Tour Highlights

See where Professor Richard Lazarus changes what it means to be human

Get a selfie outside Torchwood Cardiff

Spot the stairwell where Donna pursued Lance in 'The Runaway Bride'

Pay your respects at the shrine to Ianto Jones

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Tour Highlights

Enjoy all the same locations as the public tour but with your very own private guide who tailors the tour to your interests, pace, and favourite characters

Flexible timings and personalised experience make it ideal for families, fans, and special occasions (10:30am and 1:30pm or arrange a custom time if you contact us)

Ideal for families, friends, school groups or special occasions like birthdays

Works out cheaper per person than the public tour if you have at least 9 persons in your group

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Ticket Price

Adult 16 years+	£25
Child 5 – 15 years	£15
Toddler 0 – 4 years	£0
Adult Ultimate Tickets 16 years+ includes both the morning City walk and the afternoon Cardiff Bay walk (check as runs on select dates). Save over 25% on both Doctor Who Tours	£37.50
Child Ultimate Tickets 5 – 15 years includes both the morning City walk and the afternoon Cardiff Bay walk (check as runs on select dates). Save over 25% on both Doctor Who Tours	£22.50

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During the tour you will discover how this part of the city doubled for locations across space and time. From futuristic hospitals and alien banks to secret government facilities and the headquarters of Torchwood, many memorable moments from the show were filmed here.

The tour begins beside the striking performing arts complex whose modern architecture has appeared in several Doctor Who episodes. As you explore the surrounding waterfront, your guide will point out filming locations used throughout the revived series, sharing behind-the-scenes stories about the production and explaining how ordinary buildings were transformed on screen into dramatic settings.

You will visit the public square that serves as the entrance to the Torchwood Hub, see the futuristic building used for a dangerous scientific experiment, and walk along the waterfront featured in several scenes involving Captain Jack and the Doctor.

The tour also includes a view of the television studios that served as the production home of Doctor Who between 2012 and 2021, where the TARDIS sets for several Doctors were created.

Combining filming locations, production stories and fascinating trivia from the series, this tour is perfect for fans wanting to experience the world of Doctor Who while exploring one of the show’s most important filming areas.

The exterior used as the Musée d’Orsay in Vincent and the Doctor
See the distinctive entrance used to represent the famous Paris art museum where the Doctor takes Vincent van Gogh to view his own paintings.

The plaza that acts as the entrance to the Torchwood Hub
Visit the open square where the TARDIS lands in several episodes and where the hidden entrance to Torchwood lies beneath the pavement.

The futuristic government building used as Lazarus Laboratories
See the striking building whose interior becomes the headquarters of Professor Lazarus during his experiment in The Lazarus Experiment.

The office building seen during Donna’s wedding story
View the building used during the flashback sequence in The Runaway Bride when Donna explains how she chased Lance before agreeing to marry him.

The waterfront location used as the Boeshane Peninsula in Torchwood
Stand by the waterside area transformed into an alien world in the Torchwood episode Adam.

The BBC Studios that was home to the production of Doctor Who
View the exterior of the studios that served as the home of Doctor Who filming from 2012 to 2021.

The tourist information building hiding the Torchwood entrance
See the building used as the fake visitor centre concealing the secret entrance to the Torchwood Hub.

The waterfront restaurant used for the dinner scene in Boom Town
Finish in the waterfront dining area where the Doctor confronts Margaret Blaine over dinner in Boom Town.

EXCELLENT

Based on 17 reviews

Millie R

20 days ago

Highly recommend! A fabulous and interesting tour for any Doctor Who Fan! Terrance was a wonderful tour guide, I had a fabulous time going round both Cardiff City Centre, and Cardiff Bay! So many wonderful places that I never would have thought were used to film Doctor Who, could not recommend this tour enough!

Mia P

32 days ago

Dr Who tour I brought this expirience for my dad for father's day and it was very informative about Dr Who and Tourchwood. The guide was very knowledgeable and took us to loads for different locations in Cardiff Bay. The guide even talked to us about some of the history in Cardiff Bay.

Sarah H

48 days ago

A perfect day out in Cardiff I went on both the Cardiff City and Cardiff Bay tours and I loved them both so much. Our guide was so engaging and knowledgeable, giving us lots of behind the scenes titbits. I had such a great day and recommend this to anyone even vaguely interesting in Doctor Who

Claire G

136 days ago

Fab tour! Excellent tour. Guide was a true expert and loved the extra touches like his sonic screwdriver! Detail, fun facts and a lovely friendly guide. Thank you.

Nathan K

139 days ago

Passionate knowledge, excellent tour Excellent tour, passionate clearly genuine fan with a lot of knowledge

Chloe

139 days ago

Amazing tour Terrance was a fantastic tour guide! He was very friendly and bubbly who kept the entire tour group engaged with jokes and amazing knowledge!

Linda W

143 days ago

A great Doctor Who tour The guide, Richard, was a real Doctor Who fan and he had also had small parts in the series himself. He showed us many sites and had a photo from the actutal episode as a reference. He also told some Cardiff history which we much appreciated.

Liz H

145 days ago

Doctor Who lives Richard was brilliant! 10/10, just do it

Naomi

159 days ago

Perfect for any Doctor Who fan (and supportive friends/family) Fantastic walking tour! Our tour guide, Richard, was wonderful - he was super friendly and knowledgeable about all things Doctor Who and Cardiff Bay. We got to see some Torchwood filming locations as well which was an added bonus. And when we got to Ianto's Shrine, there was some filming going on and Richard was kind enough to let us stay a bit longer so we could be part of it :) Highly recommend for any Doctor Who/Torchwood fan - even my partner, who has never watched an episode of Doctor Who in his life, enjoyed it :) Would recommend pairing this with the Cardiff City Centre tour in the morning.

Dearbhla O

181 days ago

Doctor who tour Terence was very informative and a great tour guide. Would highly recommend.