Cardiff Castle Group Visits 2015

Cardiff Castle Group Visits 2015 Cardiff Castle is yours to explore www.cardiffcastle.com

There are 2000 years of history to be found within the walls of Cardiff Castle, the perfect destination for your group visit. As one of the most important historic houses in the UK, Cardiff Castle is a richly complex site situated within magnificent grounds at the heart of the capital city. With a long history stretching back to the Roman invasion, the site you see today is at once a reconstructed Roman fort, an impressive Norman castle and an extraordinary Victorian Gothic fantasy palace, created for one of the world s richest men. Travel back in time and see the remains of the Roman walls, scale the steps to the top of the imposing Keep and gaze out at amazing panoramic views of the city. Wonder at the boundless imagination and unlimited wealth that created the extraordinary fairytale apartments, rich with gilding and murals, wood carving and stained glass a Welsh Victorian Camelot. Make your visit your own Build your visit by adding on aspects that suit your group s interests. Under the guidance of a leading expert, your fine arts groups can study some of the UK s finest Victorian interiors with the option of lunch or afternoon tea. Let our air raid warden show your group the conditions in a Second World War air raid shelter or our medieval costumed guide take you back to the days of the Norman Conquest. New this year take a closer look at where BBC hit shows such as Doctor Who, Torchwood and Sherlock have been shot on our Film Location Tour. Please call us today to discuss all the various options that are available on 029 2087 8100. Join our e-list by sending an email to castlesubscribe@cardiff.gov.uk with Groups Update in the subject line

The Castle Apartments The jewel in Cardiff Castle s crown is the wonderful decoration of the spectacular apartments. Taking inspiration from cultures, styles and beliefs from all over the world, the level of detail in the decoration is unsurpassed. A number of these apartments are included in the Castle Ticket for your group to enjoy at their own leisure. In addition to room notes and audio guide content in 10 languages, knowledgeable visitor hosts are on hand to explain the history and decoration of the interiors. Take a House Tour with an expert guide A guided tour with one of our expert guides is a must to discover more of the stunning rooms inside the house. Lasting approximately 45 minutes, tours can be arranged for groups in English, Welsh, French or Spanish (non-english tours subject to availability). Curator Tours Castle Curator Matthew Williams, the foremost expert on William Burges and Cardiff Castle, can provide your group with unrivalled insight into the work of Burges, the exquisite decoration of the Castle and its history. The Curator Tour begins with an illustrated talk before your group is taken on an in-depth tour around the apartments. Allow approximately 2 hours for a Curator Tour plus additional time to see other areas of the Castle. Tea, coffee and Welsh cakes (included in the price) are provided after the tour. Clock Tower Tours The Clock Tower is an instantly recognisable landmark on the city skyline and the chambers contained within are amongst William Burges crowning achievements. Your group will be led up the spiral staircase from the Winter Smoking Room to the striking opulence of the Summer Smoking Room, stopping in the Bachelor Bedroom, the Maid's Kitchen and the fascinating Bell Chamber. Call 029 2087 8100 or email cardiffcastle@cardiff.gov.uk to make a booking

Make the most of your visit Your group s first stop is the Interpretation Centre. See part of the original Roman Wall, an exhibition and film presentation on the history of the site. Collect an audio guide to explore the grounds, Battlement Walk, Norman Keep and the Apartments. Take your time to view the opulent Castle Apartments and lose yourself in the spectacular decoration. Explore the Wartime Shelters and imagine life during the Second World War in Cardiff. Visit Firing Line: Cardiff Castle Museum of the Welsh Soldier that tells the story of Welsh servicemen and women over the last 300 years. Enjoy panoramic views of the Castle and city beyond from the roof-top terrace, Battlement Walk and top of the Keep. Pick up a memento of your visit. Exquisite Welsh crafts and unusual gifts available from the gift shop. Relax in the café for a meal or refreshments and soak up the atmosphere of this historic site. Pre-order morning coffee, afternoon tea or lunch in the café. Please see the website for more details. Welsh Banquets From 5 January - 30 November 2015. Available Monday - Thursday every week, subject to minimum numbers. A relaxed, informal and fun evening celebrating the best of Welsh entertainment, songs and traditions. Mead tasting on arrival 3 course dinner featuring local specialities The evening is hosted by a Master of Ceremonies, traditionally-costumed entertainers and a harpist. For a small additional charge, groups can also arrange a 30-minute evening tour of the Clock Tower before the banquet begins. Travel Trade 37.50 Evening Tour 4.00 (only with a Welsh Banquet) Banquet price includes VAT at 20% Join our e-list by sending an email to castlesubscribe@cardiff.gov.uk with Groups Update in the subject line

Admission Prices 2 January to 31 December 2015 Group rates apply to pre-booked groups of 20 or more people. One tour leader/coach driver is admitted free per group for daytime admissions. Castle Ticket Includes Interpretation Centre, Firing Line, film show, audio guide, Wartime Shelters, Norman Keep and some Castle Apartments. Adults (17-59 yrs) 10.40 Senior Citizens (60+ yrs) 9.00 Students 9.00 Children (5-16 yrs) 7.50 Add a House Tour Adults (17-59 yrs) + 2.40 Senior Citizens (60+ yrs) + 2.00 Students + 2.00 Children (5-16 yrs) + 1.60 Add a Clock Tower Tour Adults (17-59 yrs) + 3.25 Senior Citizens (60+ yrs) + 2.75 Students + 2.75 Children (5-16 yrs) + 2.25 Curator Tour 27.50 Opening Times Daily, except 25, 26 December and 1 January. March October: 9am to 6pm Last group booking at 4.50pm November February: 9am to 5pm Last group booking at 3.50pm Early morning group visits and guided tours can be arranged from 8.30am onwards. Booking Information All group visits must be booked in advance with any requirements stated at the time. Groups of more than 40 people may be split to view film show and entry into the Castle apartments may be staggered on busy days. Maximum 25 people on each tour. Larger groups will be split with a 10 minute interval between the start times of each tour group, subject to availability. For a Curator Tour, minimum group size is 20 people and maximum is 45. Please contact us for more information on Clock Tower Tours, Film Location Tours and private ARP or medieval talks. Helpful Hints Most elements of the visit can be done at your own pace, but specific times are given for tours. Allow approximately 3 hours to visit with a Castle Ticket and around 4 hours when adding a tour. Audio guides are available in English, Welsh, French, German, Italian, Spanish, Mandarin Chinese, Japanese, Russian and Portuguese. The official Cardiff Castle app, containing the audio guide content, is available as a free download from the itunes and Google Play app stores. Coach Parking: Drop off points immediately outside the Castle offer easy access for coach parties, with parking close by (nearest coach parks: Sophia Gardens and Civic Centre). Call 029 2087 8100 or email cardiffcastle@cardiff.gov.uk to make a booking

Events Digwyddiadau Highlights for 2015 include: Ymhlith yr uchafbwyntiau ar gyfer 2015 mae: Joust! 20-21 June / Mehefin Open Air Theatre: Theatr Awyr Agored: Shakespeare s Twelfth Night 26-27 June / Mehefin Grand Medieval Mêlée Sgarmes Ganoloesol Fawreddog 15-16 August / Awst Additional Information For any more information on bringing your group to Cardiff Castle, including accessibility, added extras and coach parking, please visit www.cardiffcastle.com or call 029 2087 8100. To receive regular updates and information on special offers, please subscribe to our email service by sending an email to castlesubscribe@cardiff.gov.uk with Groups Update in the subject line. Join our e-list by sending an email to castlesubscribe@cardiff.gov.uk with Groups Update in the subject line

Gwybodaeth Ychwanegol I gael rhagor o wybodaeth am ddod â ch grwp i Gastell Caerdydd, gan gynnwys hygyrchedd, costau ychwanegol a llefydd parcio i fysus, ewch i www.castell-caerdydd.com neu ffoniwch 029 2087 8100. Cardiff Castle Castle Street Cardiff, UK CF10 3RB Castell Caerdydd Heol y Castell Caerdydd, y DU CF10 3RB Tel/Ffôn:+ 44 ( 0 ) 29 2087 8100 Fax/Ffacs: + 44 ( 0 ) 29 2023 1417 e-mail:cardiffcastle@cardiff.gov.uk e-bost: castellcaerdydd@caerdydd.gov.uk www.cardiffcastle.com www.castell-caerdydd.com I gael y wybodaeth ddiweddaraf a manylion am gynigion arbennig, tanysgrifiwch i'n gwasanaeth e-bost drwy anfon e-bost i CastellTanysgrifio@caerdydd.gov.uk gyda Gwybodaeth i Grwpiau yn y blwch pwnc. Cardiff Castle is owned and managed by Cardiff Council. All details correct at time of publication August 2014. Copyright Mae Castell Caerdydd yn eiddo i Gyngor Caerdydd ac yn cael ei reoli ganddo. Mae r holl fanylion yn gywir ar adeg eu cyhoeddi, Awst 2014. Hawlfraint Call 029 2087 8100 or email cardiffcastle@cardiff.gov.uk to make a booking

Prisiau Mynediad 2 Ionawr i 31 Rhagfyr 2015 Cyfraddau grwp i grwpiau o 20 o bobl neu fwy sy n archebu ymlaen llaw. Caiff un arweinydd/gyrrwr bws fynediad am ddim fesul grwp ar gyfer teithiau yn ystod y dydd. Tocyn Castell Mae r pris yn cynnwys y canlynol; y Ganolfan Ddehongli, Firing Line, sioe ffilm, taith glywedol, Llochesi Adeg Rhyfel, y Gorthwr Normanaidd a rhai o ystafelloedd y Castell. Oedolion (17 59 oed) 10.40 Pensiynwyr (60+ oed) 9.00 Myfyrwyr 9.00 Plant (5-16 oed) 7.50 Ychwanegwch Daith o Amgylch y Tŷ Oedolion (17 59 oed) + 2.40 Pensiynwyr (60+ oed) + 2.00 Myfyrwyr + 2.00 Plant (5-16 oed) + 1.60 Teithiau Tŵr y Cloc Oedolion (17 59 oed) + 3.25 Pensiynwyr (60+ oed) + 2.75 Myfyrwyr + 2.75 Plant (5-16 oed) + 2.25 Taith Curadur 27.50 Amseroedd Agor Bob dydd, ac eithrio 25, 26 Rhagfyr a 1 Ionawr. Mawrth Hydref: 9am - 6pm Grwp olaf am 4.50pm Tachwedd Chwefror: 9am - 5pm Grwp olaf am 3.50pm Gellir trefnu ymweliadau grwp a theithiau tywys yn gynnar yn y bore o 8.30am ymlaen. Gwybodaeth Archebu Rhaid archebu ymweliadau grwp ymlaen llaw gan nodi unrhyw ofynion ar yr adeg honno. Gellir rhannu grwpiau o fwy na 40 o bobl er mwyn gweld y ffilm ac efallai bydd rhaid rhannu r grwpiau i gael mynediad i ystafelloedd y Castell ar ddiwrnodau prysur. Dim mwy na 25 o bobl ar bob taith. Caiff grwpiau mwy eu rhannu gydag egwyl o 10 munud rhwng amser cychwyn pob grwp, yn dibynnu ar faint o lefydd sydd ar gael. Ar gyfer Taith Curadur, mae angen isafswm o 20 mewn grwp ac uchafswm o 45. Cysylltwch â ni i gael rhagor o wybodaeth am Deithiau Twr y Cloc, Teithiau Lleoliadau Ffilmio a sgyrsiau ARP a chanoloesol preifat. Awgrymiadau Defnyddiol Mae modd gwneud y rhan fwyaf o ch ymweliad fel y mynnwch, ond cynhelir teithiau ar adegau penodol. Dylech neilltuo 3 awr i daith Tocyn Castell a thua 4 awr ar gyfer taith ychwanegol. Mae teclynnau taith glywedol ar gael yn Gymraeg, Saesneg, Ffrangeg, Almaeneg, Eidaleg, Sbaeneg, Tsieinëeg, Mandarin, Siapaneëg, Rwsieg a Phortiwgaleg. Mae app swyddogol Castell Caerdydd, gyda chynnwys y daith glywedol ynddo, ar gael i w lawr lwytho am ddim oddi ar ITunes neu Google Play. Parcio i Fysus: Mae mannau gollwng tu allan i'r Castell yn cynnig mynediad rhwydd i grwpiau sy n dod ar fysus, â mannau parcio gerllaw (y meysydd parcio agosaf ar gyfer bysus: Gerddi Sophia a r Ganolfan Ddinesig). Ffoniwch 029 2087 8100 neu e-bostiwch castellcaerdydd@caerdydd.gov.uk i drefnu lle

Gwneud y gorau o ch ymweliad Bydd eich grwp yn mynd i'r Ganolfan Ddehongli i ddechrau, ac yn gweld rhan o r Wal Rufeinig wreiddiol, arddangosfa a chyflwyniad ffilm ar hanes y safle. Casglwch eich teclyn taith glywedol i grwydro r tiroedd, Bylchfuriau r Castell, y Gorthwr Normanaidd a r ystafelloedd. Crwydrwch yn hamddenol o amgylch ystafelloedd ysblennydd y Castell gan ryfeddu at yr addurniadau godidog. Dysgwch am y Llochesi Adeg Rhyfel gan ddychmygu sut fyddai bywyd yn ystod yr Ail Ryfel Byd yng Nghaerdydd. Ewch i Firing Line: Amgueddfa'r Milwr Cymreig, Castell Caerdydd sy n adrodd hanes milwyr Cymru dros y 300 mlynedd diwethaf. Mwynhewch olygfeydd panoramig o r Castell, y ddinas, a thu hwnt o r teras to, Bylchfuriau r Castell a thop y Gorthwr. Prynwch rywbeth i gofio ch ymweliad. Crefftau Cymreig ac anrhegion anarferol ar gael yn y siop anrhegion. Ymlaciwch yn y caffi gyda phryd o fwyd neu ddiod a mwynhau awyrgylch y safle hanesyddol hwn. Mae n bosib trefnu coffi yn y bore, cinio neu de prynhawn yn y caffi ymlaen llaw. I gael manylion llawn ewch i r wefan. Gwleddoedd Cymreig O 5 Ionawr 30 Tachwedd 2015. Ar gael o ddydd Llun i ddydd Iau bob wythnos, os bydd digon o archebion wedi dod i law. Noson anffurfiol llawn hwyl sy'n dathlu adloniant, caneuon a thraddodiadau Cymru. Blasu medd wrth gyrraedd Swper 3 chwrs gyda bwydydd lleol Cyflwynir y noson gan y Meistr Seremonïau, difyrwyr mewn gwisg draddodiadol a thelynor. Gall grwpiau drefnu taith hanner awr gyda'r nos o amgylch ystafelloedd y Castell cyn i'r wledd ddechrau, am dâl bach ychwanegol. Diwydiant Teithio 37.50 Taith gyda r nos - 4.00 (ar gael gyda Gwledd Gymreig yn unig) Mae pris y wledd yn cynnwys TAW o 20% Tanysgrifiwch i'n gwasanaeth e-bost drwy anfon e-bost i CastellTanysgrifio@caerdydd.gov.uk gyda Gwybodaeth i Grwpiau fel pwnc.

Ystafelloedd y Castell Un o uchafbwyntiau Castell Caerdydd yw'r ystafelloedd ysblennydd. Gellir gweld dylanwad diwylliannau, steiliau a chredoau o bedwar ban byd arnynt ac mae manylder yr addurniadau n siwr o ch rhyfeddu. Gellir gweld nifer o'r ystafelloedd hyn drwy brynu Tocyn Castell, er mwyn i ymwelwyr allu eu mwynhau yn eu hamser eu hunain. Nid yn unig yr ydym yn cynnig nodiadau ar yr ystafelloedd a chynnwys y teclynnau taith glywedol mewn 10 iaith, bydd cyflwynwyr gwybodus wrth law i esbonio hanes ac addurniadau r ystafelloedd. Taith o amgylch y Tŷ gydag arbenigwr Mae taith dywys gydag un o n tywyswyr arbenigol yn gyfle gwych i ddysgu mwy am yr ystafelloedd ysblennydd y tu mewn i r ty. Mae r daith yn para tua 45 munud ac ar gael i grwpiau yn Gymraeg, Saesneg, Ffrangeg neu Sbaeneg (teithiau mewn iaith ac eithrio Saesneg yn dibynnu ar faint o lefydd sydd ar gael). Teithiau Curaduron Gall Curadur y Castell, Matthew Williams, yr arbenigwr pennaf ar Wiliam Burges a Chastell Caerdydd, roi cipolwg heb ei ail i chi ar waith Burges, addurniadau godidog y Castell a i hanes. Mae Taith Curadur yn dechrau gyda sgwrs ddarluniadol cyn eich tywys ar daith drwyadl o amgylch yr ystafelloedd. Dylech neilltuo tua 2 awr ar gyfer Taith Curadur ac amser ychwanegol i weld rhannau eraill o'r Castell. Cynigir te, coffi a theisennau cri (fel rhan o r pris) ar ôl y daith. Teithiau Tŵr y Cloc Mae Twr y Cloc yn dirnod adnabyddus yn y ddinas ac mae r siambrau y tu mewn iddo ymhlith rhai o gampweithiau William Burges. Byddwch yn dilyn eich tywysydd i fyny'r grisiau o Ystafell Ysmygu'r Gaeaf i foethusrwydd Ystafell Ysmygu'r Haf, gan fynd heibio i Ystafell Wely'r Hen Lanc, Cegin y Forwyn a Siambr y Gloch ar eich taith. Ffoniwch 029 2087 8100 neu e-bostiwch castellcaerdydd@caerdydd.gov.uk i drefnu lle

Mae 2000 o flynyddoedd o hanes i w ganfod y tu mewn i furiau Castell Caerdydd, y lle perffaith ar gyfer ymweliad eich grŵp. Fel un o adeiladau hanesyddol pwysicaf y DU, mae Castell Caerdydd yn safle cyfoethog a chymhleth mewn tiroedd godidog yng nganol y brifddinas.gyda hanes sy n dyddio n ôl i'r Gymru Rufeinig, mae r Castell a welwch heddiw yn gaer Rufeinig, yn gastell Normanaidd trawiadol ac yn balas ffantasi Gothig rhyfeddol o Oes Victoria a grëwyd ar gyfer un o ddynion cyfoethocaf y byd. Teithiwch yn ôl drwy amser a gweld olion y muriau Rhufeinig, dringo r grisiau i ben y Gorthwr mawreddog a mwynhau golygfeydd panoramig o r ddinas. Rhyfeddwch at y dychymyg a chyfoeth di-ben-draw a greodd yr ystafelloedd coeth anhygoel sy n llawn o eurwaith a murluniau, cerfiadau pren a gwydr lliw yn Gamelot Cymreig Oes Fictoria. Trefnu ymweliad sy n addas i chi Mae n bosib teilwra eich ymweliad yn arbennig i chi drwy ychwanegu rhai elfennau ato. Dan arweiniad arbenigwr blaenllaw, gall grwpiau celfyddyd gain astudio rhai o addurniadau Fictoraidd gorau r DU a dewis cinio neu de prynhawn. Gall ein warden cyrchoedd awyr ddangos i chi sut brofiad oedd bod mewn lloches yn ystod yr Ail Ryfel Byd neu ewch ar daith gyda thywysydd yn ôl i adeg y Goncwest Normanaidd. Yn newydd am eleni cyfle i gael cipolwg ar leoliadau a ddefnyddiwyd ar gyfer ffilmio sioeau teledu r BBC gan gynnwys Doctor Who, Torchwood a Sherlock ar ein Taith Lleoliadau Ffilmio. Ffoniwch ni heddiw i drafod yr holl opsiynau gwahanol sydd ar gael ar 029 2087 8100. Tanysgrifiwch i'n gwasanaeth e-bost drwy anfon e-bost i CastellTanysgrifio@caerdydd.gov.uk gyda Gwybodaeth i Grwpiau fel pwnc.

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