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Date spot in Cardiff

Cardiff Market

Wander the stalls of the Victorian covered market under its glass roof, picking up Welsh cakes warm from the griddle and a bite to eat from the food counters.

Inside Cardiff Market, rows of stalls under a high iron and glass roof, seen from the upstairs balcony

St Mary Street, city centre

St Mary Street, Cardiff CF10 1AU
  • Restaurant
  • Rain-proof ☔
  • Foodie

Why it's a good date: Cheap, cheerful and very Cardiff. Look down on it all from the upstairs balcony, then head out into the arcades.

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Photo: Dominic Nelson, CC BY-SA 4.0 (cropped and resized)

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  • The ornate Victorian stone front of the Morgan Arcade, with shop windows below and the arcade's entrance in the middle

    The arcades and Spillers Records

    Morgan, Royal and Castle Arcades, city centre

    Spillers Records, Morgan Arcade, Cardiff CF10 1AF
    • Activity
    • Rain-proof ☔
    • Free

    Get lost in the city's Victorian and Edwardian shopping arcades, and flick through the racks at Spillers in the Morgan Arcade, which has been selling records since 1894.

    Why it's a good date: Covered, so it works in the rain, and full of little shops and cafés to duck into. Set a budget and choose a record for each other.

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    Photo: Colin Smith, CC BY-SA 2.0 (cropped and resized)

  • The white Scott Memorial lighthouse with its clock face, standing in Roath Park Lake under a grey sky

    Roath Park Lake

    Roath Park, north of the centre

    Lake Road West, Roath Park, Cardiff CF23 5PJ
    • Outdoors
    • Free
    • Romantic

    Walk the loop round the long Victorian lake in Roath Park, out to the little lighthouse that remembers Captain Scott's last expedition, which sailed from Cardiff.

    Why it's a good date: An easy, pretty walk that suits a slow Sunday. In summer you can hire a boat and take turns rowing.

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    Photo: Gail Franklin, CC BY-SA 2.0 (cropped and resized)

  • Chapter's red-brick former school buildings with a big glass entrance and a paved square in front

    Chapter

    Market Road, Canton

    Market Road, Canton, Cardiff CF5 1QE
    • Activity
    • Rain-proof ☔
    • Culture
    • Cosy

    Catch an independent film or a show at the arts centre in Canton, an old school turned cinemas, theatres and galleries, with a busy café-bar at its heart.

    Why it's a good date: There's always something on, and the bar is a good place to linger whether or not you've got tickets. Pontcanna's restaurants are a short walk away.

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    Photo: Jeremy Segrott, CC BY 2.0 (resized)

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