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Discover Cardiff & The Big Pit

Have a guided tour of the Big Pit National Coal Museum followed by a tour of th ebeautiful Cardiff Castle.

Tickets only £22 - On sale from the SU Finance Office

Coach Leaves: East Car Park 08:15am
Pick up: Avon Street Coach Park 08:30am
Arrive: The Big Pit Blaenafon Wales
Leave: Big Pit 1.30pm
Arrive: Cardiff Castle: 2.30pm
Leave: Cardiff: 6pm
 

The Big Pit - National Coal Museum, Blaenafon, Wales

Big Pit is a real coal mine and one of Britain's leading mining museums.
You will be taken on an organised Guided tour of the mines at 11am where you will go 300 feet underground with a real miner and see what life was like for the thousands of men who worked at the coal face. Then you have the rest of the time to look around the Museum at your leisure.
For more information on the Big Pit visit their website: http://www.museumwales.ac.uk/en/bigpit/

Cardiff Castle

Cardiff Castle's inspiring architecture, unique history and city centre location. Different ways to explore and experience the castle: Visit an original Roman Wall has been exposed or watch a film presentation as an introduction to the site. Breathtaking views: pen- air roof terrace, the panoramic views of the Castle, Norman Keep and skyline of the city. The shop and the café is the perfect place to relax and soak up the atmosphere of this historic site.

Your tour includes:

·  A selection of  lavishly decorated rooms in the Castle Apartments

·  Cardiff Castle Grounds

·  The Norman Keep

·  Battlement Walk

·  Wartime Shelters

·  Firing Line: Cardiff Castle Museum of the Welsh Soldier

·  Interpretation Centre, including film and audio guide

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Terms and Conditions
  • This trip is only available to current students and you can only purchase 1 ticket per person.
  • Please bring your library card with you to the finance office
  • Please note we do not offer refunds
  • We have the right to cancel any trip if it is under subscribed, purchases will be contacted within 48 hours of the trip if a cancellation is necessary and a full refund will be given.
  • Please note we cannot guarantee the traffic and therefore times at each destination may be reduced

 

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