Find Nearest See & Do in Cardiff

Heading to Cardiff and looking for something to do or a place to visit nearby. Coast Radar is not just a list of beaches but we bring you the whole Cardiff coast including castles, lighthouses, piers, museums, beautiful gardens, seaside towns, National Trust and other heritage properties.

When on an information page you can also use our tools to search for nearby Cardiff seaside towns,  and the surrounding coast for the best beaches and places to stay and eat.

Finding the best things to see and do on a Cardiff  day out with your family or friends is easy – simply explore the links below, to find the closest hit the jump to my location compass or use the search bar to plan where your next Cardiff activity could be.

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St Fagans National Museum of History

St Fagans National Museum of History, commonly referred to as St Fagans after the village where it is located, is an open-air museum in Cardiff chronicling the historical lifestyle, culture, and architecture of the Welsh people. The museum consists of more than forty re-erected buildings representing the architecture of Wales among them houses, a farm, a school, a chapel and Read more…
Castell-Coch

Castell Coch

Castell Coch (Welsh for Red Castle) is a late nineteenth-century castle built on medieval remains. The castle was designed for the third Marquess of Bute by William Burges. Decorated and furnished in the Victorian Gothic style. The castle is surrounded by beech woods containing rare plant species and unusual geological features that are protected as a Site of Special Scientific Interest Read more…
Monkstone-Lighthouse

Monkstone Lighthouse

Monkstone Lighthouse is located in the Bristol Channel, near Lavernock Point, Glamorgan. It was established in 1839 and remained largely unaltered until its conversion to solar powered operation in 1993. The lighthouse consists of a masonry tower strengthened by vertical and horizontal wrought iron bands surmounted by a prefabricated red GRP tower which replaced the original iron structure in 1993. Read more…
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Cardiff Castle

Cardiff Castle is a medieval castle and Victorian Gothic revival mansion located in Cardiff city centre. The original motte and bailey castle was built in the late 11th century by Norman invaders on top of a 3rd-century Roman fort. Read more…
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Cardiff Metropolitan Cathedral of St David

The Metropolitan Cathedral Church of St David, also known as St David’s Cathedral Cardiff is a Roman Catholic Cathedral in the city centre of Cardiff. Read more…
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Llandaff Cathedral

Llandaff Cathedral is an Anglican cathedral and parish church in Llandaff, Cardiff, Wales. It is the seat of the Bishop of Llandaff, head of the Church in Wales Diocese of Llandaff. The cathedral is dedicated to Saint Peter and Saint Paul, and three Welsh saints: Dubricius, Teilo and Oudoceus. The building was constructed in the 12th century on the site Read more…