Cardiff

Cardiff

The Capital of Wales, Cardiff, is a vibrant and exciting city. The perfect place to learn about the city’s rich history is at The Cardiff Story Museum. Cardiff Bay has become the hub of the city with much to see and do including the Millennium Stadium, the Doctor Who Experience, churches, water-born experiences at the International White Water Centre and much, much more.

The Welsh Assembly also offers a fantastic introduction to parliament, politics and debating. While artists can visit the Norwegian Church Arts Centre and enjoy a concert at St David's concert hall, And of course Barry Island Pleasure Park is a pace to have plenty of fun!

Venues in this location

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Blue Ocean Activities

We provide outdoor activities in Wales, for Schools, Colleges and Youth groups. We offer a fantastic variety of experiences tailored to your individual needs and budget. Activities in South & West Wales, include: Canyoning (aka Gorge Walking), Kayaking, Raft Building and many more. 

e3 Tours

Experience, Educate, Evolve

Specialists in school skiing, educational & sports tours & training - 60 years experience delivering excellent customer service and superb value tours.

Quest Adventures

Glamorgan Cricket Tours at SWALEC Stadium & CC4 Museum of Welsh Cricket

Glamorgan Cricket can offer a very flexible package on non match days involving a combination of the following – a tour of the world’s 100th Test Match venue, with visits to the changing rooms, players area and Media Centre; a visit to the award-winning CC4 Museum of Welsh Cricket a chance to play on BATIO, their wii-based cricket simulation; an opportunity to link into curriculum-based learnin

Inspire Sport

We are a premium team sports development tour company. Our aim is to deliver unique sports travel programmes including school and youth teams sports tours to enrich young peoples' experiences and leave life-long memories. We offer young players of all standards the opportunity to train and play in the world's top professional clubs.

Adventures Outdoor Activity Centre

We offer a fantastic range of adventure activities for all ages and abilities. We offer school residential trips for up to 80 persons suiting all tastes and budgets.

Discounts are provided for larger groups. 

Cardiff Bay

Cardiff Bay is a diverse waterfront built around a 200 hectare freshwater lake known as ‘the Bay’. Find a great mix of Cardiff attractions, entertainment and events, coupled with vibrant bars and shops that create a truly unique atmosphere worthy of any capital city!

Challenge Wales

Set sail from Cardiff Bay on the 72-foot round-the-world yacht. Take the helm, hoist the sails and be part of the crew! It’s ideal for school groups, individuals, team development, corporate activity and parties. 

With no sailing experience necessary join us for a day sail, longer voyages to Lundy Island or an accredited sailing course.

Schools

Barry Island Pleasure Park

Under new ownership for 2015. Come and enjoy the thrills of:

Bridgend Youth Service

We strive to encourage, involve and empower young people through a democratic and decision-making process, which will enable them to become active citizens in their community and an overall global society. The youth service also provides a range of innovative and diverse opportunities that address the identified needs of all young people

Cardiff Bay Water Activity Centre (CBWAC)

The Centre offers a wide range of fun-filled activities including sailing, powerboating, windsurfing and rowing, plus archery. With more than 16 land and water-based activities, and now the new Laser Blast action packed group activity open, there has never been a better time to have a go! Half and full day courses. Book now!

Cardiff Marina

350 berth marina, perfectly positioned on the River Ely at the Sports Village to provide safe, secure and sheltered moorings for motorboats and yachts. Annual, short term and visitor berths available.

Cardiff Bay Barrage

The perfect place to take a stroll or cycle ride, visitors can learn more about this feat of engineering by exploring the variety of information boards on the route. Or visit the skate park and children's play area. 

A link between the Bay and Penarth, it also forms part of the 10k Cardiff Bay Trail through ISV. Pick up a map at the Cardiff Bay Visitor Centre.

Flat Holm Island

Just 5 miles off the Cardiff coast, our educational and residential trips explore the fascinating history and wildlife. Visit www.mwmarine.org for trips from Weston and Cardiff or www.bayislandvoyages.co.uk for fast rib rides from Cardiff Bay. Trips all year round.

Bay Island Voyages

Cardiff Bay's Ultimate Thrill Ride

Looking for excitement in Cardiff Bay? Bay Island Voyages offers a great range of fun days out! From a blast around Cardiff Bay to a scenic tour of Flat Holm Island and the Bristol Channel on our new high speed RIB boats we have it covered!

Prices start from £7 and trips run daily from Mermaid Quay.

Craft*folK

Quality art & craft fairs in Landsea Square: "On the Fringe" alongside the International Food & Drink Festival in Roald Dahl Plass and August Bank Holiday alongside the Harbour Festival.

Cardiff Boat Tours

The reliable and convenient waterbus service!

Let Princess Katharine, a 90 seat waterbus, relieve the stress with a relaxing 25 minute cruise on the river Taff. An ideal link between Mermaid Quay and the City Centre. On the hour 10am to 4pm from Mermaid Quay and on the half hour 10.30am to 4.30pm from the City (Bute Park).

Cardiff Boat waterbus offers a regular service between Cardiff Bay and Cardiff City Centre. 

Craft in the Bay

Displaying and selling high quality craft and art by members of the Makers Guild in Wales and invited national and international artists. Practical craft workshops, art parties, conference facilities, workshop room hire, café.

Services for Schools & Colleges

Norwegian Church Arts Centre

Formerly a Norwegian Seamen’s church, this is one of Cardiff’s most iconic buildings, dating back to the industrial revolution, when Cardiff Docks was the world's greatest exporter of coal.

Offering a varied events calendar, regular exhibitions, unique conferencing space and a coffee shop (with an outside terrace) open 7 days a week.

Roald Dahl

The Boathouse

This unique boating adventure gives everyone the chance to leisurely and safely get afloat as the skipper on these easy to drive boats, giving you the freedom to explore on a given route out on the Bay. Find us on the pontoon 'Mermaid Quay'.

World of Boats

Exhibitions, events and a café and bar right on the water's edge, plus video, touchscreen, hands on exhibits and our working boat restoration projects. TV’s Dick Strawbridge guides you through the evolution of boats, propulsion, navigation and so much more. 

Pedal Power

Support our charity whilst having fun! Right next to Doctor Who Experience - we have adults and children's bikes for hire, plus seats, tagalongs and buggies for family rides. Something different? Try our pedal cars and go-karts. Every hire helps!

Cardiff Bay Pierhead

The Pierhead is a unique visitor, events and conference venue for the people of Wales at the Welsh Assembly; a space to express opinions and give voice to issues that matter to you as individuals, communities or organisations.

Welsh Assembly

Y Senedd

The Welsh Government is the devolved Government for Wales. It takes on many of the functions of the UK Parliament.

We are working to help improve the lives of people in Wales and make our nation a better place in which to live and work.

Pre-booked guided tours are available, free of charge, at the Senedd in Cardiff Bay (seven days a week)

Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama & National Conservatoire of Wales

Coleg Brenhinol

The Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama, the National Conservatoire of Wales, and part of the University of South Wales Group, competes alongside an international peer group of conservatoires and specialist arts colleges for the best students globally, enabling students to enter and influence the world of music, theatre and related professions.

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British schoolgirl assaulted on school trip to Iceland

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A viral video shows a black girl being assaulted by a white woman in a corridor.

Police in Iceland are investigating after a British schoolgirl was slapped and chased by a tour guide in a hotel corridor.

The schoolgirl, 13, who attended Harris Girls’ Academy, was assaulted whilst on a school trip to Iceland to see the Northern Lights. The incident occurred at Hotel Örk, Hveragerdi on 13th October.

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