I love this store and come for a browse every time I'm in town visiting family. I usually end up…read morespending way more than I intended because they have such a good selection of cute stuff.

This place is a hidden gem. I love going in here for a browse. You can find in some small local…read moreshops that you feel really uncomfortable walking in and just having a look but here, you feel totally at ease and to be honest you can't help but buy something!

This branch of The British Heart Foundation has a spacious shop floor with which to display large…read moreitems of furniture that don't fit in the smaller outlets. It also carries smaller items of furniture, as well as white goods and general electricals. Sadly, the white goods and electricals are not reconditioned, and so they will only accept items that are working at the time of donation, but there's no guarantee that they will continue to do so once you get them home. They do perform function and PAT tests, so the portable appliances are likely to be more reliable. Nevertheless, white goods are the biggest sellers, which is pretty much the same story across the 87 outlets of this kind throughout the UK. Because of this they are always on the lookout for donations to replenish their white goods stock. It's always best to check with them first before loading heavy items into your car and hauling them all the way to the shop, as they will refuse certain items. They won't accept any gas cookers for instance. They also sell some new stock at reasonable prices. This is not damaged or redundant stock. Instead, they rely on buying in lesser known brands that do not carry such a hefty price tag.

Now we're talking. I've been looking for a place like this since I've moved to the UK - a showroom…read morewith an extensive range of second-hand furniture and electronics, not overpriced "antiques". Charity shops carrying larger home items are quite common in Florida, and all of the furniture in my respective family members' houses are sourced from these "thrift stores" and then reupholstered or repainted. Thankfully, this makes it difficult to spend £2,000 on a hutch or dining room table. Speaking of costs, the price here are rock bottom: Sturdy wooden dining sets for under £100, TVs for £25 and bedside tables for a fiver. For me, the appeal is owning a piece of furniture that can't be found in every home in Britain (ahem, IKEA). The staff here incredibly helpful - I wasn't in here five minutes before two members of staff politely informed me that the shop had an upstairs stock room, in case I couldn't find anything I wanted on the ground floor.

You wouldn't think looking at the urban front of the Adamsdown Resource Centre that there is a…read moresecret paradise of willow arches and fresh fruit, veg and flowers within, but there is and it's beautiful. This community garden is just one of the resources the Centre offers you as well as the chance to become involved in maintaining it. If you live in Adamsdown then you are lucky to have such a fantastic resource on your doorstep. Out of the Centre's offices come walks and workshops, classes, meetings, training, festivals and fun days. Their windows are plastered with posters offering a 'free homework club', 'summer woodwork project', the chance to 'sing in a community choir'. ...And they're open to other suggestions, this is a community space, this is your space. If you live in Adamsdown and want to get to know your neighbours, knock on this door, grab a cup of tea and get involved.

The Secret World is first and foremost an animal rescue sanctuary, not a visitors' centre or a zoo,…read morewhich you should definitely bear in mind if you're thinking of taking children there. They run about half-a-dozen major Open Days each year- see their web site http://www.secretworld.org for more information- and those are the best days on which to go, as you'll be able to see the widest variety of all their different animals and meet several experts who can answer any questions. The main building itself is quite small but somehow they manage to pack quite a lot of different animals in there- also, the sanctuary includes a fairly large area of open grassland behind, which is a good old walk. Definitely worth a visit.

This is animal rescue centre which has open days for the public. On the open days they have events…read moresuch as 'doggy dancing' and ferrit racing which are good fun and they also do talks and bring the animals round for you to meet. It has a nice play area for children and sometimes a bouncy castle.