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Whether you're a proud Cardiffian, or a curious visitor, this is your ultimate guide to the Welsh capital's hidden treasures and quirky charms.
From the familiar to the downright bizarre, each entry offers a unique insight into the city's life. Where can you dare to stand in a hurricane or peek into magical miniature worlds?
Visit the place where Snoop Dogg turned gardener, uncover the unexpected tales behind the Norwegian church, touch walls that have stood for over 1,500 years, and even use a genuine 1920s urinal (gents only, of course!).
But that's just the beginning. With 111 unique locations to explore, you'll discover Cardiff's rich history and vibrant present. Each entry is brimming with fascinating facts, local lore, and practical visiting information, making this book perfect for both day-trippers and residents.
Whether you're planning a weekend getaway, entertaining out-of-town guests, or simply looking to fall in love with your city all over again, this guide will take you on a journey of discovery.
Contents
Aneurin 'Nye' Bevan Statue
Founder of the NHS | 10
Animal Wall
Cardiff 's concrete jungle | 12
Antarctic 100 Memorial
'I may be some time' | 14
The Arcades
Shopping in comfort | 16
Betty Campbell Monument
Mounting the insurmountable | 18
Billy the Seal
Sealed with a myth | 20
Blackfriars Priory
From black cloaks to bedding plants | 22
Bomb Site, Stockland Street
Baked-in memory | 24
The Bone Yard
Containers of creativity | 26
Bullring
Commonplace cruelty | 28
Bute Family Mausoleum
Sacred transitions | 30
Bute Street Railway Station
Standing strong | 32
Bute West Dock Basin
High-stakes stress | 34
By Water and Fire
Cardiff 's dual heritage | 36
Caerau Fort
Six thousand years of history | 38
Capel I Bawb
A healthy love of reading | 40
Cardiff Bay Barrage
The price and prize of progress | 42
Cardiff Bay Wetlands Reserve
A city sanctuary | 44
Cardiff Castle
The only rebuilt Roman fort in Britain | 46
Cardiff City Mental Hospital
A trailblazer in psychiatric care | 48
Cardiff Gaol
Dic Penderyn's downfall | 50
Cardiff International White Water
Rapids on request | 52
19 Castle Street
The birthplace of broadcasting in Wales | 54
Cathays Heritage Library
A butterfly for books | 56
Celebration of Life Garden
If you go down to the park today... | 58
A Century of Topiary
From poison to pageantry | 60
Chance & Counters
Tabletop treasures | 62
Charter for Trees, Woods and People
Democracy takes root | 64
Chinese Cemetery
A peaceful place to rest | 66
Chip Alley
Cardiff 's late-night-feast street | 68
Clive Road Ghost Sign
Bread of Heaven | 70
Cornerstone
From ballast to buildings | 72
Corp Market
The cross that turned full circle | 74
Cromwell's Stone
Civil War slaughter | 76
Dead Canary
Speakeasy style | 78
Dead Man's Alley
The churchyard shortcut | 80
Death Junction
Hanged on hearsay | 82
Dinas Powis Hillfort
An internationally important post-Roman site | 84
FabLab Cardiff
Where imagination meets innovation | 86
Flat Holm Radio
The birth of wireless | 88
Fred Keenor Statue
Pitch perfect | 90
Gift of Life Stone
A different kind of hero | 92
Glamorganshire Canal
Birding paradise | 94
Gold Postbox
Geraint's golden monument | 96
Gorse
The first Michelin-starred restaurant in Cardiff | 98
Gorsedd Stones
A circle of culture | 100
Greek Orthodox Church
A Byzantine beauty | 102
Gwyn Nicholls Memorial Gates
Play to your strengths | 104
Hamadryad Hospital
From warship to uniting nations | 106
Hard Lines Cafe
The hottest coffee in town | 108
Hayes Island Snack Bar
From depot to dinner | 110
Hendre Lake
What did the Romans ever do for us? | 112
Heroes of Wales
Black lives matter | 114
Ianto's Shrine
Fans forever | 116
Insole Court
Keeping up with the Butes, but not the times | 118
Irbic's Cross
Interlaced history | 120
Ivor Novello Statue
Keep the home fires burning | 122
Jake's Kingdom
Perched in the past | 124
Llanrumney Hall
Sweet as sugar? | 126
Lloyd George Avenue
A path to Parliament | 128
Mansion House
Designed for downsizing | 130
Marments Monograms
Shop 'til you drop | 132
Medieval Walls
Fire, flood and fortification | 134
Melingriffith Water Pump
A century of revolution | 136
Melingriffith Wild Swimming
Where water works wonders | 138
Memorial to Merchant Seafarers
Hidden heroes | 140
Millennium Centre Façade
An allegorical elevation | 142
Million-Pound Trading Floor
The golden years of coal | 144
Mrs Pratchett's Sweet Shop
Scene of The Great Mouse Plot | 146
New Theatre
Stage lights and spectres | 148
Norwegian Church
Pit props and pulpits | 150
Old Baths, Penarth
A pool of champions | 152
Panorama Stone
A compass of connection | 154
Parc Cefn Onn
A wheelie wonderful woodland walk | 156
Park House
A stylish introduction | 158
Penarth Pier
Standing strong since 1895 | 160
Penn Family Filter
Before the tap ran clear | 162
Plasma Soup
Where lightning strikes twice | 164
Plasturton Gardens
A portal between worlds | 166
Pneumoconiosis Mural
The fight for miners' lungs | 168
Post Secrets
Peep show | 170
Postbox Subsumed by a Tree
Special delivery | 172
Principality Building Society HQ
A mutual understanding | 174
The Pumping Station
Engineering a healthier city | 176
The Queens Vaults
Where ships once moored | 178
Radyr Hydro Scheme
From emergency declaration to energy generation | 180
Rhiwbina Garden Village
A working-class idyll? | 182
Riverside Market
A feast for the senses | 184
Roath Lock Drama Village
Doctor Who? | 186
Roath Mill
Medieval Cardiff 's breadbasket | 188
Roman Gods
Classical confusion | 190
Rugby Codebreakers
Sporting giants | 192
Sauropodomorpha Footprints
Penarth's prehistoric pedestrians | 194
Scale the Stadium
A bird's-eye view | 196
Scott Memorial
The lighthouse in the lake | 198
Senedd
Transparent democracy | 200
Shand House
A visionary's legacy | 202
Sisley's Tree
Making a good impression | 204
Snoop Dogg's Classroom
A lesson in growing giant vegetables | 206
St Mary's Church
A ghostly outline | 208
St Teilo's Skull
The world's most travelled relic? | 210
Temple of Peace
'A peace building for peacebuilding' | 212
Terrapin Island
Pets and pests | 214
Tiny Forest
A space for all seasons | 216
Tiny Rebel
The boozy bear with a big heart | 218
Treetop Adventure Golf
Putting through paradise | 220
Victoria Park Splash Pad
A cool place to play | 222
Vulcan Hotel
The last of Little Ireland | 224
Weird and Wonderful Wales Mural
A steamy story | 226
Whitchurch Common Trees
An arboreal memorial | 228
World's Smallest Lovespoon
It's not the size that counts! | 230
