Ynysangharad War Memorial Park. Now try saying that when you're sober! This park is an excellent…read moreplace to visit and enjoy the many activities they have to offer. You can bring the family down and enjoy the park area with a giant swimming pool and play area for the children. Or you could play tennis on the number of outdoor courts they have. Or you could do what I like to do; play on the pitch and putt golf course they have. I remember when I first visited the park and I was surprised by the size of it. It is a huge mass of land that holds all sorts of fun. I have to talk about the pitch and putt golf course. When I used to think of the word 'Golf' I thought of men in silly looking trousers walking for miles to find a little white speck on the floor. Then I actually played on the course and it was fun. You don't have to know how to play golf because the courses aren't even that long. All you have to do is pay £3.50 for two clubs and a ball (that price also includes a £1 deposit) and if you're a student it costs a lot less. This was a great way to spend a day rather than sitting indoors playing pretend golf on the Nintendo Wii. If you are stuck what to do for a day then visit Ynysangharad War Memorial Park because all will have a fun day!

I loved coming here today. What a beautiful little park just across the bridge over the River Taff…read morefrom the town centre. There are delightful paths to follow bordered by lovely old trees. Lots of grassy areas, raised flower beds which are well kept and full of spring flowers. There is a play area for children with swings and climbing frames, tennis courts, and plenty of benches where you can sit. You can't escape the sound of traffic in the distance but it's still a great park.

If you're in Badock Hall or know someone there then you have access to 4 free tennis courts. The…read morecourts are fairly well kept although I would recommend the two nearest to the hall itself as the far courts are obstructed with some foliage! We had to play a few lets as a result, but the trees won't ruin your game. The waiting times vary depending on when you go. However, I have found that around 7.30 is a good time to get a court in summer. Be warned that post exams, they can get very very busy, but if you are patient you are normally guaranteed a court within 20 minutes to half an hour.

The Vale Health and Racquets Club is a health club found on the Vale Hotel resort…read more With a state of the art gymnasium, a fitness studio and an indoor pool, the club offers some great services to its members. In addition to these, the club also boasts squash and tennis courts as well as a range of spa facilities, including a sauna, steam room and a whirlpool. The amount of equipment in the gym is impressive to say the least, with 80 cardio and resistance machines, along with numerous machine weights too. There is also a free weights area with various weights equipment such as dumbbells, barbells, cables and benches. The gym itself is fully equipped with several TV screens, allowing members to watch TV or listen to music while they work out. There is also a state of the art technokey system used with most of the machines allowing you to have a personalised workout with your routines and workouts recorded on the key unique to the individual. All in all, this is a very good quality gym that caters for all levels of fitness and experience, whether you're a seasoned veteran hoping to push towards making some extra gains or a complete beginner looking to lose a few unwanted pounds.

Easily the most overpriced and worst gym in it's locality. I was a loyal paying member for 3 years…read moreand went to the gym 5-6 times a week. I recently became more and more frustrated with the Gym's equiptment or lack of it. The Vale doesn't seem to like keeping up to date with modern Fitness phyilosophy and instead invests in expensive cardio machines that are about as much use for stripping fat as a cheese burger!! Also they place great importance on their association with Cardiff FC and allow the team to use the gym's facillities often at the expense of they're paying members... Not only is there a distinct lack of up to date, modern training equiptment, the equiptment that is there, is not looked after and not very well maintained. The matting in the Weights area is a death trap and 3 months after I complained that people were tripping over the matting while holding heavy weights, nothing was done about it. They are also extremely keen to take your money, even when the extautionate monthly cost should probably include or allow me to take my 18 month year old daughter for a 15 minute swim.... Instead I paid £12 each time (Including my partner)!!!!! The one thing I will say, the personal trainers are exceptional!! But they would all agree with the above statements!! Now I've asked to cancel, they falsly accused me of using foul language in the gym and have asked me to pay two months notice. I would warn anyone who is thinking of joining this gym to reconsider because it's run by narrow minded, unproffesional people with a pre historic attitude to fitness.

This is a lovely modern health club, located just off the M4 / A465 at Llandarcy Neath…read more I haven't been a member for the last couple of years, as the price of membership was just too expensive, but I did use it a lot when I was a member. It has all the facilities you would expect from a modern health club - gym, indoor and outdoor swimming pools, sauna, jacuzzi, tennis courts and much more. There's also a very nice restaurant, although it was a bit on the pricey side. There's something for all the family at this place. It's well worth a look around on one of their open days or just ring up and ask to be shown around.

A lovely walk in the park!…read more We came here just to walk around on our last afternoon in Cardiff. We were tired of the Arcades and shopping. We wanted some natural scenery. This was a lovely walk. There was a cute cafe we popped into for a cup of tea on our walk.

We love walking through this park. Bute Park was originally part of the Cardiff Castle grounds…read more It is a spot of peaceful tranquility along the River Taff. There are a couple cafes in the park for drinks or a snack. It really is a beautiful place to stroll and enjoy the trees.

This place should be better than 2 stars as it is and could be even more so such a good facility…read more The building is good and the facilities are great. The staff are in the main very helpful. However .... The signs asking people remove their shoes before going in to the changing rooms are ignored by many people so the cubicle floors of the changing rooms end up filthy. The staff walk back and forth ignoring the point and I have never seen them ask a shoe wearer to remove their shoes. So expect to come out of there with dirty feet. The pool is rarely at 50m and when it is it is often very busy. Monday and Thursday nights can be quieter if you aren't too tired to train at 10pm ... In the mornings and now at weekends many of the lanes are taken by the swimming club. Not an issue but expect the other lanes to be crowded and have people of varying ability in each lane. If you are a quick swimmer expect to be frustrated as you dawdle behind a breast stroker waiting for a safe moment to overtake them. The pool is regularly booked out for galas and swim events at weekends and the information/warnings about these events is very discrete or difficult to find so be prepared for Saturday / Sunday morning disappointment and wasted trips. The pleasure pool is mayhem. The lifeguards do a good job but expect to be kicked by other swimmers, by bumped into, swam over/into and come out feeling the most unrelaxed you ever will. As a venue for promoting healthy lifestyle this place surpasses itself. Not!!! For those who bother to use the benches to remove or put on shoes, there is a glittering array of chocolates and sugary drinks in four vending machines, ideally located opposite you. If you or your children manage to get passed them, there are more sugary calorie dispensers by the exit turnstiles and just in case you haven't managed to give in to the sugar, there are 4 more vending machines on the way out. Only the British would fill a "healthy" sports venue with obesity causing, tooth rotting filled vending machines. So, while you are trudging home in the dirty foot rot of other people from the changing rooms, you can comfort yourself with chocolate and fizzy pop to remind yourself what a healthy life you live!

I love this pool and the centre itself. It looks fantastic and its great inside too. Whether your…read morethere to relax and have fun with the kids or to do a serious bit of swimming there is a place for you. Its easy to access and has lots of parking too. There is a gym, sauna, jacuzzi and do all sorts of fitness classes too for quite a reasonable monthly fee. Swimming for adults is £3.70 and no time limit. Family tickets also available. The only downsides are that the changing rooms can be a bit chaotic and its always worth checking out whats going on before you head down because they often have events on at the weekend so you might not get in.

Heath park is a massive 37 hectares and offers plenty of things to do. For the kids there is a…read moreplayground, wildlife spotting, a miniature train and mini golf. There are further tennis courts and sports fields too with plenty of open space for dog walking or playing frisbee. There are some nice woodland walks and its only a short walk to get to Roath park too.

There are a few things that are a bit different about Heath Park, which is a decent green space in…read morethe Heath area of the city, next to the University Hospital of Wales. First off, Heath Park Miniature Railways and Tramways Society runs a model railway in Heath Park, and has open days on occasions when the public can ride on trains along the miniature railway line. Secondly, and rather bizarrely, the park is also home to a demonstration garden by the National Vegetable Society! And thirdly, it has an interesting history: it was once used as a race course during the 18th century and early 19th century, then in 1938 the land was bought by Cardiff Council and used to train infantry for the Second World War. With all those interesting little snippets out of the way, Heath Park is otherwise a fairly conventional but well-used city park, with tennis courts for hire, sports pitches, 'pitch and putt' golf, and a playground - pretty much always a hive of activity. Caerphilly Road District Centre is not far away, where you can grab a coffee and some lunch, and you can usually find a space to park in the car park or in nearby streets (although parking is not allowed on roads immediately surrounding the park).