Cardiff after dark: vox pop

What would be a typical evening out in Cardiff for you?

Richard Phillips, 45, Park Ranger, Bridgend

“I’d probably just go for a meal, and then for a drink in the pub.”

Rhiannon Jones, 29, Solicitor, Whitchurch

“Getting dressed up and going to a few bars with friends for cocktails.”

Tony Hughes, 59, Unemployed, Mynachdy

“I would rather stick to local pubs. The beer is cheaper in your locals than in the town centre. Much cheaper!”

Chris Davies, 60, PA, Victoria Park

“I’ll sometimes go out in Cardiff for a meal. I tend to do more local stuff than in town though.”

Gareth Hurley, 35, Finance Officer, Bridgend

“Meeting up with friends in a bar and having a few drinks.”

Clare Newton, 26, Sales Assistant, Maindy

“I’d probably go to a pub or a bar. Maybe a club, but normally just bars.”

More information about the published articles and photographs, alongside a local view on the issue, can be found here <insert hyperlink> Micheal Brown’s vox pop>

To the rest of Britain it seems Cardiff has a reputation as a mecca for clubbing, excessive drinking and fast food.

The city at night

Recently Cardiff made the national papers in infamous photographs by Polish photographer Maciej Dakowicz’ published in the Mail and the Sun. These pictures show streets strewn with mountains of fast food wrappers, and young people, in various states of undress, engaging in drunken activities.

In addition to several large clubs, bars and the notorious chippy lane, Cardiff is home to an array of food and entertainment establishments including theaters, cinemas and restaurants.

For an insider’s view, alt.cardiff took to the streets and asked people living or working in Cardiff whether they would visit the city at night, and what a typical night out would consist of for them.