If you're a Christmas-lover, you're going to love Cardiff's Winter Wonderland, full stop. I came…read morehere on the 23rd and the atmosphere was fantastic. ~ Atmosphere: Really where the stars come from! Even though the place is super crowded, it wasn't dirty because there was constantly staff walking around ensuring that all the litter left by drunk people were cleaned up. There's music playing and be sure to snag a seat by huge German sausage BBQ pit, the smell is divine! The Christmas decor was top notch as well, with the traditional wood cabins for all the food stalls and shops. ~ Variety: The main reason why they don't get a full 5 stars from me. Don't get me wrong, there's plenty of things to do if you have kids. A good 3/4 of the event space is composed of kid-friendly rides! Guaranteed that your children would be massively entertained for hours here. Unfortunately, my partner and I didn't have any kids and adult entertainment is limited. There's ice skating, a bar, ice sculpture viewing, and a ferris wheel. A small selection of things that doesn't really populate an entire evening (though I guess you can spend plenty of time at the bar). ~ Food: The food they had here was definitely amazing, though I'm slightly disappointed at the choices. They had plenty of drinks options, but only sausages for hot food. Desserts however include crepes; nutella crepes anybody?! They were absolutely delicious! --- Overall, Winter Wonderland gets a 4 stars from me. Lacking in entertainment for adults, but what I did get I was really happy with!

The Winter Wonderland is the most Christmasy thing to possibly do this side of the North Pole…read more Now be warned this make-shift park is only open from November and closes in the January, so try and plan your visit around these dates if you fancy a 'festive fancy'. With an ice-rink, fairground, tents filled to the brim with winter warmers and treats, if your not feeling festive by the time you've left your name must be Ebaneezer. Even me, the harshest Christmas critic left planning on putting a tree up. With so much to do and such a pretty, happy atmosphere this is a must for people who still believe in the guy with the red suit. The ice rink is a nice size and plays up to the date chart music mixed in with the odd carol. Staff have that friendly aura that usually only comes with Disney Land. The hot chocolate, although slightly pricey is seriously out of this world and if you feel like being really cheeky add a sneaky Baileys. I'm off now to play; 'Let it snow, let it snow, let it snow!'

Disgusting staff they stand around the machine your playing and dont move made me…read more nervous ive lost so much money because they watch me playing and dont like it when you win

As far as I'm aware, Escal Amusements own a couple of amusement arcades in Cardiff. Typically they…read moreare positioned in the less affluent areas, and are always within easy walking distance of betting shops and pawn brokers. I find this fact a tad tragic, but I understand the human urge to indulge in a little bit of escapism every now and then. My vice is DVD's in this respect, but thankfully I've found a really inexpensive reliable source of quality films with which to feed my addiction, and so my endorphin rushes are unlikely to break the bank! As well as this outlet, there's another Escal Amusements arcade on City Road. They are both replete with a range of soul-sucking slots and all the latest arcade games, all of which are highly addictive despite not being able to offer the user anything above an adrenaline and endorphin rush. (I like to think that films can be in some way instructive or educational... or am I just kidding myself?) I guess that some of the arcade games improve the users level of dexterity, and ultimately exercise their grey matter as a sequence of rapid decisions need to be made whilst playing the games, but what about the slots? Aren't these just like the adult version of Fisher Price toys? And what's edifying about that?

I'm not really impressed by this kind of entertainment ever, but if you're into slot machines and…read morewasting all your hard earned money then this is the place for you.