Fogo's Free Tours
Cardiff Walking Tours
Cardiff Free Walking Tour
Cardiff's original free walking tour takes place every Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday & Sunday at 11am.
Please reserve your place in advance if possible. Some start times may vary sometimes. No Sunday tours in December & January.
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From 2026 the Cardiff Dark Side tour will become a paid, public, group tour. It will take place more regularly across the year, at least once per month.
Private tours are also always available all year round
Doctor Who tours typically run on a private basis. If you want more information or to book a tour of filming locations, please just get in touch or you can even book directly here. in 2026, some public group tours will also place.
City of Arcades Tour
Discover & explore the origins, history, shops and architecture of Cardiff's iconic Victorian & Edwardian era shopping Arcades, as well as Cardiff Central Market. Private versions of this tour are available all year round.
Cardiff Bay & Swansea Tours
The Cardiff Bay free walking tour will next take place in Spring 2026.
Swansea tours are only available privately. Get in touch or book online to organise a tour. In 2026 private tours of The Mumbles will also be available.
Private Tours
All of the tour options are available on a private basis. If you're a family, private group, conference, school, university or even an individual looking for a tour guide or bespoke tour, please just get in touch to arrange a booking, or you can even book directly on the website.
The Tours
The Original Cardiff
Free Walking Tour
The Cardiff City Free Walking Tour starts from the John Batchelor Statue on The Hayes in central Cardiff (opposite the TK Maxx store - CF10 1TD).
The Cardiff Free Walking Tour takes place every Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday & Sunday at 11am.
*Some tour times & dates may vary, please check the schedule and please reserve tour place in advance if possible.
Advanced booking is preferred. Please be aware that some tours may be full, or may not go ahead unless there is a minimum number of people booked in advance. In these rare instances you will be contacted the day before, thank you.
Look out for the green shirt and/or green umbrella
The Cardiff Bay
Free Walking Tour
Cardiff Bay Free Walking Tours start from
outside the Wales Millennium Centre in Cardiff Bay (under the letters, opposite the water tower)
The next Cardiff Bay free walking tour will take place in 2026.
Private tours are available in Cardiff Bay all year round, please just get in touch to organise a tour. Thanks.
The Cardiff City of Arcades
Free Walking Tour
The Cardiff City of Arcades free walking tour starts from the John Batchelor statue on The Hayes in central Cardiff, opposite the TK Maxx store.
The next addition of the City of Arcades free walking tour will take place in 2026.
Private versions of this tour, and all of the other tours, are available on request all year round. Visit the private tours section for more details or get in touch.
The Cardiff Dark Side
Walking Tour
The Cardiff Dark Side Walking Tour starts from the statue of John Batchelor on The Hayes in central Cardiff. (The same location as the Cardiff city tour)
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Private Dark Side tours are available all year round, at a date and time convenient to you.
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In 2026 the Cardiff Dark Side walking tour will become more regular available, taking place one evening per month. It will be a paid, public, group tour.
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The Swansea
Walking Tour
Swansea Walking Tours start from
Swansea Castle, on Castle St, opposite the development site of Castle Square.
The Swansea tour is only available as a private tour. There is not enough demand for it to be a public tour.
If you are interested in a private Swansea tour please just get in touch to arrange a booking or you can now book directly via the website via Book Online.
All tour information accurate as of winter 2025/26
About Fogo
Despite being Irish, since moving to Wales I have developed a love and fascination for the underappreciated cities of Cardiff & Swansea, as well as the country as a whole.
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As a historian, journalist, traveller and long-term tourism professional across multiple cities, I have developed a passion for history, travel and culture. So, becoming a walking tour guide in Cardiff & Swansea gave me an opportunity to share information about my adopted home to inquisitive visitors from around the world, and it is a perfect way to embrace these skills and interests.
As of 2025 almost 2,000 tours have taken place across south Wales to tens of thousands of people from every corner of the world. Whether it is with me, or my trusted, talented and experienced colleagues that have joined me across the last seven years, you will be in good hands during your time with us.
WHAT PEOPLE SAY ABOUT US
Emma, Canada, Nov 2025
Wow! My mother and I went on this tour in hopes of learning more about Cardiff, as well as Welsh culture. Eugene’s tour sure did not disappoint! Eugene is engaging and so knowledgeable- we especially appreciated his enthusiastic responses to all of our questions, and we asked quite a few! Can’t recommend this walking tour enough! Thank you Eugene- you certainly have a gift and we appreciate you sharing it with us!
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Intertwined, Australia, Sept 2025
Eugene was a fabulous tour guide!
He was informative, engaging, and clearly passionate about Cardiff, which made the whole experience truly immersive. The walking tour was set at a comfortable pace and easy to follow for all 18 people in our group. Eugene highlighted the city’s landmarks with great stories and fascinating history, bringing the area to life in such a memorable way.
Tripadvisor
Emilie, Cardiff, June 2022
Our tour of Cardiff by Eugene was fantastic! I’ve lived in Cardiff for three years and I learned more during the tour than I have in my time living here. Eugene is very personable and made our tour very fun as he adapted it to the audience’s nationalities. 10/10 highly recommend!
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The Fog Blog
Cardiff Guide
FAQs
Swansea Guide
Read blog posts on different historical elements, events and characters of Welsh life, such as about Welsh food and where to find it in the Welsh capital.
If you're visiting the Cardiff area and not sure what to do with your time here, the Cardiff Guide can point you in the right directions for attractions, food, scenery and more.
If you're visiting Swansea and the Gower Peninsula and not sure what to do in the area, this guide provides advice for attractions, museums, food, beaches and more.
Have some questions regarding Fogo's Free Tours, the concept or the tours themselves, you can find all the answers amongst the FAQs, otherwise please get in touch.
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