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Roller & Skate Rinks in Cardiff

Skating in Cardiff turns out to mean more than one thing. Spit & Sawdust, a couple of miles out, is the one for boards and ramps, an indoor-outdoor skatepark with coaching sessions and a café doing homemade burgers and flatbreads between runs. Nearby, Cardiff Devils give you ice skating of the spectator kind, watching Elite League hockey with doors opening ninety minutes before face-off and standing allowed in one block. Cathays Community Centre, a mile from the centre, is more of a hireable hall with a vegan café, handy if you are after a space for a party rather than a session. If your children want to get moving themselves, Spit & Sawdust is the pick, with dog-friendly grounds and food on site for when energy runs low. For a sit-down watch instead, the Devils suit older kids who fancy the noise and speed of live hockey, though it needs booking ahead. Cathays works best as a venue rather than an activity in its own right.

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