Our walk was under a blue sky on a very cold windy day. It cleared away the cobwebs but it was worth it. What Cardiff city has developed around the bay is remarkable & a must to visit
Lovely to be able to walk via this right around the bay and explore the marinas and walks over the barrage from Penarth.You can even catch the boat back if tired!
Pay and display car park at the Penarth end of the barrage offers a great view of the fabulous Cardiff Bay regeneration. Also, you can take a ferry boat over to the City, thereby avoiding the traffic and parking hazards of driving into town.
Often do the circular walk or jog from Cardiff bay to the barrage through penarth marina and back to mermaid quay. Excellent for a walk on a sunny day, if you look carefully you can see the severn bridges in the distance.
we walked from our hotel to the bay and then completely around the bay and back to our hotel, took about three hours but well worth the effort.
Wait to see the road being lifted vertcally and the level being raised to allow the barrieres to part and the fishing vessels coming into the bay for the night.
From the quay at Cardiff Bay it's a bracing walk to the barrage. Slightly strange to have the calm water of the bay on one side and the sea on the other. The derelict industrial buildings are an unattractive contrast to the view of striking modern architecture.
Lovely area with brilliant walks especially walking from the barrage into the quay which has nice places to eat
My husband and I often park at Penarth side then cycle a circuit taking in the barrage, Mermaid Quay , Sports village and back over new bridge to Penarth. We live more than 20 miles from Cardiff so have to bring car. The Barrage locks are always working letting boats in and out of the bay and never cease to amaze.
really liked the views/walk/drinks at both ends, GREAT!Parking for drivers is limited if arriving from a distance, but the drive is worth it once you get parked