"GOOD TO KNOW"

LOCAL ATTRACTIONS

The Gwaelod y Garth Inn is in a perfect location to explore Cardiff and its surrounding areas. A short journey and you can be in the magnificent Brecon Beacons or on the beautiful coast. A quick train journey will take you right to the heart of the capital or just stay locally and relax and enjoy what we have on our doorstep. Below is a list of our favourite things to see and do.

In and around Gwaelod y Garth

The Garth Mountain

The Inn sits at the foot of The Garth Mountain and there are many routes that will take you to the summit, where you can take in the spectacular 360⁰ views. To the north you can see up the South Wales Valleys to the Brecon Beacons beyond. Looking south you can see the city and across the Bristol channel as far as Exmoor National Park.

Taff Trail

The Taff Trail is a popular walking and cycle path that runs for 55 miles (89km) between Cardiff Bay and Brecon. It is so named because it follows the course of the River Taff.

Castell Coch

Castell Coch, or the ‘Red Castle’, rises up from the ancient beech woods of Fforest Fawr like a vision from a fairytale. Yet these great towers with their unmistakable conical roofs only hint at the splendor within.

Given free rein by the third Marquess of Bute, architect William Burges didn’t hold back. The highly decorated interiors and rich furnishings of Castell Coch make it a dazzling masterpiece of the High Victorian era. 

Further afield

The Principality Stadium 

The stadium hosts not only national rugby matches but with its retractable roof, it’s become a popular venue for major concerts and other sporting events.

Cardiff Castle

Located within beautiful parklands at the heart of the capital. At once a Roman fort, Norman stronghold and Victorian Gothic masterpiece, Cardiff Castle’s walls and fairy-tale towers conceal 2,000 years of history.

National Museum Cardiff  

National Museum Cardiff is situated in the heart of Cardiff’s elegant civic centre and houses world class art and natural history including Wales’s national art, natural history and geology collections, as well as major touring and temporary exhibitions.

St Fagans

The museum stands in the grounds of the magnificent St Fagans Castle, a late 16th-century manor house donated to the people of Wales by the Earl of Plymouth. During the last fifty years, over fifty original buildings from different locations in Wales and from different historical periods have been re-built in the 100-acre parkland. Each building is frozen in time and opens a door into Welsh history offering a fascinating glimpse into the past. 

Shopping

As a shopping destination Cardiff has it all: department stores, designer brands, high street favourites, individual stores, and a thriving market. The real highlight of Cardiff’s retail scene are the Victorian and Edwardian arcades, full of independent shops and cafes, and worth a visit as architectural gems.