Hit the small screen, find your perfect gin and be queen of the castle in the Welsh capital | The Sun
“THAT’S it for now, but Wales Today is back with the latest news at 6.30pm. See you then.”
I look down the camera and give a nervous giggle, glad my efforts aren’t actually being broadcast to the nation.
In fact, I’m taking a tour of the BBC building in Cardiff – just one highlight of a weekend in the Welsh capital.
Park life
Former post office The Parkgate Hotel is slap-bang in the city centre.
Rooms have chic forest-green panelling, parquet floors and Elemis goodies, while the spa offers views across the city and almost into the Principality Stadium, home of the Welsh rugby team.
Treat yourself to an Elemis Nourish And Renew Face And Body Treatment, £78, and you’ll leave not only glowing, but smelling of heavenly frangipani.
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There’s also a pool, sauna and steam room, and the food’s not to be missed, either.
The Parkgate’s Michelin-Guide-listed restaurant The Sorting Room serves up scrummy dishes like cauliflower soup with rarebit croquette, £8.50, followed by rack of Welsh lamb with a miniature shepherd’s pie, £38.
Headline grabbers
Join a group tour of the BBC’s Cymru Wales in Central Square and you’ll be reconsidering your career within minutes.
It’s the only BBC building in the UK where you can go behind the scenes while journalists work live across TV and radio.
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