Welcome to Hotel Indigo® Cardiff, where bespoke design meets classic Welsh heritage. Our boutique bedrooms reflect our vibrant city, with the themes ‘Made in Wales’, ‘Welsh Industry’ and ‘Music’ embodied in local art and natural materials. Many also offer wonderful views of the Cardiff skyline, and they all have free Wi-Fi and invigorating rainfall showers. [...]
Archive for October, 2025
Filed under Cardiff 2025, Holidays
The Engine House – Ross-on-Wye
6 Comments CherryPie on Oct 30th 2025
Filed under Anecdotes, Out & About
Last Post Shift Walk of the Year
Before the clocks changed at the weekend I enjoyed one last post shift walk at Attingham Park. I was treated to some beautiful Autumn colours and the walled garden was decked out for ‘The School of Magic’ trail.
When the evenings get darker after the clocks change I like to travel home in daylight to avoid [...]
4 Comments CherryPie on Oct 29th 2025
Filed under Anecdotes, Cardiff 2025, Holidays
Cardiff – Day Six
We were all packed and ready to check out before we enjoyed one last breakfast, after which we drove to Caerphilly to visit the castle. The car park closest to the castle was full so rather than wait for a space we chose to park in the long stay car park. This meant we had [...]
4 Comments CherryPie on Oct 27th 2025
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Cardiff – Day Five
I continued to sample the various breakfast options choosing different items from the hot cooked buffet selection. It was only after I had made my selection that I noticed crusty bread was on offer to accompany the continental breakfast options, unlike the previous days.
After breakfast we took a leisurely walk through town in the direction [...]
2 Comments CherryPie on Oct 26th 2025
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Cardiff – Day Four
Working my way round all the breakfast options, today I chose traditional breakfast items from the hot buffet area.
After breakfast we drove the short distance to St Fagans national museum of history, avoiding the bus lane which hides in plain sight. The 100 acres of parkland at St Fagans is free to enter and houses [...]
6 Comments CherryPie on Oct 25th 2025
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Cardiff – Day Three
For breakfast I chose to sample butternut pancakes with fruit compote, one of the cooked-to-order options. They were tasty but would have benefited with more fruit compote in relation to the stack of pancakes.
We then drove to the Royal Mint for one of their tours. The tour was excellent and informative. We opted not to [...]
6 Comments CherryPie on Oct 23rd 2025
