Familiar Places Coming to Android

Familiar Places

Cardiff Castle
Cardiff · South Wales
#001
Castle
AD 55
Founded
Gothic
Style
Grade I
Listed
Cardiff Castle sits on a Roman fort that became a Norman stronghold that became a Victorian fantasy palace: 2,000 years of occupation on a single city-centre site.
The Roman walls beneath it are still visible in the visitor circuit
The Marquess of Bute gave the castle to Cardiff in 1947
Bute’s Vision Edition ★★★

Make exploring somewhere new feel familiar.

Visit a real place. Unlock the card. Build a permanent collection of everywhere you’ve been.

495 locations across the United Kingdom · nationwide from day one

How it works

Walk somewhere. Come back with something to show for it.

I

Open nearby

Open the app anywhere in the United Kingdom. Nearby surfaces interesting places around you: castles, cathedrals, ruins, galleries, and stranger things. Every one has a story.

II

Go there

Walk to within 75 metres of the location. The unlock only happens when you actually show up. It’s not a checklist you fill in from the sofa.

III

Unlock the card

Tap to reveal. The card joins your collection: real photography, history, lore, and space for your own notes and photograph. This place is yours now.

Every card contains

  • A real CC-licensed photograph, cropped to the place
  • Lore: the history of why this place matters
  • Interesting facts, scaled to significance
  • Admission and best things to see
  • Type, rarity, and collection badges
  • Your personal notes from the visit
  • Your own photograph, attached to this unlock
  • Date visited, distance travelled, edition number

“I was here.” The card is a permanent record. Not a rating or a review. A memory.

The collection

Every city and region. A reason to go back.

Cardiff

3 of 12 unlocked

York

0 of 14 unlocked

Edinburgh

0 of 18 unlocked

The Cotswolds

0 of 11 unlocked

Cornwall

0 of 22 unlocked

Bath

0 of 9 unlocked

Lake District

0 of 16 unlocked

The Borders

0 of 13 unlocked

You notice York: 4 of 14 unlocked. You have a free Saturday. Suddenly you know exactly what to do with it.
Discovery mode

The type system

Twelve ways a place can matter.

Castle

Fortified military structures

Cathedral

Major ecclesiastical buildings

Ruin

Where the ruin is the point

Shrine

Sacred landscapes

Palace

Built for grandeur, not defence

Manor

Country houses and estates

Forge

Industrial heritage

Gallery

Museums and collections

Coast

Cliffs, lighthouses, harbours

Landscape

Moorland, gorges, prehistoric sites

Quarter

Historic streets and districts

Landmark

Bridges, towers, singular structures

Expansion packs

Going further.

Thematic packs unlock locations tied to a specific story or trail. Buy once, keep forever. From 99p.

History

Roman Britain Trail

Castles of Wales

Norman Conquest Trail

Industrial Revolution

Viking Britain

Stories

Ghost Stories of Britain

Literary Britain

Folklore and Legend

Crime and Punishment

Royal Britain

Trails

Hadrian’s Wall Complete

The Jurassic Coast

Iron Age Hillforts

The Pilgrimage Trails

Seaside Britain

Be first to explore.

495 locations. Nationwide from day one. Leave your email and we’ll let you know when it’s ready.