Café tables under the glass roof of a Victorian arcade
The curving glass roof of a Cardiff arcade

Cardiff Victorian Arcades

Cardiff

Ornate Victorian glass-roofed arcades threading through the city centre, full of independent shops.

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Old streetsTime here: 30 min – 1 h

On the map

35 Castle Arcade, Cardiff, CF10 1BW

Quick facts

The Royal Arcade, built in 1858, is the oldest arcade in Cardiff.

Original shopfronts survive in the Royal Arcade, which is Grade II listed.

Independent shops here include a delicatessen that has traded in the arcade for about 60 years and sellers of Welsh textiles and gifts.

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