If you spent any time in Cardiff Bay today you didn’t exactly have to be eagle-eyed to notice an impressively huge ship docked at Britannia Quay. The HMS Severn - affiliated to Newport but which is primarily based in Portsmouth - will be at the quay from today (Monday, May 30) throughout the bank holiday season as a celebration of the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee.
Photographers gathered at Cardiff Bay on Monday morning to witness the vessel docking as a gathered crowd waved it in. Footage shared on the Severn’s official social media pages showed it being escorted into Roath Basin, navigating a couple of tight squeezes before docking next to the Wild Water Group cold storage facility.
The ship has been advertising tickets to board it and has a tour over the bank holiday weekend. Although tickets have sold out to board the ship, it is well worth paying a visit to see it from the bay. You can get more Cardiff news and other story updates by subscribing to our newsletters here.
