Where better to start our role as Cadw blogger ambassadors than Caerphilly Castle? It’s the biggest castle in Wales, the second biggest in the UK after Windsor, and is just a 10-minute drive over Caerphilly Mountain from our home in North Cardiff. The grey-stone structure, complete with turrets and a...
I’m so excited to announce that Cardiff Mummy Says is officially a Cadw blogger ambassador! Over the coming year, we’ll be visiting and writing about some of Wales’s most important monuments and castles, helping to promote our country’s heritage and letting you know about forthcoming family-friendly events and activities. Plus...
We headed to Bryngarw House in Bridgend earlier this week. My plan was a few hours exploring the gardens and parks, followed by a trip to McArthurGlen designer outlet, just five minutes away at Junction 36, to pick up new school shoes at Clarks. Well, let’s just say the first part...
Nestled in the Swansea Valley, Wales Ape and Monkey Sanctuary is exactly what its name suggests. It’s a home for primates who have been neglected, mistreated, abandoned, or who have had trouble fitting in at zoos or wildlife parks. We visited a few days ago and despite the animals’ sad...
Regular readers of Cardiff Mummy Says will know I’ve been making the most of all the amazing free attractions in and around Cardiff this summer holiday. Yesterday, we headed to the Amelia Trust Farm, which is half way down the Five Mile Lane, otherwise known as the A4226 which links Bonvilston...
I grew up a stone’s throw from Porthkerry Country Park in Barry. I have so many childhood memories of this place – walking through the woods, running around the fields for hours on end, skimming pebbles into the sea, watching the trains journeying over the 16-arch viaduct and the planes...
We’d only been inside Mountain View Ranch for about five minutes, and my three children were already covered in sand and dirt. By the end of the day, their faces were grubby, clothes in desperate need of a wash, and the shoes we’d bought yesterday no longer crispy and new....