What to do in Cardiff this summer

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We take a tour of Cardiff, making sure to get to all the very best sites.

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00:00 So, when you've got off the train or the bus into town, where better to come than here

00:06 in Bute Park for a nice walk around one of Wales' finest city-based green spaces.

00:11 There's plenty to be doing here and you really could fill up a full day just wandering

00:14 around this beautiful park.

00:17 There are plenty of things to be getting up to in Bute Park, or you can spend a few hours

00:21 doing absolutely nothing, taking in the scenery with a picnic or a sit-down somewhere on the

00:26 fields.

00:28 If you do fancy taking a little walk around, you'll find something new on every path you

00:31 take.

00:32 You can tour around trying to find all the champion trees as well that are dotted around

00:36 the park.

00:37 Champion trees are the tallest of their kind found anywhere in the UK and Ireland, and

00:41 Bute Park has the highest number of any across the British Isles.

00:46 And then when you're done exploring this amazing park, we'll be catching the Aquapurs just

00:49 over there into Cardiff Bay.

00:51 What better way to get around the city than a trip down the Taff.

00:55 The boat trip takes about 25 minutes down to the bay, where you'll get a totally unique

01:00 view of some of Cardiff's landmarks, not least the Principality Stadium sat right next to

01:05 the river.

01:07 On the trip down you'll see swans and ducks swimming down the river before opening out

01:10 into the middle of Cardiff Bay, which is one of the best sights you'll see anywhere in

01:15 the whole city.

01:16 You can see the Senedd, St David's Hotel, the Norwegian Church, the Big Wheel, the Millennium

01:21 Centre and the Pierhead building all from one place.

01:25 There's literally nowhere else in the city where you can see so many sights and such

01:29 a beautiful view from one spot.

01:31 When you get to Cardiff Bay, of course, you can explore the plenty of bars and restaurants

01:35 or take in some of the more cultural sights.

01:37 You can visit the Norwegian Church, get a tour of the Senedd, find out all about the

01:41 Pierhead building or get an ice cream and take in a view of the bay.

01:45 What more could you ask for?

01:48 And then when you finish with Cardiff Bay and you get back to the city centre, there's

01:50 loads to be doing.

01:52 You could visit Cardiff Castle, which has a history dating all the way back to the Roman

01:56 times.

01:57 Cardiff Castle has always been one of the major visitor attractions in Cardiff and nowadays

02:02 it's getting even more important to the city.

02:04 With events throughout the summer, from gigs to festivals, the castle is definitely somewhere

02:08 worth stopping.

02:11 Or you can come here to the National Museum, which is of course free, so spend half an

02:15 hour or a few hours wandering around, taking in the history of Wales and some of the finest

02:19 art you'll see anywhere in the country.

02:23 The museum is home to an entire history of Wales, way back from the formation of the

02:28 earth.

02:29 So if you're looking to find out more about our country, this is definitely the place.

02:33 Plus it's perfect for those wet Welsh summer days and you can spend a good few hours inside

02:38 dodging the rain.

02:39 So there are clearly so many things to be doing in Cardiff but we didn't even do them

02:43 all.

02:44 There's Rowth Park, a half an hour walk from the city centre, of course plenty of shopping

02:48 to be done in town and just outside the main city area there are places like St Fagans

02:52 that you can spend a full day exploring.

02:56 Whatever you're after, of course Cardiff has you covered.

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