Absolutely amazing service! Perfect for students as the clothes are washed, dried and pressed and…read morethen returned to you all on the same day! Plus it's cheaper than the price of laundry services at Talybont. Really convenient and would recommend to students and the rest of the general public.

From the owner: Wash Cycle is a sustainable delivery laundry service aiming to revolutionise the laundry industry…read more Combining a convenient and easy to use website; friendly customer service; high quality, and efficient washing processes; eco-friendly detergents choices; AND, competitive pricing. Wash Cycle truly is the future of laundry. Head to www.washcycle.co.uk to book your collection today.

Clothes were laundered quickly, business was clean and tidy, price was reasonable and the staff was…read morefriendly.

Super friendly owner!! Clean and tidy! In and out in an hour, great relief to find this place.read more

This outlet of Freye Dry Cleaners is one of three in Cardiff, the other two are located on Beulah…read moreRoad and Wellfield Road. Derek Freye Dry Cleaning have been around since 1966, so they'll be celebrating 50 years of service before too long. That's pretty impressive by anyone's standards, especially these days! It is particularly true of the Wellfield Road site. A lot of businesses try and fail to stick on this stretch of road, and with two other laundrettes with dry cleaning services attached, that are within easy walking distance of this outlet, with one only a quick stroll around the corner, the competition is more that a little fierce! But Freye Dry Cleaners have got themselves covered. Not only have they got an enviable reputation to trade on, but they have also got three branches in three very different areas. Each can offer the other fianacial back-up if required. It also means that they can afford to engage in a bit of a price war with the competition. It's possible to get four items or clothes dry cleaned for £14.00 at Derek Freye Dry Cleaning and any duvet, regardless of size, can be cleaned for £12.00.

I'm a hoarder but I also like a good purge. The place to chuck clutter if you're really serious is…read moreof course the local tip. Bessemer road is my local so to speak and is also one, if not the, newest refuse recycling centres in Cardiff. As such it recycles pretty much everything, bar asbestos and a few other hazardous materials. You can recycle rubble, plasterboard, metal, card, plastic, bikes, electrics, car batteries, tins of paints, clothes, general waste and more. Most of the guys here will help you unload your stuff. Keep your eyes peeled. One time I visited Bessemer close I was lucky enough to see an urban fox (see photo). He just sat and watched us - what an amazing experience!

it's also great for picking up some great unwanted stuff to take back with you. I've picked up some…read morepaint, there's always kids bikes & scooters there, & i've see bits of furniture & records. Just be careful you don't come back with more than you took!

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.

This place has been in Cardiff forever, is well respected and one of few genuine hand engravers…read moreabout. Mr Kolb did great on my engraved ring, was exactly what i wanted, and no machine could do it., as i asked about at other engravers before being told to try Kolbs. Mr Kolb was indeed a character and helpful!, don't know what the guy above had done, but we were very happy. Clare.

I've been going there for a few years and nothing is too much trouble for Mohamed and his Dad…read more Always made welcome. It's like a micro community and I have made new friends there And look forward to seeing everyone on my visits. Thankyou Mohamed and Dad for making what would ordinarily be a chore a very pleasant experience.

Penylan Laundrette is a marvellous place, but I fear that more socialising than washing takes…read moreplace here. Munir Malik, the owner, is a very congenial fellow, who possesses the kind of eyes that speak of wisdom, humour and compassion hidden deep within... although the humour makes a bid for freedom at reasonably regular intervals! He is more interested to know why I don't have any children than he is to enquire about why I haven't had my duck down duvet cleaned since the iron age, and why he's never been commissioned to perform a service wash on my behalf. His face alternates between quizzicality with a hint of condemnation, and alarm tinged with more than a little consternation. I just smile my answers back at him, explaining my position in a light-hearted way that's suggestive of a belief that I have no need to justify my decisions to anyone. I like Munir, and I like his laundrette. It is simple and unaffected, just like the man himself... what you see is what you get. If I ever decide to have my duck down duvet cleaned by a professional, this is where I will come!