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Wheelchair-Accessible Things to Do in Cardiff
Everyone deserves a great day out. The attractions on this page offer wheelchair access in Cardiff — with distances, accessibility notes where available, and reviews from other visitors.
Aquariums
25.1 mi from Cardiff
Bristol Aquarium
Bristol Aquarium sits in the heart of the city on the historic Harbourside, with more than 40 naturally-themed displays of tropical sharks, rays, seahorses, turtles and other aquat...
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Museums & Galleries
0.3 mi from Cardiff
National Museum Cardiff
National Museum Cardiff sits in the heart of Cardiff's elegant civic centre, offering world-class art and natural history, with admission free. It houses Wales's national art, geol...
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1.4 mi from Cardiff
Techniquest
Techniquest is a science discovery centre located in Cardiff Bay, Wales. It gives visitors a hands-on approach to science and includes a science theatre, a planetarium, and an exhi... — Wikipedia
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6.9 mi from Cardiff
The Bus Depot Barry
The Bus Depot Barry is home to the Cardiff Transport Preservation Group, a charity created in 1992 that has leased an ex-Western Welsh Depot in Barry since 2008 to store buses and...
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13.1 mi from Cardiff
Caerleon Roman Fortress Baths
Caerleon Roman Fortress Baths lets you step inside the remains of a Roman legionary fortress, including the immense natatio, or open-air swimming pool, that once held more than 80,...
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14.5 mi from Cardiff
The Helicopter Museum
The Helicopter Museum in Weston-super-Mare, North Somerset, England, is a museum featuring a collection of more than 80 helicopters and autogyros from around the world, both civili... — Wikipedia
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16.5 mi from Cardiff
Torfaen Museum
Torfaen Museum tells the story of the local area through the people who have lived there, from medieval Llantarnam Abbey to the mining communities of Blaenavon and the growth of Cw...
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19.9 mi from Cardiff
Oakham Treasures
Oakham Treasures is a large privately owned museum of retail and farming history in Portbury, North Somerset. You'll find a vast collection of memorabilia from the last century, in...
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20.3 mi from Cardiff
Tredegar Museum
Tredegar Museum, based at Tredegar Library in the heart of Tredegar, Blaenau Gwent, tells the story of the town through the work of the Tredegar Historical Society, founded in the...
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20.3 mi from Cardiff
Big Pit: National Coal Museum
Big Pit is a real former coal mine turned museum, set in a World Heritage industrial landscape near Blaenavon, Torfaen, Wales. You can explore the Mining Galleries with a multi-med...
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20.5 mi from Cardiff
Blaenafon Community Museum
Blaenafon Community Museum is a small volunteer-run museum in Blaenavon, housed at the Workmen's Hall, telling the community's story through local heritage exhibitions. You'll find...
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20.6 mi from Cardiff
Birthplace of Joseph Parry
This is a preserved 19th Century ironworker's cottage, built in 1825 for Cyfarthfa Ironworks workers, where composer Joseph Parry was born in 1841. Inside, the ground floor is set...
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23.7 mi from Cardiff
Clifton Suspension Bridge Visitor Centre
The Visitor Centre sits beside Clifton Suspension Bridge on the Leigh Woods side, with free entry daily from 10am to 5pm. Inside, you can learn about Isambard Kingdom Brunel's desi...
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24.6 mi from Cardiff
SS Great Britain Museum
SS Great Britain Museum lets you step aboard the historic ship that was once the world's largest passenger vessel, exploring interactive exhibitions, historic artefacts and the sur...
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24.8 mi from Cardiff
Bristol City Museum & Art Gallery
Bristol Museum & Art Gallery is a large museum and art gallery in Bristol, England. The museum is situated in Clifton, about 0.5 miles (0.8 km) from the city centre. As part of Bri... — Wikipedia
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25 mi from Cardiff
Muller House
This small museum tells the story of George Müller and the thousands of orphaned children cared for at the Ashley Down Orphan Homes from Victorian Bristol until the 1950s. Housed i...
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25 mi from Cardiff
We The Curious
We The Curious is a hands-on science museum on Bristol's Harbourside, spread across two floors of exhibits alongside the UK's only 3D Planetarium, known locally as the giant disco...
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25.2 mi from Cardiff
Palestine Museum & Cultural Centre
This small, volunteer-run museum in Bristol presents a permanent exhibition on Palestinian heritage, culture and daily life, with artefacts, photographs and paintings alongside a r...
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25.7 mi from Cardiff
The George Müller Museum
The George Müller Museum tells the story of George Müller and the 17,500 children who lived in the Ashley Down Orphan Homes from Victorian Bristol until the 1950s. Housed in one of...
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26 mi from Cardiff
Aerospace Bristol
Aerospace Bristol is an aerospace museum at Filton, to the north of Bristol, England. The project is run by the Bristol Aero Collection Trust and houses a varied collection of exhi... — Wikipedia
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26.6 mi from Cardiff
Tintern Old Station
Tintern Old Station is a heritage visitor centre in Monmouthshire, Wales, set in restored railway carriages that tell the story of local history, alongside an N-gauge model railway...
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26.6 mi from Cardiff
Tintern Old Station Car Park
Tintern Old Station Car Park sits beside the River Wye at a former railway station turned heritage centre, with refurbished carriages housing local history displays and an N-gauge...
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Theme Parks
7.4 mi from Cardiff
Barry Island Pleasure Park
Barry Island Pleasure Park is an amusement park situated on the coast at Barry Island in the Vale of Glamorgan, about 10 miles (16 km) south west of the capital city Cardiff, Wales... — Wikipedia
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Zoos & Wildlife
Where to stay near Cardiff
Places to stay within easy reach of these days out.
More around Cardiff
Itineraries
- A weekend in Wales: an accessible itinerary · 2 days
- A weekend in Wales with the kids · 2 days
- A weekend in Wales · 2 days
Haunted Britain
Worth knowing before you go
Accessibility varies in the detail — surfaces, accessible toilets, parking distance. Attraction pages show accessibility notes where provided; phoning ahead for specifics is always worthwhile, and attraction owners can claim their listing to keep this information accurate.
See the full things to do in Cardiff guide for every attraction in the area. Save your favourites to a free trip planner to build the week day by day.
Frequently asked questions
How reliable is the accessibility information?
Access facilities are based on each attraction's own data, and verified owners can keep their notes up to date. For specific needs — accessible toilets, surface types, hoists — we recommend confirming with the attraction directly before your visit.
What else is there to do in Cardiff?
Beyond this list, popular days out nearby include Firing Line: Cardiff Castle Museum of the Welsh Soldier, Wartime Shelters and Cardiff Story Museum — see the full things-to-do guide for everything within reach.
More ways to explore
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