"Ships and a norwegian church!" Cardiff Bay AKA Tiger Bay Tip by mindcrime

Next to Pierhead Building you can see the Senedd which is the National Assembly for Wales, the local parliament. It’s a modern structure that faces the waterfront. You can enter inside for free and even listen to a debate.

We decided to walk further and check the Light Ship 2000 (pic 1). It’s a lovely red lightship that was built in 1950s and today (fully restored) can be visited for free (if places like the engine room is of any interest for you). It is used for charity reasons, it houses some exhibitions and also included an area for worship, even a small chapel! Nothing really special about it but you can enjoy a coffee at the onboard cafe. Maybe I should have put this under restaurant tips after all :)

In front of the Lightship you can see some weird structures (pic 2), you can walk along the paths (pic 3) and explore the bay, you can take a water taxi to the city center or to Penarth. By the way you can walk across to Penarth by the barrage coast path. If we ever return to Cardiff we will rent a bicycle.

At Cardiff Bay we found another interesting “boat”, it’s actually a sculpture of a small boat that has the shape of a face in one side! (pic 4)

Finally, we visited the Norwegian church (pic 5), a nice structure that was built in 1868 for the Norwegian sailors although first it was built 1,5km away from its current location (it was transferred here in 1987). It houses a small gallery but it was under renovation and we couldn’t get inside :(

Address: Cardiff Bay, Butetown, Cardiff, CF10
Directions: About 1,5km from the city centre, you can easily walk there or take bus No.6
Website: http://www.norwegianchurchcardiff.com