if you want to make it out in time!

Reviewed By KerynLouise

First time at escape rooms. It was amazing! There were 4 of us & we did the Sherlock Holmes Room it was fab and such great fun! Staff were very friendly and professional. Can't wait to rebook!

4. Escape Reality

6-7 St. John Street 2nd And 3rd Floor, Cardiff CF10 1GJ Wales +44 29 2132 3120 [email protected] http://www.escapereality.com
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Escape Reality

Escape Reality is a fully immersive escape room experience where teams of 2-6 players must solve a series of challenging puzzles to escape in 60 minutes! Escape Reality can accommodate large groups of up to 36 people comfortably inside the rooms every hour. Located in the heart of Cardiff, Escape Reality has an exclusive bar and social area making the experience perfect for any kind of event. Prices between £16-£22 per person, open 7 days a week!

Reviewed By liamjf95 - Shropshire, United Kingdom

We had a fantastic experience at escape reality completing the heist room which was a great room with lots of different puzzles to complete. The iPad that you are given to get your clues on is a great was to do it as it makes you think for yourself before trying to get a clue. If you seem to be getting really stuck the game master you have comes into the room either by you pressing the button or you looking completely puzzled like we did! We had Charlie as our games master who was brilliant! If we come to Cardiff again we will definitely go back!

5. The Bootlegger

5 Womanby Street, Cardiff CF10 1BR Wales +44 29 2037 3482 [email protected] http://www.cardiffbootlegger.co.uk
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The Bootlegger

The Bootlegger was first established on 01.03.2014. 29,307 days after prohibition ended, The Bootlegger family opened their doors in their first bar in Bristol, since then the family has carried on its journey heading west, opening it's doors in Cardiff, back to where the minds who conceived the idea grew up. There's still a lot more to come from the Bootlegger family who will spread their wings more in future times.

Reviewed By JohntheSkipper - St. Davids, United Kingdom

Amazing hospitality and service by Salvatori and James - definitely enjoyed our evening drinks and the background music - great atmosphere and banter - Grazie mille. Spero di vederti la prossima volta che saremo a Cardiff ????????

6. Principality Stadium

Westgate Street, Cardiff CF10 1NS Wales +44 844 249 1999 [email protected] http://www.principalitystadium.wales
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Principality Stadium

Principality Stadium is the home of the Welsh Rugby Team and one of the most iconic stadiums in the world. Sporting the first fully-retractable roof in the UK, the venue is at the leading edge as a multi-purpose, multi-faceted event venue. The Stadium is established as a world class must play, must visit venue and has played home to major sporting bodies and music artists over the years. From Madonna and U2 to David Beckham and Joe Calzaghe, Rugby World Cups & Olympics events, some of the world's greatest stars have set the stage alight here. Tours of the Principality Stadium are available through out the week. Experience the inner workings of the 74,000 seater stadium and see where the Welsh Rugby Team battle against opponents from across the globe and where the football titans of Europe fought for the 2017 Champions League Trophy. Principality Stadium Tours run 7 days a week and are £12.50 for adults & £9.00 for 5-16 year olds.

Reviewed By jollyrobert - Bridgend, United Kingdom

We attended the Wales versus Barbarians match last Saturday. Using the park & ride from Cardiff Football Club, we were discharged in Canal St, giving us ample time and opportunity to walk through the closed streets to enjoy the atmosphere. Anyone who has attended any live event, will know how special the atmosphere is, if you were there. After the usual pre-match preliminaries, we met up with other rugby loving friends, not least because they had our tickets, and were sheperded into the stadium, bags searched, and in our seats by 2.15, about half-an-hour before kick off. With the roof closed and the stadium well-lighted, we enjoyed the theatre before our eyes, with the Welsh Regimental band parading with mascot goat, and the massed male voice choirs singing Calon Lan, Cwm Rhondda, and of course, "Why, why, why Delilah". Finally, the players lined up, the anthems were sung and we were off. The final result with Wales winning 43 points to 33, was just about deserved, but the occassion was particularly special for another reason. It was the final game played by the great Ulsterman, Rory Best, and the final game the former Welsh coach, Warren Gatland would be coaching, this time the Baa-Baas, albeit his successor, Wayne Pivac winning their encounter. Once the game was over, and the final validictory was said, the stadium proper emptied very quickly, allowing us to pick up our return bus to the park and ride facilities out of town. The Millenium stadium has won a good reputation for handling these big games and its well-deserved, and apart from the outrageous prices paid for snacks and drinks, it was jolly good day out.

7. Cardiff Castle

Cardiff Castle Grounds, Cardiff CF10 3RB Wales +44 29 2087 8100 [email protected] http://www.cardiffcastle.com/
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Cardiff Castle

Beautifully ornate pleasure palace built by the Victorian architect William Burges.

Reviewed By lwatsoniom - Douglas, United Kingdom

Climb the steps to the viewing platform in the keep, take the guided tour of the astonishing house, wander through the tunnels used as air raid shelters in WWII, it's all here, something for everyone

8. National Museum Cardiff

Cathays Park, Cardiff CF10 3NP Wales +44 300 111 2333 [email protected] http://museum.wales/cardiff
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National Museum Cardiff

Witness one of Europe's finest art collections. Five hundred years of magnificent paintings, drawings, sculpture, silver and ceramics from Wales and across the world, including one of Europe's best collections of Impressionist art. The building also has galleries showing the diverse natural history of Wales, as well as a journey taking you through the Evolution of Wales (with dinosaur displays) from the very beginnings of time to the present day.

Reviewed By _vyt1947 - Cardiff, United Kingdom

Amazing,free and awesome! Very knowledgable staff.Great art collection-don't miss the Rembrandt-comprehensive Collection of French Impressionists and lots more Great natural history galleries Visit lasted hours longer than we anticipated

9. Bute Park

Bute Park North Road, Cardiff CF10 3DX Wales +44 29 2087 2730 [email protected] http://bute-park.com/
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Bute Park

Bute Park & Arboretum is an extensive area of mature parkland that forms the 'green heart' of Cardiff. Equivalent to 80 football pitches in size, Bute Park is one of the largest urban parks in Wales. As well as beautiful flowers and an abundance of paths and tracks to explore, visitor facilities include an Education Centre & Visitor Centre (open daily 12 - 3pm), 3 cafes, toilets, a woodland play trail, wooden sculptures and fitness equipment. There is a varied events programme, see Bute-park.com for current listings. A Grade 1 listed landscape, it contains designed views and interesting built heritage such as the remains of a medieval friary and the ever-popular Animal Wall. The magnificent arboretum contains “champion” (tallest or widest of their species in UK) and many rare and beautiful trees. The site is managed by Cardiff Council and benefitted from a £5.6M restoration project between 2010 - 2014, supported by a £3.1M grant from the Heritage Lottery Fund.

Reviewed By firsthwelshman - Accra, Ghana

A huge and beautiful park in the centre of the city. Located alongside the River Taff and behind the wonderful Cardiff Castle, it has miles of walks, the site of the ancient Black Friars Monastery, a super café alongside the river and access to the lovely area of Pontcanna and Pontcanna playing fields and the home of the Glamorgan County Cricket club. A wonderful location for a picnic, or a stroll from shopping with some locally purchased sandwiches. Excellent views and photo opportunities that also include and ancient stone circle. Truly magical.

10. St Fagans National Museum of History

Cardiff CF5 6XB Wales +44 29 2057 3500 [email protected] http://www.museum.wales/stfagans
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St Fagans National Museum of History

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.

Reviewed By caelchamberlain2 - Bridgend, United Kingdom

Absolute gem of welsh cultural history, amazing indoor displays and great outdoor exhibits to walk round , free entry so you can’t go wrong , the castle and gardens are amazing and dogs are permitted throughout the area

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