Global
Women Inventors & Innovators Network shall
be celebrating 10 years of incubating innovation
and growth and shall be staging the BFIIN Event
for the first time in the exciting city of Cardiff.
Apart from the BFIIN event there are many tourist
attractions in Cardiff, please find information
below:
Cardiff Castle
Cardiff may only have been a city for 100 years,
but there has been a castle here for nearly 2000
years.
Tours of the castle interior take place throughout
the day, or visitors can just enjoy a stroll around
the picturesque Castle gardens. (Full tour: Adult
£6.90, Children £4.30)
National
Museum Cardiff
Two wealthy Welsh sisters bequeathed their
large art collection to the museum and gallery
in the mid 20th century, resulting in Cardiff owning
one of the largest collections of Impressionist
paintings outside of Paris, with works by Renoir,
Monet and Cezanne on display. (Free entry, closed
Mondays)
Millennium Stadium
When the stadium
isn’t hosting major sports matches or concerts
you can take a tour of the 74,000 seater stadium.
Walk down the players' tunnel, try out the Queen’s
seat in the Royal box and discover how they removed
the curse from the away-team changing rooms. (Adults
£5.50, children £3, book in advance)
Wales Millennium Centre
Wales
Millennium Centre presents international opera,
ballet, modern dance and musicals. ‘Arts Sherpas’
run tours of the front and backstage areas and free
live music performances take place in the foyer
every lunchtime . (Tours take about one hour and
run throughout the day. Adults £5, Concessions £3.
Show tickets £5-£35)
Cardiff Bay
The old Cardiff docklands have been redeveloped
in the last decade to create Cardiff
Bay, home to a large freshwater lake for sailing
and water sports; the stylish five-star St David’s
Hotel and Spa, and Mermaid Quay – a restaurant hotspot
with everything from Italian to Turkish cuisine.
Doctor Who Exhibition
Get up close to a cyberman and a dalek, and see
monsters, costumes and props from the recent series
of Doctor
Who, most of which was filmed in Cardiff. The
interactive exhibition in the Red
Dragon Centre also features props from the original
series, and a Doctor Who shop. ( Entry, Adults £3,
Child £2, Family £10)
Cardiff Bay Visitor Centre
'The Tube'
The Bay Visitor Centre, also known as The
Tube, is home to exhibitions and displays on
the history and development of Cardiff Bay, including
a scale model of the entire city. (Free entry)
Techniquest
Enter a world of science and technology at Cardiff
Bay’s Techniquest, with over 160 hands-on exhibits
with puzzles and activities to entertain the whole
family. There are also shows in the Science Theatre
and tours of the Universe in the Planetarium. (Entry
Adult £6.90, Children £4.80.) Click
here to view the online webcam!
Norwegian Church
The
Norwegian church was first established in Cardiff
Bay to serve the large community of Norwegian sailors
working in the docks. Its main claim to fame is
as the church where author Roald Dahl was christened
– today, however, it has been converted into a café
and art gallery. (Free entry)
Y Senedd/ Pierhead Building
Visitors to the Senedd - the Welsh Assembly Government’s
debating chamber, can join a tour of the eco-friendly
building, or watch Assembly debates from the public
viewing gallery. Next door to the Senedd is the
historic Pierhead Building, which contains an interactive
exhibition on the role of the National Assembly.
(Free entry). Click
here to take online tour!
Llandaff Cathedral
Llandaff
Cathedral in the ancient "City of Llandaff",
is one of the oldest religious sites in the UK.
The cathedral dates from 1107, and also features
the modernist sculpture by Sir Jacob Epstein- 'Christ
in Majesty'. (Free entry)
St Fagans National History
Museum
See Wales in a day at one of Europe's
biggest open-air museums. The 100-acre parkland
has over forty original buildings, moved from various
parts of Wales and re-erected to show how the people
of Wales lived over the last 500 years. Open from
10am - 5pm daily and open Bank Holiday Mondays.
(Free entry)
Castell Coch
A fairytale
castle nestling in the woods on the outskirts
of the city. Like Cardiff Castle this Gothic fantasy
was created by the architect William Burges for
the third Marquis of Bute, a fellow lover of the
Medieval and reputedly the richest man in the world
in his day.
Photographs sources include
www.cardiffandco.com
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