Welcome to the Cardiff Day Out section. Here you'll find Cardiff's best attractions, tours within the city, or around Cardiff Bay, key shopping areas and specialist markets, hidden away cafés and, for the adventurous, popular sport and leisure activities.
Cardiff has enough attractions to easily fill a weekend visit. From the Castle to the National Museum of Wales, from Doctor Who to a day out to St Fagans or Cardiff Bay, you'll find it all here.
Here you'll find details of popular tours within the city and to Cardiff Bay. Also tours to neighbouring towns and counties. We also include information of cycle hire here so you can go and explore the city yourself!
Cardiff has a very compact shopping centre which since the opening of the new section of the Saint David's Shopping Centre seems to go on forever! We also include historic arcades, city markets, major stores and unique independent shops.
For a bite to eat during the day, Cardiff has plenty of unique cafés hidden away throughout the city centre. There are also plenty of chain coffee shops on the main streets but at the moment we only list the popular independent ones here.
From rugby to football, cricket to ice hockey, Cardiff is home to the nation's top sporting events. We include the most popular sports here as well as other leisure activities that you might find of interest.
Cardiff billboard offensive images display after hack - BBC News (2 Aug 2017) 
Newcastle men charged after Cardiff 'machete' incident - BBC News (3 Jul 2017)
Cardiff's St Fagans museum launches storytelling app - BBC News (22 Apr 2017)
Cardiff City exhibition marks 90 years since FA Cup triumph - BBC News (4 Mar 2017)
Cardiff plans UK-leading cycling scheme in 10 years - BBC News (19 Jan 2017)
Cardiff council apology after 40m Christmas tree falls short - BBC News (27 Nov 2016)
Doctor Who Experience in Cardiff Bay to close in 2017 - BBC News (8 Nov 2016)
Plans for Cardiff Bay 'box city' of shipping containers - BBC News (26 Oct 2016)
Roald Dahl exhibition opens at National Museum Cardiff - BBC News (16 Jul 2016)
'Boris bike' scheme to launch in Cardiff in 2017 - BBC News (20 Jun 2016)
Tributes to 'energetic' 83-year-old hit by bus in Cardiff - BBC News (22 May 2016)
Demolition of Cardiff city centre 'eyesore' starts - BBC News (3 May 2016)
£35m Rembrandt painting goes on show in Cardiff - BBC News (5 Apr 2016)
Seven public toilets closing in Cardiff due to cost - BBC News (25 Mar 2016)
Techniquest in Cardiff: Fears for future after budget cut - BBC News (13 Jan 2016)
Sunken Brains barge in Cardiff Bay removed from dock - BBC News (8 Dec 2015)
Urban beach in Cardiff Bay set to attract 250,000 visitors - BBC News (25 Jul 2015)
Safety warning issued after teen injured in Cardiff Bay - BBC News (4 Jul 2015)
Elderly pedestrians hit by motorbike in Cardiff city centre - BBC News (21 Jun 2015)
Cardiff Bay's red Lightship moving after 22 years - BBC News (15 May 2015)
