Date spot in Cardiff
The arcades and Spillers Records
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.
Morgan, Royal and Castle Arcades, city centre
Address: Spillers Records, Morgan Arcade, Cardiff CF10 1AF- Activity
- Rain-proof ☔
- Free
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.
Photo: Colin Smith, CC BY-SA 2.0 (cropped and resized)
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Roath Park Lake
Roath Park, north of the centre
Address: Lake Road West, Roath Park, Cardiff CF23 5PJ- Outdoors
- Free
- Best in Spring, Summer, Autumn
- 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.
Photo: Gail Franklin, CC BY-SA 2.0 (cropped and resized)
Chapter
Market Road, Canton
Address: Market Road, Canton, Cardiff CF5 1QE- Activity
- Rain-proof ☔
- Cheap and cheerful
- 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.
Photo: Jeremy Segrott, CC BY 2.0 (resized)
Brød
Wyndham Crescent, Pontcanna
Address: 126 Wyndham Crescent, Cardiff CF11 9EG- Café
- Rain-proof ☔
- Cheap and cheerful
- Foodie
Share Danish pastries, cinnamon swirls and strong coffee at a Danish bakery and café in Pontcanna.
Why it's a good date: A sweet, low-key start to a weekend, and Llandaff Fields is round the corner for a walk afterwards. Go early: the best bakes sell out.
