Penallta Rocks

You can park in a few places to access Penallta Rocks, this route parks in a free car park near a tarmac path that takes you past several ponds and onto the main cycle route, which you can follow to…

Best Budget 1-person tent?

  The Nordisk Svalbard 1 PU retails for around £140-150 and is wind tested to around 90mph, making it a very tough budget 1-person tent for hiking and wild camping. A recommended upgrade is to buy a 4 pack of…

Parc Cwm Darran

Parc Cwm Darran has a visitor centre and café open in the warmer months, as well as a camping area and space for campervans etc. There is a play park and plenty of things for kids to do, as well…

Dare Valley Country Park

A nice walk this, good tarmac paths, a pond, a riverside walk and plenty of peace and quiet. Aberdare has a range of pubs, cafes and shops that you can stop in at the halfway point, before retracing your steps…

Roath Lake

Roath Park is a very popular spot, but for a reason. A nice circular walk around the main lake, a good park, café, ice cream van and facilities. Great place to take the kids, plenty of wildlife to feed –…

Parc Bryn Bach

A nice little loop around Parc Bryn Bach, complete with café, play park and plenty of wildlife. There is a decent amount of parking here, but it can get full on weekends when the weather is nice. The walk around…

Cardiff Bay

Lots of different places to park at Cardiff Bay so your start point might be slightly different, but it is easy to pick up this walk from any of the car parks. You simply walk along the front and head…