What to do in Cardiff when it rains
Cardiff's Victorian arcades, national museum and castle interiors keep you dry and entertained through a Welsh shower.
Museums
Spend a few hours in the city's museums — many are free, and a rainy day is the perfect excuse to take your time.
- Cardiff Castle Castle St, Cardiff CF10 3RB, UK
- National Museum Cardiff Cathays Park, Cardiff CF10 3NP, UK
- Techniquest Stuart St, Cardiff CF10 5BW, UK
- Museum of Cardiff The Old Library, The Hayes, St Davids Centre, Cardiff CF10 1BH, UK
- Pierhead Building Cardiff CF10 4PZ, UK
- Firing Line Cardiff Castle Museum of the Welsh Soldier Castle St, Cardiff CF10 3RB, UK
- Cardiff Castle Museum Castle St, Cardiff CF10 3RB, UK
- Wartime Shelters 330 North Rd, Cardiff CF10 3RB, UK
Castle interiors
Explore the castle's halls, vaults and exhibitions under a solid roof.
- Insole Court Fairwater Rd, Cardiff CF5 2LN, UK
- Cardiff Central Railway Station Water Tower Stadium Plaza, Wood St, Cardiff CF10 1LA, UK
- Animal Wall 11 Castle St, Cardiff CF10 1BJ, UK
- Roath Basin Cardiff CF10 4GA, UK
- The Old Library 18 Trinity St, St Davids Centre, Cardiff CF10 1BH, UK
- South African War Memorial King Edward VII Ave, Cardiff CF10 3NS, UK
- Scott Memorial Lighthouse Scott Memorial Lighthouse, Cardiff CF23 5PH, UK
- Gorsedd Stone Circle Cardiff CF10 3RB, UK
Indoor shopping
Hit the covered shopping streets and centres — everything under one roof.
- St David’s Dewi Sant St Davids Dewi Sant, Bridge St, St Davids Centre, Cardiff CF10 2EF, UK
- Mermaid Quay Mermaid Quay, Cardiff CF10 5BZ, UK
- Capitol Cardiff Queen St, Cardiff CF10 2HQ, UK
- Castle Quarter Arcades Castle St, Cardiff CF10 1BU, UK
- Royal Arcade, Cardiff Royal Arcade, Cardiff CF10 1AE, UK
- Capital Shopping Park Brian Clark Way, Leckwith Rd, Cardiff CF11 8AU, UK
- Queens Arcade Queen St, St Davids Centre, Cardiff CF10 2BY, UK
- Morgan Quarter Morgan Arcade, Cardiff CF10 1AF, UK
Victorian arcades
Wander the ornate covered arcades — shopping with a glass roof overhead.
Food halls
Settle into a food hall and work your way around the stalls while the rain blows over.
- Tesco Extra Excelsior Estate, Excelsior Rd, Cardiff CF14 3AT, UK
- The Cardiff Market Cardiff CF10 1AU, UK
- Tesco Extra Tesco Extra, Ffordd Pengam, Cardiff CF24 2HP, UK
- Tesco Superstore Tesco Stores Ltd, Terra Nova Way, Penarth CF64 1SA, UK
- Tesco Express 26-27 St Mary St, Cardiff CF10 1AB, UK
- Tesco Express St Davids Shopping Centre, 78-79 Tredegar St, St Davids Centre, Cardiff CF10 1EF, UK
- Cardiff Indoor Flea Market 2, Clydesmuir Industrial Estate, Clydesmuir Rd, Cardiff CF24 2QS, UK
- Tesco Express Units 4 & 5, Broadcasting House, Central Square, Cardiff CF10 1FS, UK
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