Agricultural Shows and Horticultural Shows in and Around Cardiff 2025 Cardiff and its surrounding regions are set to host a variety of agricultural and horticultural shows in 2025, offering residents and visitors a chance to immerse themselves in the rich farming and gardening traditions of Wales. Whether you’re an enthusiast, a farmer, or simply looking […]
Things to Do
Mountain rescue teams stretched to breaking point
Volunteer mountain rescue crews in north Wales are being stretched to breaking point by increased callouts, police say. Mountain rescue crews said this year had already seen “unprecedented demand”, and two deaths in just 10 days. Friends of 28-year-old Maria Eftimova, who died last weekend, have thanked the mountain rescue crews who tried to save her. […]
Taff trail ride with stunning pies from a tiny stall
As one of the greenest cities in the UK Cardiff is home to many great bike trails and I am sorry to admit I do not make the most of them. There are so many stunning sights to enjoy along the many trails and the Taff Trail is arguably the most famous for its brilliant […]
Thanks for sending in your messages for Mother’s Day
Thank you to everyone who took up our offer of a FREE message for Mother’s Day. We were inundated! Look out for the special pullout in this Saturday’s South Wales Echo. More on Mother’s Day: Mother’s Day gifts: 9 great books to give your mum Mother’s Day gifts: Beauty buys to spoil your mum rotten […]
Wooden lintel replacement
Wooden lintels were a major part of the rushed construction of many terraced houses in South Wales for both miners, steel worker and dockers. At the time large heavy pieces of timber were freely available not only for the construction of terraced houses but also as pit props. The houses would be constructed of stone […]
Kids Holiday Activities
Kids holiday activities are a regular head scratching time which we attempt to alleviate in this article. Some you have to drive to but we have listed by area so you may well find new Kids holiday activities in this list. If you are looking for other ideas then there are other articles on kids […]
Leisure Centres, Play Centres and Pools
Leisure Centres Leisure centre details Eastern Leisure Centre Llanrumney Avenue, Llanrumney, Cardiff. Tel: 029 2079 6616 Fax: 029 2079 6028 Fairwater Leisure Centre Off Waterhall Road, Fairwater, Cardiff. Tel: 029 2055 2210 Fax: 029 2057 8815 Llanishen Leisure Centre Ty Glas Avenue, Llanishen, Cardiff. Tel: 029 2076 2411 Fax: 029 2075 6530 Pentwyn Leisure Centre Bryn Celyn Road, Pentwyn, […]
Diving Centre – Chepstow
Diving centre has a different way of saying goodbye it’s a case of ‘cheers dive!’ two Cardiff buses have been captured on film submerged in a quarry near Chepstow. But don’t worry, they haven’t veered wildly off course and ended up underwater in some bizarre accident, the two former members of the Cardiff Bus fleet […]
Hang gliding
South East Wales Hang gliding and Paragliding Club The South East Wales Hang gliding and Paragliding club has nearly 250 members with multiple locations to caver almost any wind direction. It includes Blorenge and Hay bluff in the black mountains with its superb scenery. Farthest West is Bridgend and there are 19 flying sites currently […]
4×4 Off Roading
Landrover driving, 4×4 Off Roading is fantastic fun. There are various tracks and routes and you get a training session with a qualified instructor Perfect for a Stag Party or just a group of friends doing something different. Wales Activity Breaks Cwrt y Celyn Farm Upperboat Pontypridd CF37 5BJ Tel: (029) 20 831658 Email: info@walesactivitybreaks.co.uk http://www.walesactivitybreaks.co.uk […]