Llandaff Cathedral stands on one of the oldest Christian sites in Britain. In the sixth century St Dyfrig founded a community close to the ford where the Roman road crossed the river Taff. He was succeeded by St Teilo and then Teilo’s nephew, St Euddogwy. These three Celtic Saints remain patron saints of the present [...]
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Lllandaff
Known as the ‘city within a city,’ Llandaff didn’t become a part of Wales’ capital until 1922. The county borough of Cardiff was extended to include Llandaff and it officially became part of the city – hence its ‘city within a city’ status.
But Llandaff has a history and character of its own that makes it [...]
2 Comments CherryPie on Dec 13th 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
