Cardiff Castle Attractions & Landmark
Majectic Wonder
Cardiff,
CF10 3RB
United Kingdom
+44 29 2087 8100
+44 29 2023 1417
http://www.cardiffcastle.com/
cardiffcastle@cardiff.gov.uk
Overview
Cardiff Castle is an impressively splendid affair with its flamboyant Victorian clock tower and extraordinarily ornate gilded interiors. This site has been crowned a castle, since the early days of the Roman occupation of Wales and parts of a Roman wall are still visible beneath the outer battlements. It was the third Marquess of Bute, who with the help of the architect William Burgess began the grandiose alterations we see today. So when in Cardiff do not miss out on this architectural splendor. The open hours differ according to the season, so please check the website for more details.Upcoming Events Near Cardiff Castle
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Yes, the decor sucks inside, but, I liked the castle. Much more plesent to visit on a warm day as the insides are quite chilly! The grounds on the outside are the nicest, in the summer many people take their lunches from the nearby resturants over there to eat. Grounds behind the palace and the city's meuseum are very nice too. Tour of the castle is about an hour long. Well worth the trip, however, it's not something I feel I'd have to repeat!
Yesterday, I accompanied a teacher and a class of 5-7 year-olds on a trip to Cardiff Castle. It was a cold, sunny day and the children thoroughly enjoyed exploring the grounds before a guided tour of the buildings. After the tour we proceeded to the Education Centre where the storyteller told the class the story of Gelert. The children then had great fun enacting the story. There was no shortage of volunteers wanting to take part! The day out was summed up by one little boy as "awesome, I want my mammy and daddy to bring me here again!"
Most exciting thing about this place was the door marked 'exit' at the end of the visit. Cold and damp with an aroma of rotting corpses about the place. No hot girls and no choc ices available in the gift shop. Made even worse by my hardcore hangover from a crazy party the night before. Try taking the edge of the tour with a bottle Smirnoff.
this was a horrible day it was horrible the rooms weere dirty and i stank when i got home. i am never going back again
It was smelly and dirty !! it was disgusting !! When i got there i felt sick and people were shouting and screaming at each other !! this man kept stalking me around the castle !! it was terrifieng
WELL I THOUGHT THAT THE CASTLE WAS JUST SICK WITH LOADS OF DIFFERENT KIND OF STUFF BUT I LOVED EVERY THING ABOUT IT MUM EVEN CONSIDERED US TO GO AGAIN BUT WE COULDN'T CAUSE WE WENT TO FLORIDA
I think cardiff castle very amazing becasue of the scene it is set in and also the way it kept
it feels like the last owner tried to copy disneyland! It inside is absolutely awful...no charm..no history..nothing. Dont waste your time and your money visiting this bunker!
Nice castle right at city center. But one visit is enough. Prepare to spend ~1hr in it.
we had a wonderful day out at the castle will visit again well worth the time to walk around
