Cardiff Travel Guide
For a quick overview of the Cardiff region highlighting the major
attractions and scenery, see our Virtual
Tour of Wales . Or select from the menu below. The Glamorgan
area extends to the neighbouring area of Swansea,
Gower, and the Vale of Neath .
Cardiff Harbour
Cardiff & South Wales
Coast
Attractions Gazetteer
Abbeys and Monasteries
Ancient Sites
Castles
Historic Churches & Religious
Sites
Gardens
Historic Houses
Museums
Roman Sites
Countryside
Glamorgan Heritage Coast
Wales Web Links
WALES TRAVEL GUIDE
ATTRACTIONS IN WALES BY REGION
Map of Regions
Anglesey and Snowdonia | North
Wales Coast and Borderlands | Mid
Wales and Brecon Beacons | Ceredigion
| Pembrokeshire | Carmarthenshire
| Swansea, Gower and the Vale of
Neath | Cardiff, Coast, &
Valleys of South Wales | Wye Valley
and Vale of Usk
ATTRACTIONS IN WALES
BY TYPE OF ATTRACTION
Abbeys & Monasteries |
Ancient Sites | Castles
| Gardens | Historic
Churches & Religious Sites | Historic
Houses | Museums | Roman
Remains
Photo of Cardiff Harbour courtesy of Wales Tourist Board
Map and Text © David Ross and Britain Express
HISTORY CORNER
Name the Historic attraction
British Heritage Awards
British History Quiz
This cartoon character humourously reprsented the essence of an Englishman
Clue
The character was invented by John Arbuthnot, a political pamphleteer
Another clue
He first appeared in the History of John Bull, in 1712
This Day in British History
13 February, 1689
William and Mary jointly crowned monarchs of England
Only the previous day Parliament declared a Declaration of Rights, making James II's constitutional reforms illegal
Monarch Mayhem
This monarch died at Pontefract Castle in Yorkshire, in early 1400, probably of starvation
Clue
He was imprisoned at Pontefract by his cousin, Henry Bolingbroke
Another clue
He was followed to the throne by Henry IV
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