Living in Cardiff
History
Cardiff has a history dating back 2000 years and the time of the
Romans. Cardiff Castle - our neighbour right in the middle of town
- provides visitors with an interesting look over the past
centuries and also plays host to open air concerts during the
summer.
The Coal Exchange witnessed the world's first £1 million pound
deal and, at the time, Cardiff was one of the most important docks
in the world thanks to the global coal and steel industries.
The National Museum of Wales located across from RWCMD, is a
fantastic museum full of artefacts and displays explaining many
aspects of Wales' and Cardiff's colourful past - best of all, as
with many other cultural attractions in Wales, admission is
free.
St Fagan's Museum of Welsh Life provides a unique insight into
the changing face of Wales through the ages.
In 1910 Captain Robert Scott set off from Cardiff in the ship
the 'Terra Nova' on his ill-fated trip to the South Pole. Cardiff
connections to Scott include a memorial sculpture in Cardiff Bay, a
memorial lighthouse erected in Roath Park and the Discovery pub in
Lakeside, home to photos from the expedition. The Captain Scott
room in the Royal Hotel, where he ate his farewell dinner, was also
reopened earlier this year.
Further afield you can visit numerous castles, experience the
reality of coal mining at the award winning Big Pit museum or visit
Tintern Abbey, one of the greatest monastic ruins of Wales.