Neighbourhood in Cardiff
Lakeside
Cardiff, Wales
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Days out & attractions in Lakeside
Days out around Lakeside – lakes, nature reserves, museums, parks and more, including 10 in Lakeside itself. Each comes with a description, photo, address and map where available.
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🏞️ Lakes & lochs
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🌿 Nature reserves
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🏛️ Museums
National Museum Cardiff
Civic Centre · 1.9 miles
A free museum and art gallery set within Cardiff’s Civic Centre provides visitors with collections spanning botany, geology, zoology and fine and applied art. Operated by National Museum Wales and listed by Cadw, the venue offers step-free access and publishes its opening hours on the official listing. Admission is free, and the site is equipped to accommodate school groups and other organised visits, although advance booking is advised for the hands-on Clore Discovery Centre. The institution traces its origins to the National Museum of Wales, founded in 1905 and granted a royal charter two years later. A key element of Cardiff’s bid for the museum was the transfer of the Cardiff Museum Collection in 1912. Construction of the present building in Cathays Park began that same year; the war delayed its public opening until 1922, with an official ceremony in 1927. Architects Arnold Dunbar Smith and Cecil Brewer designed the structure, while Sir W. Goscombe John devised the surrounding sculpture scheme, featuring works by Gilbert Bayes, Thomas J Clapperton and others. In 2011, the former Glanely Gallery was converted, with Clore Duffield Foundation support, into the Clore Discovery Centre, allowing visitors to handle items from the museum’s seven-and-a-half million objects, including insects, fossils and Bronze Age weapons. The archaeology collection has since been relocated to St Fagans National Museum of History. Among the artworks on display are Old Master paintings such as Amico Aspertini’s Virgin and Child, Frans Snyders’ Poulterer’s Shop and a permanent Rembrandt portrait from 1657. A Botticelli studio piece, confirmed in 2019, and landscape works by Claude, Gaspard Dughet and Nicolas Poussin illustrate the breadth of the collection. A dedicated gallery also showcases 18th-century British patronage, highlighting the holdings of Sir Watkin Williams-Wynn. The museum experienced a temporary closure in February 2025 for building maintenance and health-and-safety work, reopening on 7 February 2025.
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🌳 Parks & gardens
St Mary's Gardens
Whitchurch · 1.9 miles
St Mary's Gardens is a small open space in Old Church Road, Whitchurch, in Cardiff. It was created on the site of the original St Mary's Church, which was demolished in 1904.
Highfields Park
St Edeyrn's Village · 1.9 miles
Public Open Space with some child play apparatus
24/7
Bute Park
Civic Centre · 1.9 miles
Spanning roughly 130 acres on the eastern bank of the River Taff, the grounds that now form Bute Park were originally part of the estate surrounding Cardiff Castle. Landscape work by Capability Brown in the late eighteenth century gave the area a formal shape, while the layout that defines the present park dates from 1873 under the direction of Andrew Pettigrew, head gardener to the third Marquess of Bute. In 1947 the fifth Marquess transferred the land to the local authority, and it remains held in trust for Cardiff’s residents, overseen by Cardiff Council with support from volunteers and community groups. Within the park visitors encounter a mixture of open grassland, tree-lined avenues and a dedicated arboretum. Sculptural elements include wooden carvings made from retained stumps and a small formal garden that replaced an ironwork sundial in 2006, a joint design with Stuttgart. Two footbridges link the park to Sophia Gardens and Pontcanna Fields across the river, where the Glamorgan County Cricket Ground and the Sport Wales National Centre lie. The eastern edge follows the historic dock feeder canal, a watercourse that originated as a medieval millstream and later supplied the 19th-century Cardiff Docks. Recent restoration work, funded partly by the Heritage Lottery Fund, added a summer-house kiosk, restored the Animal Wall, and repurposed West Lodge as the Pettigrew Tea Rooms and information point. An education centre in the nursery now supports horticultural training and public programmes. The park is operated by Cardiff Council, with opening times displayed on the official listing and dogs permitted throughout. Facilities include refreshment kiosks, public toilets, and an information desk housed in the former West Lodge. Access is straightforward from the Civic Centre area, and the site is maintained by on-site rangers and gardeners assisted by volunteers.
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Source: Wikipedia, CC BY-SA
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🏊 Lidos & swimming pools
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🗿 Monuments & memorials
South African War Memorial
Civic Centre · 1.9 miles
A prominent reminder of the Second Boer War occupies the south end of Edward VII Avenue in Cardiff, positioned between the Crown Court and City Hall within Cathays Park. Erected in 1908 and officially unveiled on 20 November 1909 by General Sir John French, the monument carries a Grade II* listing, recognising its historic and architectural significance. The work was sculpted by Albert Toft and originally stood elsewhere before being relocated to its current setting in the 1970s. The memorial comprises a bronze winged figure of peace, clutching an uprooted olive tree and standing upon an orb, all set on a Portland-stone plinth with granite steps. At each corner of the plinth a metal lampstand topped with a glass globe adds further detail. Flanking the central inscription are two seated figures: on the western side a male figure symbolising war and courage, holding a sword and leaning on a shield; on the eastern side a female figure representing grief, bearing a wreath and also leaning on a shield. The dedication honours Welshmen who served in various units during the conflict. Located close to the Civic Centre, the memorial is readily accessible on foot from the surrounding civic precinct and does not charge an entry fee. As a public monument within a landscaped park, it can be viewed at any time the park is open, with no specific visitor facilities noted in the source material.
Source: Wikipedia, CC BY-SA
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🖼️ Galleries
Cardiff M.A.D.E
Roath · 1.2 miles
Victoria Fearn Gallery
Rhiwbina Garden Village · 1.9 miles
Heol y Deri 6B, Cardiff CF14 6HF
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🛝 Playgrounds
Ants Inya Pants
Windsor Village · 1.9 miles
Rhymney River Bridge Road, Cardiff CF23 9AF
Data: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Distances are as the crow flies from Lakeside.
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