Snooping out Snoopy.

As you may be aware the Dog's Trust has placed many Snoopy sculptures around the country. As it's half term, and a bank holiday, I thought it would be great to bring the kids along to see how many Snoopies we can spot on this gentle ride around Cardiff Bay. The sculptures are only there until June 5th, so this could be the last chance !

There's about 5 or 6 Snoopies en-route, so this will be a very steady ride, leave the Pinarello at home ! You can download a map from Dogs trust here , please note that this is an external link and not controlled by British Cycling, so download at your own risk, I've downloaded and all ok - so far !! - https://adogstrail.org.uk/art-trail/ . We won't see them all, just the ones on the route.

We will meet opposite Coffi Co, the one by the Norwegian Church, then we’ll begin this gentle 6 mile ride by passing many points of interest including the famous Norwegian Church, Senedd (home of the Welsh Assembly), Pierhead building, Roald Dahl Plass, Wales Millenium Centre and Techniquest. We’ll pass through the bustling part of Cardiff Bay characterised by the many bars and cafes situated there before reaching Hamadryad Park a 14 hectare site which includes features such as the sandstone sculpture 'Cader Idris' by William Pye and a seat called 'Ship in a Bottle' by Melissa Gibbs. On exiting the park, we follow the cycle path passing the Cardiff International Swimming Pool and White Water Centre as we approach Pont-Y-Werin (The People’s Bridge). This bridge was completed at a cost of approx. £4.5 million, opened in 2010 and allows us to access the other side of Cardiff Bay.
We’ll pass Penarth Marina before cycling across the Cardiff Bay Barrage for our final part of the ride. This tremendous engineering feat was finally completed in 1999 and brings us back to our starting location with stunning views over the Bay .

Please bring supplies and tools etc and appropriate clothing . All children to be accompanied by an adult. Helmets recommended, compulsory for children.