"Relax in Penarth" Penarth by niko328

On my recent trip to Cardiff, we took the chance to escape the busy city by going to Penarth which is only about a 30 minutes ride by train from Cardiff Central in the south of Cardiff Bay.

A 5 minute walk from the station through Windsor Gardens (full of a large variety of color-rich flora) lead us downhill to the Penarth seafront.

A lovely pier invites to enjoy the fresh breeze and the sun, gives the chance for fabulous burgers, fries and ice-cream.

Worth to see is also the Italian garden next to the numerous restraurants along the esplanade which certainly invite to extended summer-night walks.

Penarth esplanade

Along the nice Penarth esplanade one can walk along the cliffs on an extra path which bypasses a children playground, golf court, and offers its visitors a lovely view across Bristol Channel to the islands Flat Holm and Steep Holm and of course the beautiful coastline.

Narrow path

The cliff walk ends in a nice narrow path. We guess it leads along the cliffs but we didn't follow it any further.

• Pros:Lovely seafront, nice cliff walk
• Cons:Numerous tourists, less other attractions
• In a nutshell:An escape from Cardiff