Doctor Who Cardiff City Walking Tour: Memorable Filming Locations

A guided tour on foot, lasting two hours, which takes you to over 30 iconic Doctor Who filming sites in Cardiff City Centre that have been showcased in the series since 2005.

Duration: 2 hours
Cancellation: 1 day learn more
Highlights
  • Cardiff Castle - Cardiff has been the home of ‘Doctor Who’ since the show returned in 2005. On this fully guided walking tour you will get to see where over 30 memorable scenes from more than 20 episodes have taken place.

Meeting outside Cardiff Castle your tour will include the scene of Danny Pinks death from Series 8, a visit to the National Museum of Wales which has hosted many scenes from the show, the site of Donna Nobles ill fated wedding, Rose Tyler’s workplace and much much more.

  • National Museum Cardiff - Your guide will show you how terrestrial and intergalactic scenes were filmed on location in Cardiff and give you the chance to follow in the footsteps of four of the Doctors’ and their assistants. The walk will finish in Cardiff city centre.
What's Included
  • Professional guide
What's Not Included
  • Gratuities
  • Hotel pickup and drop-off
Additional Information
  • Children must be accompanied by an adult
  • Not wheelchair or stroller (pram) accessible
Location
Castle Street
Please arrive at least 10 minutes early at your meeting point as the tour will leave promptly. You need to meet your guide just outside the main entrance to Cardiff Castle on Castle Street where you will find your guide waiting for you with a sonic screwdriver.
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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Duanem632
Sep 27, 2024
Cardiff's contribution to Dr. Who - What a wonderful experience. For 2 1/2 hours he took us throughout Cardiff to show us locations where episodes of Dr. Who were filmed. If you are also a fan of Torchwood, he provided some insight into some aspects of that series. Well worth the cost.
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Garey_s
Sep 17, 2024
Fun Dr. Who tour - The guide really knew his stuff. Plus he had pictures of each site showing scenes from the show. He was also knowledgeable about Torchwood sites which I was also interested in.
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15jarretth
Sep 15, 2024
Amazing tour, amazing city - Our tour guide was amazing and he was easy to find next to the entrance of the castle with his sonic screwdriver. He took us to so many places I wouldn't have even known about and was very knowledgeable. Even though we didn't go to Torchwood as it was a bit too far to walk, he did mention some cool places there that I missed like Ianto's shrine. It was so cool being surrounded by so many Doctor Who fans. I would do this tour again, just for that.
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Sallybxyz
Sep 10, 2024
A must have for all - no requirement to be a fan - I'm not a Dr Who fan myself but this is did not matter. We had a great old walk around Cardiff with Terrance. It's did not matter what your interest level was as Terrance was very knowledgeable and engaging not only about the show but regarding Cardiff too. Went home and watched a couple of episodes with bits of what we saw in those shows. Fab. Recommended!
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Rucindat
Sep 8, 2024
So fun, a great guide with fun Dr. Who facts! - The is the first guided walking tour my husband and I have ever taken and it was perfect! Our guide was fun and enthusiastic about Dr. Who (important if you're likely leading around a group of fans) and would merrily chat with any one of us about the show. He had slides which was so great in helping us remember scenes we were seeing. The pace was casual, friendly and unhurried so we were able to enjoy the indoor and outdoor sights. He even began the tour with his sonic screwdriver, which could be viewed as silly but due to his excitement, it was fun awesome. He pulled it out a couple times to change the street lights in our favor when we needed to cross an intersection and it even worked once! So similar to when the Doctor forgets to get the settings right. We would absolutely sign up for another tour with this group in the future.
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Shanonh453
Aug 12, 2024
Book it!! - This was a TERRIFIC tour! Very informative, mixing in some local history and stories. The guide was amazing! Got to see parts of cardiff we otherwise would have missed. Highly recommend!!
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Arneo736
Jul 31, 2024
Delightful tour for whovians and non-whovians alike - Thanks to Terrance for a wonderful tour! He was well prepared and knowledgeable on everything about The Doctor. He made this tour interesting for the whovians, but also included the people that got "dragged along". The stills he carried made the show come alive at the filming sites. We also learned a lot about Cardiff and its history and the two and a half hours just flew by.
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Enfys_b
Jul 25, 2024
Great guide, misleading description - Our guide, Terrance, was very friendly and extremely knowledgeable and really brought the story of the tour to life. One quibble, though: the Viator description says castle entry is included in the fee, but we were told we weren't going in the castle because castle entry costs extra. I was disappointed because I was eager to see the castle again. Please update the description.
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Daniel_s
Aug 25, 2024
Good Tour - It was interesting and helped me get a quick grip on the layout of downtown Cardiff. Wish there had been a halfway water closet stop. Guide knew his Cardiff and his Doctor Who.
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Yasminc931
Jul 7, 2024
not worth the money - don't waste your money yes you go to some filming locations learn some things about cardiff. our guide was very knowledgeable about the show. however youre just shown photographs i was disappointed as I was expecting abit more for my money being a fan of the show
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