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The NCP multi story car parks in and around the City Centre are getting away with charging an extortionate amount for car parking. If you park in any one of the multi story car parks for a couple of hours you could be charged an amount in excess of £6. The cheaper alternative is the metered parking around the Civic Centre, Windsor Place and Churchill Way - these are all pretty much in the Centre of town and will save you a fortune on parking fees. Another alternative is Sophia Gardens where the car parking is at a reasonable rate & a 10 minute walk through the park & past the castle will take you into town
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It is a particular problem around the Civic Buildings - University, Museum - because shops are not allowed in this area. Recently it took me 15 minutes to find a side door in one of the buildings where they sold vouchers. And I live in Cardiff!! When I returned a traffic warden was 20 metres from the car, waiting to pounce.
At least if you have no alternative but to bring your car, check the Cardiff Council Website for a lost of parking locations. The have a list of outlets which sell parking vouchers. These outlets have the yellow letters "SG" displayed in their window - oh, that's soo obvious, isn't it ;-)
If you do have to leave your car to buy a voucher, then BE QUICK!!!!
As an alternative you could use one of the large multi-storey carparks in the city centre. Or short term car parks on North Road. Or "Park & Ride" on a Saturday.
Or better still, don't bring your car and come by bus, coach or train.
UPDATE: roadside ticket machines have recently (2008) been installed around the Civic Buildings. And remember that after 6pm, parking here is FREE! Leave a Comment
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 The Gift shop at Cardiff
castle by uglyscot
If you must buy something to remind yourself of the trip, choose something that is useful and not expensive
look around in the local market where the same object may be available cheaper Leave a Comment
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 Cardiff Castle by barryg23
You can appreciate much of the Castle from the outside and take some nice pictures. Leave a Comment
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 Museum of Welsh life by Carmela71
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To obtain a pass, call Cardiff Castle on 2087 8100 for an application form or call at the Castle Information Office,
Monday – Friday, 9am to 4.30pm
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 by Carmela71
The card is on sale at many places: outlets, Tourist Information Centres, post offices, hotels, attractions ...
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Please take into account that shops closing time is 5:30 p.m. We had some problems cause we had to change money and Thomas Cook and other Bureau Du Change had already closed at that time, and they did not open until the next day at 9:30 a.m.
So make sure you change your money before that time...if not you will have a can of coke and a bag of crisps as dinner!!! Leave a Comment
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