Cardiff Castle

A dominant feature in the city centre, a tour of Cardiff Castle will give you an insight into how its presence over the centuries has influenced the shape of Cardiff’s history.

If your group is studying the Roman, Norman or Victorian period, Cardiff Castle’s education department provides classrooms and artefacts to help your group take an in-depth look at the costumes, weapons and household equipment of these periods. Younger children can dress up as servants of the house before taking the tour or try on the chain mail and Roman helmets.

Cardiff Castle is a wonderful example of centuries of architectural design, from the Roman outer walls, the Norman Keep, the Georgian house and the Victorian clock tower. On the tour you will discover the finest example of the Victorian fashion for medieval revival. The grounds provide the ideal place to sit and sketch the ornate clock tower, the Norman Keep, or even the peacocks! The castle’s education centre can be used for a still life lesson, with the armour, costumes and weapons providing stimulating material for your group.