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Cardiff: cut-out-and-go guide

GETTING THERE

Trains from London Paddington to Cardiff take just over two hours. You can also catch a train from Birmingham, Manchester, Bristol or Southampton. Cardiff Airport is 12 miles from the city centre. www.trainline.com; www.cardiff-airport.com

WHERE TO STAY

The city’s oldest hotel, The Royal, is set in a handsome 19th-century building that’s something of

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