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Carmarthenshire Museum

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The exterior of Old Bishop's Palace surrounded by trees and shrubs
See fascinating exhibitions, hear the Carmarthenshire story and experience the atmosphere of an Old Bishop's Palace.
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Location:
The Old Bishop's Palace, Abergwili, Carmarthenshire, Carmarthen, Carmarthenshire, SA31 2JG
Telephone:
01267 228696
Email:
info@cofgar.wales
Website:
https://cofgar.wales/

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Caters for

  • Corporate Hospitality
  • Dinners
  • Exhibitions
  • Meetings / Conferences / Events / Product Launches
  • Team Building / Corporate Days

Facilities

  • AV Facilities
  • Access improved for hearing impaired visitors
  • Access improved for mobility impaired visitors
  • Accessibility Facilities
  • Accessible by public transport
  • Accessible for wheelchair users
  • All Areas Accessible to Disabled Visitors
  • All areas accessible to mobility impaired visitors
  • Assistance Dogs Permitted
  • Business Facilities
  • Car Parking
  • Cater For Groups
  • Children Welcome
  • Conference facilities
  • Connection/transfer to public transport
  • Disabled Facilities
  • EV-Chargers (on site)
  • Event Venue
  • Facilities for Hearing Impaired Visitors
  • Facilities for disabled visitors
  • Facility for service dogs
  • Hearing Accessibility Facilities
  • Mobility Accessibility Facilities
  • On site parking
  • On-Site café/restaurant
  • Parking (free)
  • Parking Areas for Disabled Visitors
  • Picnic Site
  • Ramp / Level Access
  • Toilets
  • Toilets for Disabled Visitors
  • Visual Accessibility Facilities
  • Wi-Fi available
  • WiFi

Features

  • St David's Day

Meeting Rooms on same site

Yes

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Wide angle of the main entrance of the Museum. Small garden with planters and a standing stone in the foreground.
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Victorian school desks with chalk writing boards on them. Victorian clothes hang on pegs in the background.
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Interior of a wood panelled chapel. Altar at the far end with stalls facing the aisle in the foreground.
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Brightly lit and well stocked gift shop with shelving units on either side and two display tables in the centre and foreground.
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About Carmarthenshire Museum

See fascinating exhibitions, hear the Carmarthenshire story and experience the atmosphere of an Old Bishop's Palace.

The county museum tells the stories of people, power and protest across Carmarthenshire, from the arts and crafts they made to the tools and techniques they used.

Based in the 700-year-old former Palace for the Bishops of St David's, you'll find reminders of that history throughout your visit. From a peaceful Chapel to a dark Old Kitchen, you'll find plenty to enjoy at the Palace in a Park.

Displays include Welsh customs and traditions, such as objects related to medicine and healing, as well as crafts like furniture and pottery. There are Eisteddfod crowns and chairs too.

Main entrance of Carmarthenshire Museum in the sunlight
Main entrance of Carmarthenshire Museum

Other displays interpret farming, mining and school life in Carmarthenshire, as well as life on the Home Front during the Second World War.



The building was where the New Testament was first translated into Welsh in 1567, and visitors can still see the tranquil, private chapel used by the bishops.

Tour Details

  • Tailor Made Tours
    • Yes

Languages

  • Welsh spoken

Location

51.86481, -4.26702

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