19 Best Sports & Activity Venues In Glamorgan and Cardiff

It is the best-represented one. Crazy Climb Swansea, Flashpoint Cardiff and Dynamic Rock all appear near the top of this county's list and all are marked as indoor sites, which makes them dependable when the weather off the Bristol Channel turns. Climbing centres also scale well by age: a small child works the low traverses while a confident nine-year-old goes up.

Yes, and the county gives you an unusual option. Cardiff Ski and Snowboard Centre is marked as open-air, working the hillside rather than a chilled indoor slope. Gnoll Estate Country Park is the gentler open-air choice, with woodland and water instead of a booked session, and it suits a mixed-age group better than an activity with a minimum height.

Split the difference. Karting, climbing and adventure golf all run on session times and sell out on Saturdays and through the holidays, so Kart Kingdom - Indoor GoKart Track and the climbing centres are worth reserving. Parkland such as Singleton Park absorbs a spontaneous decision, which makes it the right thing to hold in reserve if a booking falls through.

Format decides that more than the venue does. Karting and rock climbing carry age and height minimums by their nature, so the youngest children are often limited to a watching role. Adventure golf and parkland work from about the point a child can walk a course without being carried, which is why families juggling a toddler with an older brother or sister often land on Treetop Golf Cardiff or a park over a session-based activity.