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Any locals from Cardiff recomend a plan for the weekend?

No bike, down there with the wife and dog and looking for things to do and places to eat (remember the dog).

Any ideas or help please?

Ta


 
Posted : 12/01/2010 8:40 pm
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Take the dog for a walk in the woods around Castell Coch then go for a meal and a pint in the Maenllwyd Inn just outside Rudry (near Caerphily). Fantastic pub, great views, beautiful walks in the singletrack above the castle (you'll wish you had your bike!)


 
Posted : 12/01/2010 8:46 pm
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Plough and harrow pub in Monknash, followed or preceded by a stole down to the beach further down the lane.


 
Posted : 12/01/2010 8:48 pm
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How long are you staying and what sort of walking/eating venue are you after.....in town or out of town?


 
Posted : 12/01/2010 8:50 pm
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Cheers guys or gals.

Down for Friday evening until Sunday afternoon.

City centre shorter walks and eating would be best but a beach nearby would be good as well.


 
Posted : 12/01/2010 9:01 pm
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walk accross from cardiff bay accross the barrage and eat at penarth marina- el puerto's is good. or vice versa- lots of nice eateries in cardiff bay, wouldnt reccomend the maenllwyd in rudry - recently has been awful- avoid.

A walk through bute park to cibo's - a great little italian on pontcanna street also good.

a walk round roath park lake with curry at the lake juboraj?


 
Posted : 12/01/2010 9:10 pm
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+1 for nickriviera


 
Posted : 12/01/2010 9:15 pm
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new york deli, queens arcade for AWESOME rolls and sandwiches and fairly good coffee

edit-think it's queens, it's in the centre


 
Posted : 12/01/2010 9:19 pm
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no galloways down there john you will be getting withdrawal symptoms by saturday afternoon you'll be in the boosam ofthe north by saturday tea time


 
Posted : 12/01/2010 9:50 pm
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As you have a dog bit of a trip out but margam park is ace, or you could head out to newton beach porthcawl for a long walk accross the dunes and get lunch at the pelican pub in ogmore by sea on the way back to cardiff.

Cosmeston lakes penarth.

castell coch are woodland, lunch at the black cock pub on caerphilly mountian

the garth is nice for a walk too near pentyrch with food at the caesars arms in creigiau or the Gwaelod y garth inn

Or if you really want to impress the missus go for a walk on caerphilly mountain and spoil her with tea at the mountain snack bar( home of the mountain monster burger!)

But if you want to stay central you cant beat walking through bute park and pontcanna fields


 
Posted : 12/01/2010 9:54 pm
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maenllwyd in rudry - recently has been awful- avoid.

yeah i'd agree,
not terrible but not anywhere near as good as it used to be!

the curry places are really good in cardiff,


 
Posted : 12/01/2010 10:16 pm