The 50 best picnic spots - Bute Park

"Proving that you don't always have to escape the city to seek out enough green space to throw down a picnic blanket, the Grade I listed landscape at Cardiff's most famous park has been tempting families to eat al fresco for centuries. Head up near the castle at its southern end or spread out by the water to the west."

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