If there is a difference between your car and a Welsh person's car, that's known locally as a…read more"Cardiff." The "Cardiff" is a big deal in Wales, where vehicles are status symbols, and the closest thing to religion are the Manic Street Preachers at the Millennium. First-Hand Experience: I've never been crazy about Cardiff City, I did really like them from time to time but things come out in the wash about the owners and managers and you know... plus they've always had a bit of a violent element in the fan groups. Still I do like a lot of their fans, so it's a mixed bag. Here is the deal though. I've now seen them play at home on two occasions and it's a really energetic intense experience in their new lovely stadium. I'm giving them a 4 despite the qualifications, and will be going back for another experience at some point soon. Okay so this team is a truly amazing team, a Welsh institution, full of hooligans and passion, full of intensity and strong emotion, but they're currently going through a bad time. It should have been the best time, but it didn't work out that way, sadly. They finally achieved promotion to the Premier League, but the owner that got them there (Vincent Tan) turned out to be a bit of an a***, tried to change their colour, their name, their badge, their traditions, and then fired their manager when he was doing an amazing job keeping them in the Prem. They dropped like a rock and were relegated and are still suffering from the whole experience. Add to the mix the fact that Swansea, their eternal rival, achieved the Prem earlier, and stayed there, and are still there, and CCFC fans are understandably bitter. The owner has finally put their kits back to blue. He's a fool, really. Formed in 1899, they were league runners up in 1924 which was the closest they ever came to real glory. Very close. They also won the FA Cup in 1927 which was their biggest ever achievement. They were FA Cup Runners Up as recently as 08 and League Cup Runners Up to Liverpool in 2012. I'm going to give them four stars, because even though they're a fantastic team, with huge support, they have underachieved, and they do have hooligan elements, and the owner is still a bit of a fool. He's getting there, but he needs to fix the badge and get the team back into the Prem to appease the fans.

If you smell bad, this is the team you should support. Because the whole city needs a Bath…read more One of the few teams I'm reviewing outside the top 5 tiers of English football, for the reason that Bath is one of the most beautiful cities in the world so it deserves to be on this list. First-Hand Experience: I haven't seen them play live at home yet, but I've seen them away from home a few times and they're an amazing team with a great little fan base representing one of the most beautiful cities in Europe. I last saw them in 2007 but will see a home game for them soon. This little Roman town is millenniums old, so it makes sense that the team here is from all the way back in the 1880s. Not 1980s, that's not a typo. They play in Black and White and are in the Conference South, but hopefully they'll rise up and get in the big time soon. They've never been in the league proper but there's a first time for everything. Their stadium Twerton Park holds 8,800.

Carcliff is something you don't want to have happen to you. At the very best, you lose your car,…read morecompletely. At worst, you die. So be careful. Cardiff on the other hand is slightly better. It's the largest city in Wales and one which I have mixed feelings about. Go down on Caroline St and give the Curry Chicken a try, and decide for yourself. Also grab a Clark's Pie. But this review is specifically about the stadium. First-Hand Experience: More info about my personal experience at this stadium - I went to this place in 2011 and 2014 and both times, as much as the Cardiff City fans can be a little leery and scary, it's an absolute palace of a stadium. Brilliant intense state of the art new place that helped launch Cardiff to the Prem for the first time and is a credit to the city and club. Not even a big fan of Cardiff City but this is one of the better stadiums in the country and they did a brilliant job with it. I'll be going back here in 2016 I am sure. I've been to most UK & US stadiums, due to lifelong obsessions with travel, sport & especially footy (soccer to Americans). Born & raised in England, I followed Oxford United (hometown team) to stadia all over the country at away games, and later Liverpool (fave team) around. Every stadium review - like all my reviews - are from first-hand personal experience, usually from several visits. In 2011, I was on music tour in the UK, and visited most stadiums for fun in my spare time. As recently as Fall 2014, when I was "stuck" in UK for 3 months, I went to hundreds yet again while travelling. I have pictures of me at most, which I'll post later. Also, when back in UK I'll take more pix, and add more stadia! *** return to regular review *** All bias aside, you have to say Vincent Tan really, really delivered here. This is utterly amazing. This is one of the best stadiums in the entire country, and I don't just mean Wales, I mean the UK. The atmosphere is intense, the stadium is beautiful inside and out, modern, it's perfect for any football club. It holds 33k people and only cost 48 mil which is not a lot compared to other beautiful stadiums. Wales have played a few home games here and the Stereophonics have played concerts here, but the fans were just looking, not buying tickets. The media liked the gigs a lot, especially this one guy that I call Mr. Writer.

I didn't actually come here for a football game but for a conference that used this as the venue…read more Honestly fantastic and easy to get to as it is just a short walk from a railway station. ~ Interior: The stadium is modern and up-to-date with its interior decor. It would make for an excellent venue with clean toilets and a fantastic view of the football pitch. If you were deciding on booking a place for a business conference I would highly suggest it. ~ Location: As mentioned before its location is great. A short walk form a railway station and nearby is a shopping strip with standard department stores and restaurants. --- A great stadium near the centre of Cardiff that would be fantastic for watching a game or using it as a venue!

Decided to come here to learn Cricket as beginners who don't even know how cricket looks like…read more Honestly so glad that we did because it was one of the most interesting experiences we had in Cardiff even though Cardiff is known for its rugby, not cricket. Usually they hold 1:1 lessons for 45 minutes for £25 but we decided to get a 4:1 lesson for 45 minutes for £10 each with I thought it was pretty worth it. As long as you enquire on the website that will be good enough. Tom was our teacher and it was great. He taught us the basics of catching, throwing, and batting (excuse me if this isn't the correct terminology) in their indoor cricket lanes. It's interesting because right next door, there are the professional and pre-professional teams practicing so you can really understand what the sport is all about. Afterwards we went onto their small museum to get a glimpse of the history behind Glamorgan. Would highly recommend as the people here are incredibly nice and it was interesting to learn Cricket.

Based in Cardiff, Glamorgan County Cricket Club was founded in 1888 at a meeting of cricket…read moreofficials that took place in the well-known Angel Hotel in Cardiff city centre. Since 1921 the club have been Wales's sole representative in the English County Championship, a competition they won in 1948, 1969 and 1997. Glamorgan have also beaten all of the major Test playing nations, including Australia who they defeated in successive tours in 1964 and 1968. The club plays most of its home games at the SWALEC Stadium in Sophia Gardens, in the city centre (just next to Bute Park, near the Castle). On their website's 'Tickets' section, you can find out prices and fixtures for all of Glamorgan's home games, plus find out information about future scheduled international cricket matches at the SWALEC stadium. During the summer months, keen local cricketers can sign up for coaching or experience days at the club, or even take up individual coaching lessons.

Westerns give people Stupid Nightmares. Hence the name of this town, Western-Stupid-Mares. Well if…read morethey don't, then they should. First-Hand Experience: I holidayed in WSM a couple of times as a young adult, it wasn't too bad. I had a horrible fight here. The time that I didn't have a fight, I checked out WSMAFC and I have to say, I wasn't too thrilled. They were a pretty average team and the crowd was non-existent. But I do love seaside towns so I'll stick with a 3 for them. This was back in 2007 by the way. I have love for WSM because it's a seaside town, with the Bristol Channel as a backdrop and Wales beyond. The club is relatively new, the stadium is small, and there's not much to say, but it's a seaside team so it earns the score of 3. The stadium would definitely need to be improved if they ever played league football.

You can tell anyone you like about us dating, just don't tell my father or my merthyr. You asked me…read moreto fill you up, and I tydfil you up as requested. How was it for you? Merthyr Tydfil is a legendary team, but they lose a star or two because of the disgusting sponsor of their stadium. First-Hand Experience: I have seen MT play once, with the Welsh friends I have, same guys that took me to see Newport and other teams in Wales. They were very nice about it. I wasn't too impressed by this team though - they're fantastic but there are some things about them I don't like, such as what some of the fans were yelling. And hardly anyone turned up too, unfortunately. This was back in 2011. They were legendary in the old days, when they'd compete in European competitions and were winning one Welsh league after the next. Now they compete in England it's much harder for them. They are now known as Town, which is what they were called in their early days in the early part of the 20th century. They were originally founded in 1909 and are one of the biggest teams not in the conference or football league. Their stadium holds a whopping 10k.

What does the Fox Say? And more importantly, what does the Swan See?…read more The Swan Sees fantastic football in a fantastic stadium, year after year. Cardiff is the Welsh team with the larger fan base, but Swansea has been providing sexy football to its fans for several years now, from Martinez and Sousa, to Brendan Rodgers and Michael Laudrup, and now the surprisingly good... I forgot his name! But if you're a fan you know it. Oh yes. Monk! First-Hand Experience: I saw Swansea play live in both 2011 and 2014 and both times was thoroughly impressed by their expansive style and also their fantastic support. They were formed in 1912, but never really achieved anything of merit until the Liberty was built and then everything took an upturn, ending in the Premier League. Their main rival is Cardiff and it's a very bitter rivalry. They were promoted to the Prem in 1981 and then again through the play offs under Brendan Rodgers in 2011. They had their finest moment in 2013 when they won the League Cup for the first time, and hopefully this team will now be on the map for a long time.

service was awful the staff were very rude and impolite one employee insulted my daughter saying…read moreboys are more into rugby because there bulkier and that she's verry skinny they were rude and sarcastic aswell as hoe roughy they were with my items they were chucking em around and even dropped it then picked it up and have I to me that was also on purpose because she said I should know what to get her but I just needed some help. I will not be back. Do Not Reccomend!

The WRU Store is the main shop to serve the Principallity Stadium, home of the Welsh national…read morefootball and rugby teams, this is where tours of the stadium begin and the place where you can buy tickets, as well as all your Welsh rugby gear, as far as I'm aware JD Sports have an exclusive right to sell Wales' shirts, so not even this store or Adidas who produce the kits can sell them, which after Wales' performance in the Euro 2016, including a fantastic 2-1 defeat in the Group Stages against England, they must surely regret this now. The server did seem nice, he tried his best to go as fast as he could as it was only him working, the store didn't have a nice feel to it, it just was a quiet, old building. It was also frustrating that there was a lift to get into the store which is away from the counter and can only be operated by someone who isn't in the lift, making it near impossible for someone visiting on there own in a wheelchair, or for a parent with a pram who doesn't want to leave there child alone and then struggle to get them out of the lift. The store is quite small but does seem to stock both the home and away shirts for Welsh Rugby but still due to the vibe and atmosphere of the store and the access issue, I sadly feel it lets a great stadium like the MilleniumPrincipallity Stadium down and hence deserves a single one star.