Which of these are Cardiff's main shopping streets?
Queen Street brings big-name stores, electronics outlets and fashion brands to the centre of Cardiff. It runs all along the north side of the Castle Quarter, linking Cardiff Castle itself to the A4161 in the east. Along its length, you'll encounter a range of recognisable spots to shop.
To the north-east of the city centre is Cyncoed, one of Cardiff's most desirable areas. It's home to some of the best schools in the city as well as a range of thriving boutique businesses, quiet, leafy streets, and some of the most beautiful properties in the city.
Mary Queen of Shops is a British television series presented by Mary Portas broadcast on BBC Two. The series began with a four-week run starting on 7 June 2007, and returned for a second series of six episodes beginning on 9 June 2008. A third three-part series, titled Mary Queen of Charity Shops, began on 2 June 2009.
With 250 shops plus 70 places to dine, Westfield Stratford City is the largest shopping mall in Europe and the new lifestyle destination for East London.
Westfield Stratford City is Europe's largest shopping centre. It compliments its sister shopping centre, Westfield at the other end of the Central Line in Shepherd's Bush. There's a John Lewis, a Marks and Spencers and just about every other high street store you could wish for.
Mary Margaret Portas OBE (née Newton; born 28 May 1960) is an English retail consultant and broadcaster, known for her retail- and business-related television shows, founding her creative agency Portas and her appointment by David Cameron, the British Prime Minister, to lead a review into the future of Britain's high ...
A devoted Roman Catholic, she attempted to restore Catholicism there, mainly through reasoned persuasion, but her regime's persecution of Protestant dissenters led to hundreds of executions for heresy. As a result, she was given the nickname Bloody Mary.
“Nowadays, however, she runs her own consultancy, Portas, which helps brands create purpose and beauty with everything they do. “As is the tradition on this podcast, I talked to Mary about her childhood home, her current house and a home of the future.
The most famous amongst these is Cardiff Castle, which has stood for nearly 2,000 years at the heart of the city. Situated just a 10-minutes' walk from our very own Clayton Hotel Cardiff, Cardiff Castle attracts millions of tourists each year with tours available 7-days a week.
Lisvane. Perched in the northernmost part of Cardiff, Lisvane is one of the city's most affluent suburbs. The village is well known for its excellent schools, green spaces and magnificent properties. New arrivals can find anything from cottages to mansions here.
