Celebrate With Cardiff On Your UK Vacation

(PRWEB) April 8, 2005

Wales is a land steeped in history with castles hundreds of years old popping up almost everywhere, pleasant and welcoming people, great local food and drink and wonderful scenery unlike any other in the UK.

At the heart of Wales is its capital city Cardiff. A thriving and expanding city, Cardiff boasts a huge variety of tourist attractions within just a few miles, perfect for the busy traveller who wants to experience as much as they can in their short time on these shores.

In fact, there is so much to see and do in Cardiff you would be well advised to plan ahead and check out what’s available by using the local information websites such as Cardiff On The Web.com (http://www.cardiffontheweb.com).

2005 is a special year for Cardiff as it celebrates one hundred years as a city and 50 years as the capital city of Wales. A number of events are planned to mark the date such as….

While you’re visiting Cardiff you’ll need a place to stay and the city boasts some wonderful hotel and bed and breakfast accommodation to suit all tastes and budgets.

For those looking for traditional, luxurious accommodation then Miskin Manor Country Hotel is for you. Just 15 minutes from Cardiff city centre you are immediately taken back to the 10th century when visiting the manor house although the current house on the site dates from 1857.

Set in beautiful surroundings the manor house comprises of 42 large rooms, which come with all the facilities expected from a luxury hotel. While the restaurant serves the best food Wales has to offer the Health and Fitness suite offers the chance to work off those extra pounds. Find out more about Miskin Manor here

For those visitors on a more modest budget but who still yearn for a taste of “old” Wales, The Lincoln House Hotel offers excellent quality accommodation in a converted Victorian house build in 1900. Located on Cathedral Road (only a short walk from the city centre), the Lincoln House Hotel offers a warm welcome from the owners, free parking and even free internet access. Find out more about The Lincoln House Hotel here

There are many more hotels to choose from and a visitor to the city would be wise to check out the list of the best accommodation on http://www.cardiffontheweb.com . Tourism in Cardiff has always been successful but now Cardiff has a number of new attractions to entertain and inform visitors to the city.

Traditional tourist traps such as Cardiff Castle, Castell Coch and the Brecon Mountain Railway have been joined recently by two of the most magnificent structures that can be seen in the United Kingdom.

The Millennium Stadium was opened in 1999 in time for the Rugby World Cup and since then has proven itself to be the best sports stadiums in Europe hosting FA Cup finals for the past 4 years, numerous Six Nations games and countless other top class sporting events. With its unique closing roof the stadium has been able to host a number of top rock and pop bands such as U2, Red Hot Chilli Peppers and REM to name a few.

For the tourist the Millennium Stadium offers an interesting insight into the running of such a massive venue as walking tours are available daily which will take you from the depths of the changing rooms to the giddy heights of the uppermost tier.

Also recently opened in Cardiff is the Wales Millennium Centre. Situated at Cardiff Bay (only a few miles from the city centre) the WMC offers visitors to Cardiff the chance to experience wonderful modern dance, musicals, dramas, operas and ballet all under one roof. Until now, this eclectic range of entertainment was only available in the West End of London but now it can be seen in the grand setting of the Wales Millennium Centre.

Even if the shows on offer don’t temp you, the building itself offers much to be admired. Designed to be “unmistakably Welsh and internationally outstanding” the WMC has been compared to such iconic buildings as the Sydney Opera House.

Whatever your tastes and whatever your budget, Cardiff has something to offer and will certainly provide an entertaining and welcoming visit to anyone looking for something different from their trip to the UK this year. But plan your trip in advance as there is so much to offer that it’s well worth being organised and visiting http://www.cardiffontheweb.com is a great place to start.

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