Americans First Time in Wales! Exploring Cardiff
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- Опубліковано 4 лют 2023
- It's our first time in Wales and we are spending the day exploring Cardiff, the capital and largest city in Wales. An immediate first impression of Wales that we noticed is that there are certainly a lot of dragons everywhere and we are here for it! We explore Cardiff Castle, some of the arcades Cardiff is known for, and visit the world's oldest record shop, Cardiff Bay, and more. There was a storm while we were there. We keep getting told that we came at the wrong time of year, but we aren't going to let that stop us from taking it all in.
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Tenby, Pembrokeshire, Llandudno
Glad you are enjoying the trip not only seeing beautiful places but learning things not normally known or taught back home. Also a Whovian back to William Hartnell Dr. number one but not to the extent of having a Tardis tattoo.
you need to try clifton in bristol. it's like if bath became a big city
To see true wales u need to see the old coal mines that built wales big pit blaenavon is truly marvellous 👍🏻 u go under ground 300 ft to see how the workers dug welsh coal children as early as aged 8yrs old even worked under ground will worth a visit
If you are still in Cardiff, visit Penarth, around 10 minutes on the train, a lovely seaside town!
Genuinely can't get enough of people discovering Cardiff
We just saw a fraction of it too. We'll be back soon.
From someone who's lived in a Wales all my life - Cardiff should be on the bottom of the list for Wales.. So much more to see. Brecon beacons.. Cader Idris. To name a few
Wales is a beautiful and diverse country. I'm English but try to holiday in Wales most years. Pembroke, Barafundle bay, Rhossili, Cardigan, Snowdon, Anglesey, the castles, hills, gardens! So much still to see too. And watch some rugby in a Welsh pub. Can't wait to go back.
I’m lucky to live here. It’s lovely 🥰
We have so many things still to see there.
@@fayesouthall6604Dach chi’n siarad Cymraeg?
Portmeirion near Snowdonia is a must see, made famous in the 1960s as the location of another cult TV series, The Prisoner.
I doubt there is anywhere else like it on the planet. I went once as a child about 50 years ago and have been meaning to visit as an adult for decades.
Portmeirion is AMAZING. Like a fairytale. Covered in snow last time I was there. I lived in West Wales for years (Dad was Welsh) and it is a wonderful, wonderful place. Truly mystical and full of character and beauty.
Be seeing you
I honeymooned there several years ago. Even made sure our suite was No 6...
Watch out for white balloons though. If seen he is called "Rover". Well worth a visit.
A lot of people are mentioning "The Prisoner". I've heard of it before, but haven't see it. I think we have some viewing homework.
There's definitely a lot more to Wales that you'd like.
The Brecon Beacons national park is probably the main attraction, it's like something from Lord of the Rings. Can be pretty physically gruelling if you want to hike it but it's a stunning drive through it.
Abergavenny, a town nestled within the Brecon Beacons, surrounded by hills if you're up for a scenic hike.
Aberystwyth is a lovely old-fashioned seaside town if you want to kill a few hours.
Conwy, Colwyn Bay and Llandudno up north.
Portmeirion, a town made entirely to replicate the Italian coast, it's very quirky, I reckon you'd find it cute.
If you're into castles, Caerphilly, Caernarfon and Conwy all have some great ones.
Holyhead and Anglesey Island.
And obviously Snowdonia National Park. Mount Snowdon itself has a railway that goes to the top if you'e not up for the walk and its well worth it. It's not far from Caernarfon if you go there, barely even a 30 minute drive. There's quite a lot of stunning waterfalls in the park itself.
And that's just South Wales. There is also Snowdonia and all the N.Wales castles, the Borders and mid-Wales. I heard someone the other day talk about 'the Welsh accent' - as if there is only _one_ ....
Also the Gower AONB and Pembrokeshire coast in South West Wales.
Noswaith dda ffrind,
I Absolutely Agree
Most people think 🤔 Wales starts and ends in Cardiff ..
personally.. I love North Wales .. as an Irish ☘️ man visiting over 20 times now, I have been trying with every trip to pick up your wonderful language..
The Welsh are the most beautiful people I have ever had the pleasure to meet.
Chepstow, The Wye Valley and The Forest of Dean (That's just on the English side of the border) are nice places to explore if you like nature and history :)
We really need a car next time we are there. Brecon Beacons looks stunning.
a 20 minute train ride from Cardiff is the town of Caerphilly, which has the 2nd biggest castle in the UK, a five minute walk from the train station, but driving is the best way to experience the scenery of Wales
One of my favourite cheeses when I can lay my hands on it here without paying an arm and both legs.
I was hell-bent on going to Caerphilly castle last summer and eating the appropriate cheese in view of it. Turns out it was very hard to get the cheese, as they don't make it locally anymore. The gift shop sells it, but they were sold out! Thankfully, I brought some with me from Gloucestershire! The castle was amazing, but unfortunately much of it was under scaffolding 😫
Cara, when you get a Welsh cake make sure it is hot off the griddle! No comparison to having a cold one 😋
@@MagentaOtterTravels the scaffolding is gone now.
That sounds great. We really want to do a road trip through Wales when we're next there.
Fun fact - Welsh has more vowels than English. That's why the words look so confusing to English speakers. The vowels are a, e, i, o, u, w, and y.
You must visit North Wales. Most UA-camrs just visit Snowdonia, which is lovely, but there are other places that are just as interesting. I grew up in Anglesey (Ynys Môn is the Welsh name of Anglesey). It's an island which has great views of the mountains of Snowdonia, but also has a wonderful variety of beaches (obviously - being an island). It's also a treasure trove of history from prehistoric burial mounds, including one that you can actually enter, the Bryn Celli Ddu burial chamber, Roman forts with surviving walls (Holyhead), medieval churches (Holyhead -located within the Roman walls) and lots of others) and Monasteries (Penmon) and castles (Beaumaris), Victorian goals (Beaumaris) and lighthouses (South Stack) etc. and lots and lots of wildlife.
Generally the weather is normally a bit warmer in winter than the south of Wales and England, but as a low lying island it can be rather windy and rainy. Summer is a bit cooler than where we currently live (north of London).
Thank you for all the extra info, Ynys_ Mon
Our favourite part of Wales is Pembrokeshire around the coastal town of Saundersfoot and the tiny coastal places along the way such as Amroth Wisemans Bridge beautiful and unspoilt. We drive 6 hours every year to spend a week here.
My grandparents live in Ludchurch (and so did I for a while in my late teens). I’d strongly recommend Marros, which is 2 beaches east of Amroth and only accessible by a 40 minute walk. You nearly always have it entirely to yourself and it has a 19th century shipwreck poking out of the sand at low tide. I like to camp down there every now and then. There’s always plenty of driftwood about for a fire and it’s really nice and dark for stargazing. That area also has plenty of good walks and things of niche historical interest if you know where to look.
It looks really beautiful!
My late father was Welsh,born in Carmarthen.My sister and I always came on holiday to Wales and visited places such as Tenby,Saundersfoot,Pendine,Pembroke and Haverford west.
At last someone not going on about North Wales, :) I might be biased as I live a couple of miles from Pembroke.:)
We'll have to put those on our list
@@RobG001 My dad wouldn't go to north Wales!
Loves Wales, we take trips there several times each year and are never bored. Tonnes of history and amazing walks/scenery. Cardiff is mostly a typical city however, way more interesting stuff when venturing out and about the country!
We have to next time we're there. I'm sure one city doesn't do the country justice.
To places that are a must are St. Fagans Museum, which is quite close to Cardiff . It not like any museum you have ever been to before they collect real houses. That you can explore, that are they would have been as they were built. Even down to the furniture and everything else . It is as if the owners have just left a few minutes before . Some of the farm houses are from the 15th century . A church that is from the 12 century which inside . As it would have been when built and is very very different and colourful to what you would expect it to be. Castel Coch , ( red castle ) Also near Cardiff is a remarkable building and has been used in many movies .
That museum sounds really cool!
I have spent many years holidaying in the Snowdownia region. Good places to visit are Portmeirion, Caernarfon castle and Beddgelert. Crossing to the isle of Anglesey on Thomas Telford's Menai bridge is well worth it. My happy place with many good memories. Driving is the only practical means of getting about, but do get a small car if you fancy going there, as the roads are quite narrow and twisty.
Thanks for the tips!
The Eryri region.
The "hill" you referred to at Cardiff castle is part of the classic Norman castle plan known as a 'motte and bailey' castle. The motte is the raised mound on which the 'keep' is built. The keep is the strongpoint of the castle where you make your last stand if need be; the early Norman keeps were built from wood but in many cases later replaced with stone buildings. The motte was generally an artificial structure created from the spoil dug out from other parts of the site (defensive ditches etc). The "bailey" was the area enclosed by the wall, which again was wood in early Norman castles but were often replaced by stone walls when time and resources allowed. Early motte and bailey castles were easily built by unskilled workers and were effective defensive positions and bases for further advances.
Thank you so much for the background info.
Also, Wales has a lot of castles. I may be wrong but Cardiff Castle isn't the only castle in Cardiff. Caerphilly Castle is a great one to check out.
So glad you enjoyed our wonderful city. And yes, the arcades are something else 🥰
They're very cool!
After your videos on Devon & Cornwall inspired me to go there for my 40th Birthday (spent 3 days in Devon and 4 in Cornwall, it was an amazing experience), I decided that I'd like to get the chance to explore more of the UK, after having lived here for all my life and not really going much outside of Hampshire. My Welsh relatives offered to give me a chance to explore Wales when I can get enough time off work to do so, and this video has made me even more excited to go!
Oh my gosh! I'm so happy our videos inspired you to visit Devon & Cornwall! They are such beautiful places. So glad you enjoyed them! I hope you love Wales as well. You'll probably end up exploring than we did on this trip.
For film locations, Portmeirion (near Porthmadog in North Wales) where the Prisoner was filmed. Make sure to allow enough time to go to the two private beaches. It's also a hotel, and if you stay there, you get access to a few places that day visitors don't go. I've stayed there a couple of times about 25 years ago.
They stream The Prisoner to your room on demand now. It (almost) ruined my honeymoon...
That sounds awesome.
The bit on the hill isn’t the castle, it’s the Norman keep, it was built by the Norman’s in the early 12th century.
Thanks for the correction, Mark.
🏴 Land of my fathers!
Keep up the good work you two and, as always, stay safe!
Thank you! Will do!
OMG, you came to Cardiff. I live around a half hour drive from Cardiff and love going with my friends. The big wheel you saw in the centre near the Castle would have been part of the winter wonderland, opposite the natural history museum.
I am also a massive lover and proud nerd of Doctor Who, and even though I live near Cardiff I never remember going to the experience, though my brother did as he was a bigger fan of the show growing up. So I am just as jealous as you Jeremy that I never got to see it.
Another thing that I love is when watching RTD and Matts era is seeing all the different places in Cardiff or generally in south Wales and knowing exactly where they are, and certain things not making sense, like Martha running from the Cardiff museum to the bay in less than 5 minutes not looking tired at all😂😂.
It's been filmed in and around Cardiff since Christopher eccleson. Remember living plastic? That was inside and outside Queens arcade in Cardiff town, it even showed the Queens arcade sign when rose's mum was shopping. Then there was the episode where rose went back to try and save her father, that was in Grangetown like fivr or ten mins away from town. That's all I remember off the top of my head.
The magic of making films and tv: making two places that aren't close look close to each other. 😂
@@TheMagicGeekdom Dr who filmed in my husbands shop for Blink. The first time the Weeping Angels were in Dr Who. Watched the filming and met David Tennant.
I do miss the Doctor Who Experience. We used to visit Cardiff quite a lot back in those days. There was the Experience itself, Eddie's Diner (which featured in a couple of Doctor Who stories) which has also gone, then there were walking tours of locations and we even had two or three tours of the Doctor Who studios themselves. Great times. Nothing like as much to draw us back these days, sadly.
That all sounds so cool! It's sad we missed out on those.
@@TheMagicGeekdom Yeah, it was as great time. I've been back to Cardiff a couple of times since and it makes me feel a bit sad each time now! Perhaps we'll see the likes of it again in this upcoming new era? Let's hope.
When you next go to Wales you must definitely visit some of the beaches, they are among some of the most beautiful in the UK. My best friend's son lives in a flat looking over the water in Cardiff with his new fiancee, they got engaged yesterday.
That sounds like a lovely location. Congrats to them!
The Fairy Trail goes throughout North Wales from Llangollen to Betws y Coed then to Conwy.
Beautiful scenery, quaint towns, and lots of castles.
We really need to make it up north next time. It looks so lovely.
As someone who lives in Cardiff it's so lovely to see someone enjoying it through new eyes, sometimes forget to appreciate the little things!
You two are really sweet. A someone who spent four years in university in Cardiff and has lived 30 mins away most of my life, it is a city I have a great fondness for.
Ah so you did visit us, such a lovely vlog and so pleased you enjoyed yourselves. So much more to see, this was just Cardiff; lovely upgrade. A must visit would be St Fagan's museum; Penarth a lovely walk along the front and the Pier; Caerphilly Castle and many more too. In NW Portmeirion is beautiful - (many places already mentioned in comments) Pontycysyllte Aqueduct (on my list in a couple of weeks) The scenery here in Wales is beautiful - thank you for sharing 💖💖
Thank you for watching! We hope that we can check out more that beautiful country next time we're in the UK.
Lovely video. I'm glad you enjoyed our capitol. You should explore the south Wales coastline, from Nash Point to the Gower would be a good day or two. Then you could continue your journey around the entire coastline, as we have a foot and cycle path that circumnavigates our whole country. 🏴
Hello both. Been watching your journeys for a while. I wondered when you would get here. Live near Llantrisant about 12 miles north of Cardiff. Just north of my village is the Royal Mint Experience. The Mint moved here in preparation for decimal coinage in 1971. It manufactures all coinage for the UK and also foreign coinage by contract. They also manufacture some medals and did the Olympic Medals for the 2012 games. Just 5 miles, there is a Cardiff Bus there, is The National Folk Museum of Wales, St. Fagan’s. This is a free entry museum with acres of preserved buildings from throughout Wales, Churches, Chapels, Toll Houses, Farm Houses, Miners Houses dressed in styles of various years, a Miners Institute, Shops, Bakery. Needs a full day to see it all.
There's still so much to see there.
It's wild to see you both in Cardiff. Go down there often. 😊 It's a pretty fun city
It really is!
@@TheMagicGeekdom I love the arcades. I always head to Barkers coffee shop for a brew and breakfast. Everything from porridge to bara brieth. Yummy warm welsh cake served with butter
Good evening my American 🇺🇸 friend .. there is more to Wales 🏴 than just Cardiff.. I won’t list them because an earlier commenter has listed loads of wonderful places to visit.. I have visited Wales from Ireland 🇮🇪 over 20 times now and I see something different on every visit.. I saw the Northern Lights from the top of the Crimea in North Wales.. I’ve seen 17 out the 19 Welsh birds of prey .. and next to Ireland 🇮🇪 Wales has the best rugby 🏉 team in the world 🌎..
I love Wales so much it’s going to be my new home 🏡
I know we missed out on so much with such a sort trip, but that means well have so much to discover when we come back and we're coming back soon!
@@TheMagicGeekdom
That is wonderful news that you are coming back soon.
Wales is stunning, the landscape is absolutely gorgeous
Thanks for the video. You two are always so entertaining. 😎😎
Thank you so much, Mark!
That thing on the hill within the castle grounds is The Keep, that isn’t the entire castle!
Thanks for clearing that up, Justin.
As a resident of the lovely city of Cardiff since 2002, just wanted to say I really enjoyed your tour and to see it from the point of view of someone seeing it for the first time!
I love that you came to Cardiff. It’s been said we’re the most congenial city in the UK. I guess winning as miss congeniality is a good thing for our visitors. We’re not flashy or brash but whilst you’re here we will treat you as one of us. I think our tourism board could do more to promote the whole country but as a traveller to places off the typical tourist trail, I know anyone visiting wales right now will have a purer more authentic experience of our country. You won’t have to fight off the masses. Thank you for spending some time here. If you’re brave enough to hire a car, on your return visit head west towards Pembrokeshire then head north to cardigan and then up to Conwy castle. Keep travelling!!
Aw I'm so glad you had a lovely time in Cardiff! It's refreshing seeing your city through another person's eyes.
I’m from Swansea love visiting Cardiff, You should visit Tenby , Gower , Brecon Beacons , snowdonia beautiful places , the further west into wales you go the thicker the accent gets and you will come across more welsh speakers due to being further from the English border.
There's still so much for us to see!
@@TheMagicGeekdomIf you come back definitely go further west when summertime hits, the weather gets better the Beaches are incredible, the water is clear and quite different from your experience in Cardiff in every other time of the year.
Portmeirion, Gower Peninsular, Tenby and Snowdonia would be my picks of Wales. A wonderful country with great people. Some of the UK's best are/were Welsh born.
We are getting a lot of recommendations for Gower Peninsular and Snowdonia. We have to visit them next time.
Ah you are in my city. Glad you enjoyed the tour. You should check our Castell Coch just north of Cardiff. A fairytale castle poking through the trees overlooking A470 which is the main route north of Cardiff to the valleys and beyond.
Sounds great! We'll have to see it on our next visit.
The Ferris Wheel gets moved to the National Museum site for the duration of The Winter Wondlerland period (basically Christmas). It then relocates to Cardiff Bay for the rest of the year. Hope this helps! 🏴
Glad you had a great time in Cardiff! 🏴
The best!
I'm so pleased you liked my home town!! Next time you come to Wales you should visit the Brecon Beacons.......the best views!! So much more to see in Cardiff too.....Cardiff Market is best for Welsh cakes!! xx
Next time, that sounds beautiful!
Nice hotel room! I sometimes get upgraded in Britain as well, when I stay with Marriott. It is a lovely touch to get a hand written note from the manager! But the best part is the nice room and free food 🙌🙌
The executive lounge is never a bad thing. 😂
Glad your in Wales, hope you come up here to North Wales sometime the scenery is spectacular around Snowdonia where I live and we have a ring of castles that protected the coast line some of them 800 yrs old which you can go around. Portmireon village is unique and was where the tv series 'The Prisoner' was filmed, I don't know if you had that show in the US.
I understand that The Prisoner TV programme was well known in the United States.
Eryri not snowdonia
@@meiriongwril9696 Only if you're Welsh, the rest of the world still calls it Snowdonia regardless of the posturing of Welsh Nationalists. Either way it's a beautiful part of the country.
@@radman8321 Welsh Nationalists - you mean the Viet-Taff?
We would love to check out more of Wales on our next trip. Sounds like we missed out on not visiting the north. I've heard of "The Prisoner", but haven't seen it. It looks like it's available on UA-cam. We might need to check it out.
Lots to see in Wales; a genuinely lovely place. My mother's family are from further up the coast, Mumbles and Swansea, but I really love North Wales.
We really have to go north on our next trip. It seems fantastic!
Really enjoy your videos...interesting but laid back...very cool.
Glad you like them! Thanks for watching, Yvonne!
Nice one on visiting Cardiff. I have been there around 7-9 times in my life it is a great place. Shame you missed out on the Doctor Who Experience and it was an excellent experience.
It is a brilliant city to visit. I try to go there once a year. :)
It is a really beautiful city!
So glad you enjoyed my hometown. I haven't lived there for 5 years and your film made me homesick.
I loved your video !! My family is from Wales and I have been there twice but only North Wales. Hope to see South and Mid Wales one day .
Thank you so much! We really have to make to North Wales on our next trip. It sounds fantastic!
Thats an awesome hotel upgrade! Was wondering if youd try some local Welsh cakes, Welsh Rarebit and Laverbread
We try some of it in the next video.
Yay. Made it to wales. Lots of castles to explore, head to st davids. Caerphilly castle, raglan, tintern abbey. Much history here. Friendly folk too. Beacons national park etc.
St fagans worth a trip too ! Swansea market for cockles.....
It seems beautiful!
I visited Cardiff in 2015 for a few days to go to the Doctor Who Experience. Loved it! Experience and the city!
Still a bit saddened that we missed the Experience, but the city is wonderful!
You should have gone inside Cardiff Castle. It's a Victorian medieval fever dream.
The mini castle on the hill is the keep of the Norman castle built in the early 1100s.
So much more to see and do in South Wales. Caerphilly Castle is impressive. The Brecon Beacons is lovely for a walk / drive. The Gower, Tenby and the Pembrokeshire Coast are nice. St David's is a lovely little city with a cathedral.
That all sounds lovely.
A little tip there is a website where you can see what doctor who filming locations are near by. Which in Cardiff is pretty much every street
Lovely to come across this as a Cardiff local. So glad to hear you enjoyed discovering the city! One of my favourite things about Wales is that our museums are free. When you come back you should definitely venture out to the St Fagans musuem. It’s a really unique experience as far as museums go. It’s also becoming increasingly popular to find the dinosaur footprints in Penarth. My personal favourite thing here is ‘Bröd’. There are a few in the area now (including in Penarth) but it’s an authentic Danish bakery with the pastries made on site. You can also now book tours at the BBC media centre in the city through the BBC website (not the studios you saw on the bus).
Ooh yes! We were hoping you’d visit our home town! Cardiff is ace. My wifey Dom got very excited that you found Bird and Blend. There’s some amazing food outlets in Cardiff, we’re really spoiled for choice.
Bird and Blend was great! The tea was verry nice as was the staff there.
@@TheMagicGeekdom there are more castles in Wales than anywhere else in the U.K. so you’ll have to visit again! Btw the National Museum has a small but well formed Doctor Who display now, so there’s no choice but to come back 😀
It’s absolutely stunning inside the clock tower and house in the castle. Glad you’re enjoying my home town 😊
Ah finally, my neck of the woods!👍 Shame you didn't bump into David Hasslehoff, as he does visit Cardiff from time to time, as he met his wife here, and he is seen walking around, he's never shy of having his picture taken either 😁.
Dr Who is still produced in Cardiff by BBC Wales, and shot around Wales, dispite its location changes in Jodie Whittaker ones. Most of the filming was still done here, in fact, Jodie Whittaker moved to Cardiff for a couple of years because of it. I think the brand new series has more US involvement though!? I'm also surprised you didn't pay homage to the 1996 movie Human Traffic when you walked down St Mary's Street. And lastly, Spillers Record, was a few yards up from the Duke of Wellington pub for a few decades, until it moved into Morgan Arcade. It garnered a lot of support from major artists including in the USA, when it was fighting to stay in that location. Glad you liked Cardiff. You might like to look into Portmeirion in North Wales and Conwy, who's castle has resently be voted most beautiful castle in Europe, and the beautiful Pembrokeshire coast 🏰👍
Oh man, Cara would have flipped if we saw David Hasslehoff. I've liked the Jodie episodes I've seen, but we do need to catch up on her series. Yes, I believe Disney is helping pay for the episodes that they've started filming now and then they going to be shown on Disney+ here.
@@TheMagicGeekdom Yes it's true about the Hoff. I live 4 *miles* out of Cardiff center (15 min train to Cardiff Central) and the Hoff last stayed at a very top notch hotel just 10mins walk from me in my small town (no I didn't bump into him) last September / October as he was attending a event for his in laws. He was seen in Cardiff City Centre that week too, one pic with a fan in one of the arcades and another outside of The Duke of Wellington pub you passed in the video. Cara might want to look at Wales Online for some local Hoff news like the Hoff doing construction with his bother in law😉. Ah yes Disney! I looked into the making, and yes the brand new series is yet again made in Cardiff in a different studio from Roath Lake. Also can you recall the Peter Capaldi episode filmed in Cardiff Castle grounds where you both were, clue I think he had a electric guitar 🎸 😉 (but don't ask me because I can't remember 😂) 👍
Definitely so much more to do here in wales!🏴. Just around cardiff you have… Caerphilly Castle, Castell Coch (the fairy castle), St. Fagans Museum (full of welsh history), Penarth Pier, Brecon Beacons, Big Pit (underground coal mine tour), penallta parc, and then you’ve got the offerings throughout mid wales and north wales from ZipWorld which are great activities!
There really seems to be a lot of amazing things to see.
So glad you enjoyed our wales, I live in south wales in the valleys , north wales Llandudno is a must see , the great orm and the harbour is amazing. It has the oldest bronze mine you can visit plus lots more to see and do. The views are the best
I'm glad you both got to see just how beautiful Wales is. Diolch!
Try Caerleon for Roman fort and barracks for 6,000 troops (30 mins from Cardiff) or Caerphilly Castle (15 mins away), largest moated Castle in Europe, I believe.
I live in Swansea and go to Cardiff all the time, this has been so much fun seeing Cardiff through your eyes 😀
So glad you enjoyed cardiff! Tenby is a beautiful place to visit and so it Aberaeron and Aberystwyth along the west coast 😊
Wow what an upgrade. Lovely view.
It really was!
@@TheMagicGeekdom Have you guys ever thought about hiring a narrowboat and going around the Country? Great in the summer and I don't believe you need a licence. Just a thought. The Norfolk Broads would be a place to start.
Newgale beach on the Pembrokeshire coast is a must visit place (as is the whole coastline) - extensive sandy beach 😃
Newgale is nice but my favourite is Solfa.The village of Solfa was made famous by The Song Ysbryd Solva by Meic Stevens.
The coast looks gorgeous!
My favourite part of Wales is The Wye valley between Chepstow and Monmouth for it's scenery and history.
For a train ride The Heart of Wales line is a must.
For an Island visit take the boat from Tenby to Caldy Island.
Thanks for the suggestions!
The Gower Pemisular in South Wales is designated an area of natural beauty and is well worth a visit, I had many a happy childhood holiday there back in the seventies.
It looks fantastic.
The keep on hill is 11 th century the house inside is 14 th century and extensions were added over the centuries
Thanks for the info!
I’ve got to say (sorry Jeremy), Cara is so adorable, glad you are both enjoying this UK tour, I actually just booked another trip to Chester on the back of watching your video, not been for many years, if you want a sort of American touch, there is the UK’s only Denny’s in Swansea down the road, not quite like the American one but close enough. Andrew, Watford.
It's okay. I understand that I'm less adorable than her. 😂
Chester was great. I hope we can make there again at some point soon. Some of our friends form the UK have gone to that Denny's and said that it's not quite the same. We might have to check it out just to compare.
I’ve been following your vlogs for a while and I’m from/live just outside of CardiffTake a trip to Pembrokeshire as there are some nice towns and beaches there or if you like adventure/walks then visit Brecon Beacons/Pen Y Fan.Thanks for a great video!
Thank you for watching it! We hope we can discover more of Wales on our next trip.
Great video you were so close to so many Dr Who locations as well. Just by that arcade is the Dept store Rose worked in.
We need to find someone to take us on a tour next time that we're there.
Cardiff is great for Doctor Who tourism. Part of “Heaven Sent” was filmed in Cardiff Castle. The “guy dizzy from hypnotic lipstick” scene from “The Time of Angels” was the park just east of the castle. The train from Queen St station to Cardiff Bay goes right by the church from “Father’s Day.”
And don't forget Torchwood.
We might have to find a tour or make our own the next time that we're there.
I went to university in Cardiff, it’s such a cool city. I used to love shopping in the arcades. It’s a shame the Doctor Who Experience has closed now, we went a few years back and it was excellent so you guys would have loved that!
You definitely need to go check out Rhossili bay! Unbelievable scenes
Just looked up photos. That looks gorgeous! 😍
Just a random football @ 3.41 just rolling by in the background 😂😂😂
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Definitely recommend Pembrokeshire National Park....it's like Cornwall but without the crowds! The beaches are truly stunning and St David's is pretty cool. You can also go into a chapel built into a cliff!
If you come back to Cardiff I can show you the Cardiff barrage and control room.
It was a massive part in the regeneration of the docks area of Cardiff 👍
That sounds really cool, Phil! We'll have to let you know. I'm sure we'll be back soon.
You two really should have a sponsorship from the British Tourist Authority...,you're doing such a good job of selling my country to the foreign tourist. Well done and thanks for making the UK so interesting even for a Brit.
Thank you so much! We wouldn't mind that sponsorship.
You definitely need to come up to llandudno and Conwy ... in North wales, such a picturesque place in the UK
My favourite place in Wales is snowdonia. Especially the area around Betws-y-Coed. Also the Welsh Highland heritage railway along with Talyllyn railway and the snowdon mountain railway are the most spectacular railways in uk in my opinion. Also, caernarfon is a nice place, and Llandudno is the family seaside of North wales along with Colwyn Bay. Ther are also remnants of the state mining that used to go on back in the day, caverns, mining museums etc.
Aberystwyth is a great university town on the coast in remote west Wales. You can get there by train. Further north, Porthmadog is a small town near the Snowdonia National Park, a mile from the sea. It also has two heritage steam railways, where the trains travel down the main street. Perfect for video (ua-cam.com/video/rlrw3URwkSc/v-deo.html). It's only a few miles from Portmeirion, which other people have recommended. To eat, you must try Barabrith, the traditional fruit cake made with real tea. Yes, tea really is one of the ingredients. It's delicious. Wales is best in summer! Winter can be challenging.
Thank you for all the information, Peter!
Go north Wales, see Harlech Castle, Portmeirion village, the Ffestiniog railway, Caernarvon Castle, Conway, Llandudno etc.
Yaaaaaaaas! You are in my home town! 🎉
It was lovely!
Make America Great Britain again! Great video. I was in Cardiff a few days ago and it is a great city. Wales is a beautiful country.
It is beautiful!
If you come back to Cardiff try the national history museum in St Fagans, it has lots of historical buildings and gardens to wander around. You will definately recognise a lot of them as Dr Who filming locations.
Wales in general, try Tenby for good beaches and a nice town, have a boat trip across to Caldey Is. Gower is very nice. In the north try Conwy or Llandudno as well as Snowdonia.
Cardiff Market is worth a look too.
My favourite ruin is Bamburgh in Northumberland. It's the ancestral home of uhtred from the last kingdom tv show. Although obvs a more recent version of the castle. It may be the mists of nostalgic memory but I remember me and cousin getting utterly lost there.
such a fun place! Those arcades are awesome! Love all the Dr Who and Torchwood stuff! Enjoy watching Torchwood but beware it is darker and sadder than Dr Who! I want to go to Cardiff more now than ever!
I have to prepare Cara for Torchwood, but I think she'll like it. I think you'd like it there, Joel. It's sounds like they have a pretty cool Con there too!
Hope you're doing well!
@@TheMagicGeekdom oh cool i have heard there are a few cons in the UK! I am doing great thanks for asking!
Iechyd da. 🍺 Can't wait to see what you think of the Welsh cakes. Hope you tried some laverbread also.
Welsh foods will be coming in the next video.
That is not the castle on the hill....it is called a keep, which is part of the overall castle.
Thanks for clearing that up, Thelma!
@@TheMagicGeekdom ~ You're welcome, and thankyou for the video. I'm a Welsh gal from Cardiff now living in Canada so it was lovely to see the streets and arcades once again.
In terms of suggestions, Horseshoe Pass in North Wales is one my favourite places. I visited it as a kid and have great memories of it.
I was actually in Cardiff shopping on the day that they were filming The Runaway Bride episode of Doctor Who (the scene where the banknotes shoot out of the cash machine, and where he & Donna are trying to flag down a taxi) and I met David Tennant in a bar on the street between takes and got his autograph. I’m sure I had one of the banknotes somewhere as well.
I live just across the bay from Mermaid Quay, hope you enjoyed your stay here in Cardiff
It was lovely!
That was fun! Love Dr Who and Torchwood, you must see that show! Too bad they didn't have the Dr Who Experience, would have loved to see that too! Love your Tardis tat!
Thank you, Phyllis! I do need to get Cara to watch Torchwood. I think she'd like it.
Love your video about our city ❤
So glad you enjoyed your stay
Theres a few places you could try next time you visit
St Fagans Museum just on the outskirts of Cardiff if your interested in history it’s a must & they’ve just rebuilt a famous Cardiff pub brick by brick and relocated it there 👌
Penarth Pier is another to see it’s right opposite Cardiff Bay and you can get a water taxi direct from Cardiff bay to penarth you also mention in another video about looking for fossils well just 10 minutes from the pier is lavernock point
I found an ammonite fossil there as a kid again worth a visit
And of course a visit to castell coch (red Castle in Welsh)
Is another trip visitors like
Hope this helps
So good to hear visitors' perspective of Cardiff. There are some facts that could be corrected, but I'm sure you'll find that out for yourself. Cardiff history, for instance, goes back to pre Celtic times, but only in the past 200 years did it start to develop into the city it is today. Come back! You are welcome here anytime.
The brecon beacons! Also not too far from Cardiff is castell coch (red castle) worth a see!
Caerdydd is indeed a pleasing city with a great university-city vibe. Of course, it only became the Principality's official capital 65 yrs ago, when it beat out the traditional capital of native Welsh princes, Caernarfon. The docks area, Bute Town, is one of the oldest districts in the UK to have a substantial immigrant population. There has been a Yemeni community there almost 200 yrs.
Thanks for the background info!
One point, it isn’t a principality. That was scrapped in 1536 by Henry VIII
@@richardmathews6236 It was only for 10 yrs in 1100's if I remember right, most think this because of the principality ( the building society ) owning the stadium.
Love that you came here, on the way in you would have passed my house by train, I'm just a stones throw away from the first station in South Wales. Just don't come to Newport... its a bit grim.
If you guys are going to North Wales, can I reccomend Betwys-y-coed and swallow falls, also Llanberis to mount snowdon railway (well worth it).
And on Anglesey, Bryn celi dhu burial chamber is so atmospheric.
Thanks, Amy! We'll have to add them to the list for our next trip!
@@TheMagicGeekdom if you do end up in Llanberis it’s probably worth looking up filming locations- I know Willow (the film) and the Clash of the Titans filmed on the quarry.
Enjoyde Watching This,When You Go Back To Cardiff,The wyndham Cafeteria In The Wyndham Arcade Does A Great Full Breakfast,Worth A Visit, Nice Upgrade By The Way.
Thanks for the tips! And thank you for watching!