If you're staying a little longer in Cardiff then why not take a trip out of the city? We're slowly adding neighbouring cities, counties and towns. Click on a section below for more details of our favourite attractions and places to visit.
Bristol, the gateway to the south west of England, is a lively yet laid-back city that blends its rich maritime heritage with an innovative and independent culture. Compact enough to get around on foot, yet big enough to boast an exciting selection of entertainment, this ancient but cosmopolitan city has a wealth of attractions for the many visitors from across the globe.
Famed for its streets of Georgian splendour and the natural hot springs which have been flowing for thousands of years, Bath is the UK's only World Heritage City. Small and compact, you can pleasantly walk along the city streets and be quite happy simply observing the architecture of the magnificent buildings.
Newport has long been the largest town in the historic county of Monmouthshire. It became a unitary authority in 1996 and granted city status in 2002 to mark Queen Elizabeth II's Golden Jubilee. It is a working city and is quite different to the more leisure orientated Cardiff. To the north of Newport is Torfaen, home to the World Heritage Site of Blaenavon.
The South Wales Valleys lie just north of Cardiff and were at the centre of the industrial revolution. Merthyr Tydfil became Wales's largest town thanks to the iron industry whilst the great coalfields fuelled the growth of Cardiff.
