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48 Hours in Cardiff — The Classic Weekend

The greatest hits — outdoors, food, culture and a night out.

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Friday

  1. Evening

    Heaneys

    Modern Welsh · $$$ · Pontcanna

    Open the weekend here — Tommy Heaney's neighbourhood tasting menu — Welsh produce in focus.

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    Why this pick
    • ·A first-time-in-town essential
    • ·Dinner-grade kitchen worth lingering at
    • ·Keeps you in Pontcanna — short walk from your other stops

Saturday

  1. Morning
    Public Skating Rink
    Outdoors · Downtown

    Lace up at a city rink — date-night classic and the easiest winter family outing.

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    Why this pick
    • ·A first-time-in-town essential
    • ·Best early — lighter crowds before noon
    • ·Keeps you in Downtown — short walk from your other stops
  2. Lunch

    Fabulous Welshcakes

    Welsh Café · $ · Mermaid Quay

    Fresh-griddled Welsh cakes by the bay — chocolate or traditional.

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    Why this pick
    • ·A first-time-in-town essential
    • ·Strong lunch option, quick enough to keep the day moving
    • ·Keeps you in Mermaid Quay — short walk from your other stops
  3. Afternoon
    Cardiff Castle
    Culture · City Centre

    Roman fort, Norman keep and Victorian Gothic apartments inside one wall.

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    Why this pick
    • ·A first-time-in-town essential
    • ·Holds up in the afternoon energy lull
    • ·Keeps you in City Centre — short walk from your other stops
  4. Evening
    Live Jazz Bar
    Nightlife · Old town

    Cocktails and a trio — solo at the bar or a date-night standby.

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    Why this pick
    • ·A first-time-in-town essential
    • ·Hits different at golden hour
    • ·Keeps you in Old town — short walk from your other stops

Sunday

  1. Morning
    St Fagans National Museum of History
    Culture · St Fagans

    Open-air museum of 50+ reconstructed Welsh historic buildings — free.

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    Why this pick
    • ·A first-time-in-town essential
    • ·Best early — lighter crowds before noon
    • ·Keeps you in St Fagans — short walk from your other stops
  2. Afternoon
    Principality Stadium
    Culture · Westgate Street

    Retractable-roof rugby cathedral — match-day singing shakes the city.

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    Why this pick
    • ·A first-time-in-town essential
    • ·Holds up in the afternoon energy lull
    • ·Keeps you in Westgate Street — short walk from your other stops

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