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Cardiff Bay Visitor Centre

Harbour Drive | Waterfront Park, Cardiff CF10 4PA, Wales
44-292-046-3833
Ranked #35 of 62 attractions in Cardiff
4.0 of 5 stars 15 Reviews
Type: Tourist/ Visitor Centres
Traveller Description: Cardiff Bay Visitor's Centre Visit Site Here Known locally as the Tube this major attraction with panoramic views across the Bay provides visitor... more »
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Cardiff, United Kingdom
2 reviews
2 of 5 stars Reviewed 23 May 2012 NEW

I just feel it could be put to better use and utilised far more... with more community orientated events such as exhibitions, workshops, family days or fund raising arts & crafts days perhaps. And if it is already doing those types of things, maybe better marketing, to pull people in. Said with sincerity. More

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Cardiff Wales
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30 reviews 30 reviews
Reviews in 10 cities Reviews in 10 cities
11 helpful votes 11 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 22 April 2012

The staff here are helpful and efficient which is exactly what is needed at a visitors centre. More

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merthyr tydfil
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15 reviews 15 reviews
Reviews in 9 cities Reviews in 9 cities
2 helpful votes 2 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 22 April 2012

The visitor centre is always one of the stops when down cardiff Bay and in the Millenium centre. Always some interesting items More

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Cardiff, United Kingdom
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5 reviews 5 reviews
Reviews in 2 cities Reviews in 2 cities
1 helpful vote 1 helpful vote
2 of 5 stars Reviewed 8 April 2012

The old visitor centre was fab, with great views...it also had some interesting installations and exhibitions...the new centre just a small corner tucked away - basically a glorified shop with leaflets and horribly expensive souvenirs. More

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Cardiff, United Kingdom
2 reviews
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 5 April 2012

Really helpful staff and a great range of things to do.Did you know that Cardiff is the home of the BBC UK Drama village producing Docotr Who,Holby city Sherlock and Casualty.These guys in Cardiff are so clever! More

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Cannock Chase
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13 reviews 13 reviews
Reviews in 5 cities Reviews in 5 cities
7 helpful votes 7 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 12 March 2012
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This place was so worth visiting! The outside appearance was amazing and it was well designed inside too. The staff were so helpfull, particularly in the Tourist Board 'shop'- they couldn't have been more informative and pleasant. There was so much helpful information- (leaflets and maps- all Free!)) not just about Cardiff but all over Wales and there was a... More

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cardiff
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8 reviews 8 reviews
1 helpful vote 1 helpful vote
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 9 March 2012

when i was told i was going here i thought aww this is going to be boring but it was a really good place to visit and you get to learn alot about wales culture (mainly cardiff) More

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wales
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17 reviews 17 reviews
Reviews in 6 cities Reviews in 6 cities
4 helpful votes 4 helpful votes
3 of 5 stars Reviewed 27 February 2012

Needs updating, a tad worn out, staff not very helpfull More

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pontypridd,south wales
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25 reviews 25 reviews
Reviews in 11 cities Reviews in 11 cities
3 helpful votes 3 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 15 February 2012

we went to on many occasions in the old tube building but i noticed on the weekend its having a big revamp.the old building was a great place to go to get information and leaflets for other attractions,also they had a big map model of cardiff bay which my children liked and it was a good place to go to... More

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Newport, UK
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38 reviews 38 reviews
Reviews in 6 cities Reviews in 6 cities
6 helpful votes 6 helpful votes
3 of 5 stars Reviewed 13 February 2012

I have written my review for the Bay Visitor Centre under the heading for Cardiff Welcome Centre - there doesn't seem to be a way of editing - sorry. More

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