Fogo's Free Tours
Cardiff Walking Tours
Cardiff Free Walking Tour
Cardiff's only free walking tour takes place every Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday & Sunday at 11am.
Please reserve your place on a tour in advance if possible. Some dates and times may vary sometimes.
*No free tour on 24 & 29 June*
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The next Cardiff Dark Side free tour will take place during the summer time of 2025.
Private tours are always available all year round so if you would like to organise a tour please get in touch.
Doctor Who tours only run on a private basis. If you want more information, or to book a walking tour of Doctor Who filming locations in Cardiff, please just get in touch or you can even book directly here.
City of Arcades Tour
Discover & explore the origins, history, shops and futures of Cardiff's iconic Victorian shopping Arcades & Cardiff Market, on this 2 hour tour. The next public tour will likely take place in the summer.
Cardiff Bay & Swansea Tours
The Cardiff Bay free tour will next take place at some point during the summer period.
Swansea tours are now only available on a private basis. Please get in touch in order to organise a tour.
Private Tours
If you're a family, household, private group, conference, school or even an individual looking for a tour guide or bespoke tour in Cardiff or Swansea, please feel free to get in touch to arrange a booking.
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 (and holiday Mondays)
*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 during the summer, probably during the August holiday weekend, if not sooner.
Reserve your place here.
Private tours are available in Cardiff Bay all year round, please just get in touch to organise a tour. Thanks.
The Swansea
Walking Tour
Swansea Walking Tours start from
Castle Square, next to the Leaf Boat sculpture opposite Swansea Castle.
At the moment the Swansea tour is only available as a private tour.
If you are interested in a private Swansea tour please just get in touch to arrange a booking.
The Cardiff Dark Side
Free 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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The next public Dark Side free walking tour will take place during the summertime, definitely during the August holiday weekend but hopefully sooner too.
Reserve your place here.
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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 later in 2025
Reserve you place here.
Private versions of this tour, and all of the other tours, are available on request all year round. Thank you.
All tour information accurate as of winter 2024/2025
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 early 2024 almost 1,200 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 six years, you will be in good hands during your time with us.
WHAT PEOPLE SAY ABOUT US
Roman, Ukraine, August 2022
I have visited more than 20 such free walking tours, I'm fond of them. And I think Eugene makes tours spectacular and memorable. It's the perfect local point of view on history, traditions, present and future, and habits of welsh people.
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Yuthika, South Africa, Feb 2023
Eugene was an excellent tour guide. He is very knowledgeable and managed to keep a large group of people engaged for over 2 hours with stories and facts about Cardiff. We learned so much and had a fantastic time. The route that he chose was also pram friendly, which we really appreciated! Would definitely recommend.
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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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