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Cardiff's Forgotten Past

Tourist Information Centre in The Hayes, Cardiff CF10 1AH, Wales
07538 878609
Ranked #5 of 19 tours in Cardiff
5.0 of 5 stars 19 Reviews
Type: Walking tours
Owner description: This walk is brought to you by "Cardiff History and Hauntings" offering professional guided walks discovering Cardiff's past. On a gentle walk through...... more » Owner description: This walk is brought to you by "Cardiff History and Hauntings" offering professional guided walks discovering Cardiff's past. On a gentle walk through the heart of Cardiff hear stories of a town long gone: gang warfare between powerful families on the Tudor streets, pirates seeking haven and sheltered by nobles, statesmen holding the highest office in the land, martyrs who died for their faith, and poor folk who worked hard but paid a heavy price for minor crimes. « less
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Dorset
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7 reviews 7 reviews
Reviews in 3 cities Reviews in 3 cities
12 helpful votes 12 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 22 May 2012 NEW

I originally contacted Jim to book a private tour of Castell Coch and was so impressed that I also decided to book this tour as part of our weekend visit to Wales. We started the 90 minute tour at 10am on Saturday morning outside the tourist information centre as part of a group of 7. As per the other reviews,... More

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Cardiff, United Kingdom
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 20 May 2012
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I went on this tour yesterday and was amazed that despite being born and bred in Cardiff I still knew so little about the place I call home. Jim is truly a fantastic tour guide who knows everything there is to know about Cardiff and then some. He took us on a journey around the city centre and gave indepth... More

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Cardiff
2 reviews
Reviews in 2 cities Reviews in 2 cities
1 helpful vote 1 helpful vote
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 19 May 2012
1
person found this review helpful

We decided to go on this walk after doing Jim's Llandaff Ghost Walk (which is excellent by the way). We are lifelong Cardiffians but had some friends staying so wanted them to share in Jim's passion for this city. What really makes these tours so great for me is the passion with which Jim conducts them - he really absolutely... More

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Cardiff, United Kingdom
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 19 May 2012
1
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I've lived in Cardiff for 30 years but this tour told me so much about the place that I did not know that I saw it again in a new way. This is a great tour if you know Cardiff or if you don't. I went with my wife but it would be good for families with older children or... More

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Cardiff, United Kingdom
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 19 May 2012
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My wife and I were both born in Cardiff so Jim's stories lifted the veil on some of the things we didn't know about our home town. Our friends from Woking who came with us found it equally fascinating. Most of all, Jim is a genuinely interesting person both to listen to and to talk to. His knowledge of Cardiff... More

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Wisconsin
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9 reviews 9 reviews
Reviews in 4 cities Reviews in 4 cities
3 helpful votes 3 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 15 May 2012
1
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We liked Jim's Llandaff ghost walking tour so much we decided to take this tour as well, and were so glad we did! It's a really fun way to get a feel for the city, both its long history and what it offers today. We arrived in Cardiff in the mid-morning and were not really thrilled with the city; as... More

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Reading, United Kingdom
2 reviews
1 helpful vote 1 helpful vote
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 2 May 2012
1
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This was brilliant, Jim has some many stories to tell on Cardiffs history and keeps you captivated for whole walk, which doesn't take you that far around the city centre. This really helped shape our trip into a truly memorable occasion, telling us many things we did not know and from the sounds of it alot of local people too! More

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Reading
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8 reviews 8 reviews
4 helpful votes 4 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 29 April 2012
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Took this tour on Saturday 28th April. It started at 10am at the Tourist Information Centre. Our Guide, Jim, was brilliant. Interesting, funny and clearly passionate about Cardiffs past. The tour centres on the medieval history of Cardiff that is all but forgotten. Jim conjures images of what it would have been like to stand in that place in medieval... More

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Georgia
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4 reviews 4 reviews
Reviews in 2 cities Reviews in 2 cities
4 helpful votes 4 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 19 November 2011
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people found this review helpful

If you had time to do only one thing in Cardiff, Jim's tour of the historical center of the city would have to be it. The ingredient that set Jim's tour apart from many others is his passion and encyclopedic knowledge of the subject matter. For several hours he wove past events into current Cardiff and there wasn't a question... More

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Israel
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24 reviews 24 reviews
Reviews in 21 cities Reviews in 21 cities
10 helpful votes 10 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 27 August 2011
4
people found this review helpful

Having joined the haunted tour last year I decided to check out this tour on my second visit to Cardiff. Jim's knowledge is phenomenal and I discovered such hidden gems I would never come across otherwise, as well as learning a great deal about Cardiff's fascinating though little known history. I was lucky to have a private tour, but would... More

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