great place to relax and take some time out and enjoy the theatre. Fun for all the family and all…read moreages. all sorts of stage play and to enjoy a good night out

This cinema is run by a really lovely couple, who are enthusiats for the original features the…read morecinema beholds. It is like a time machine watching reel to reel in old seats with theatrical cinema decor. A really top little cinema, well worth a trip if your into your vintage decor and must see films. Only advise, they could do with showing more arthouse and less mainstream films.

You know Wallace and Gromit right? Well they were created right here (well at their old studios…read morethat burnt down) but they live here now! Animators/businessmen Nick Park and David Sproxton have done themselves proud with a new site for the stupendous studios. Now they've got themselves a proper place to house their Oscars for model animation. And man, have they done them all. As well as the aforementioned dog and man in their various adventures, they've done Morph, Creature Comforts, Chicken Run, Shaun the Sheep and Timmy Time, and, bizarrely, Peter Gabriel's Sledgehammer video. They've also filmed commercials and promos. Oh how I love 'em and their cute plasticine figures. Aardman entertain, provide humour, employ local people, create beautiful films and works of art with their progressive technology. All this fun and creativity stemming from little old Bristol. Aren't we lucky!

Many a Christmas of my youth was spent with the family huddled around the television watching the…read morelatest Wallace and Gromit episode. A source of much Bristolian pride, Aardman Animations are responsible for them, as well as the popular creature comforts series (the one with all the talking animals). Aardman do a good trade in slightly off the wall family animation and have been enjoying major success over the last few years, taking a clutch of Oscars for their feature length Wallace and Gromit films. They've also been venturing into computer animation with the release of Flushed Away. If you've ever watched a behind the scenes on Wallace and Gromit, you'll know why they only get a release out every few years. It takes hours of painstaking work, gently moving the arms of tiny little plasticine models millimetre by millimetre just to get a few seconds of shot. Very skilled stuff and you can see that they must be mad about animation to spend all day doing this. All the success is starting to show, and they've moved into a new purpose built building, a welcome change to the warehouses and flats that populate Spike Island (the land sliced up Bristol harbour that the building sits on). Just wondering into the lobby is a fantastic way to see these innovative people at work.

This is a brilliant place to take young children. It can get…read morevery busy during school holidays but in term time it is realy good for pre school children. There is a cafe serving sandwiches and hot meals. You can book the whole center for birthday parties this can be expensive though, and they have special themed days (christmas and halloween) you have to book well in advance for these.

This is a welcome addition to Clydach Vale. Its something we've been needing for a long time. Its…read moreexcellent there, its around 3.50 for under 5's and 4.50 for over 5's and under 1s go free, you get a two hour session. They have a really good (and safe) climbing play area with slides and balls and they have an under 5s area with a smaller climbing frame slide and ball pool. They also offer a wide selection of food and drink. Its a really good couple of hours out for the children. You can also book childrens partys there and they now do theme nights. Christmas time the children can see Father Christmas which my son is really looking forward to this year!!

We didn't know about The Model Village when we visited Bourton-on-the-Water, and it ended up being…read moreone of the most memorable parts about our recent visit. We both agreed we could have spent more time than we had here, because there really is SO MUCH to look at! The Model Village is, apparently, the only grade II listed model village in the country; it's a one-ninth scale of the actual village (...and, there's a model village WITHIN the model village, too) and features incredible craftsmanship. Every detail is so thoughtfully remembered and recreated: music playing from within the church, the five bridges, an actual running water feature, and all the many, different species of trees. The attention to detail (opening signs on windows, tiny animals in barns, little breads at the bakery) is incredible. Charming and well-maintained, this model village gave us a richer appreciation of Bourton-on-the-water itself!

I find the concept of making a model village of a village that includes its own model village to be…read moredarling. The craftsmanship is really nice, and there's a lot of attention to detail for the buildings. It was fun to walk around and admire all the different details, including the model of the model because the model IS a part of the town. This doesn't take too long to do, but on a nice day, it's a cheap price and a unique place to visit.

This annual celebration of Welsh design talent takes place each October, packing in stacks of…read moredesign-related events. Aimed at members of the public, businesses and fellow designers, the festival showcases Welsh design by turning the spotlight on a wide range of areas within the sector, hosting talks, exhibitions and even drawing workshops where you can turn up and try out your own design and drawing skills with Cardiff School of Art & Design, and Cardiff Open Art School tutor and artist Christopher Holloway. Events take place in various venues, so you need to check out the website's events page to find out more - for example the drawing workshop mentioned above takes place in a unit within Morgan Arcade, just opposite Neal's Yard Remedies, while other events take place at the art college. The 'Best of Welsh Design' awards event, announcing this year's winners, is also incorporated into the festival - having received submissions earlier in the year (and with the shortlist announced today, 1 October!).

This is definitely one for your diary...!…read more The Cardiff Design Festival really is an annual treat! Hosted at various venues around our nations capital, it is a positively splendid affair! Held every October it showcases 'The Best of Welsh Design', which really is more diverse than you might think! There's also a programme of design related events curated with the intention of educating and informing, as well as to inspire and perhaps even provoke. In addition there's also a series of talks, alongside the exhibitions and events. These run from 1st to 16th October. Don't miss it, especially if you are looking for that wow factor for your home!

A very very special theatre. Children of all ages will love the shows.read more

The Roman Baths Museum is run by Cadw, the historic environment service of the Welsh Assembly…read moreGovernment ('Cadw' means 'to keep' in Welsh). Using digital displays, the museum creates pictures of how grand these Roman baths would have looked in Roman times, with audio guides and videos. Roman Wales was the farthest west that the Roman Empire in Roman Britain stretched to, and as a defence point the fortress at Caerleon was one of just 3 permanent Roman Legionary fortresses, and was occupied for more than 200 years. The Roman Baths Museum lies inside what remains of the fortress (of 'Isca Augusta'), near the National Roman Legion Museum - another top sight in this area.