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Historic buildings

Discover the history of Wales through our spectacular castles and prehistoric monuments to our Unesco World Heritage sites. Visit market towns and distinctly Welsh villages, teeming with history, or travel to the past at St Fagans National Museum of History.

View of the castle and surrounding countryside

Sleep in a castle

Feel like royalty or a knight of the realm by checking into a real Welsh fortress for the night.

Topics:

  • Historic buildings
  • Myths and legends
  • List
  • Accommodation
External shot of an old stone farmhouse.

Hedd Wyn: the soldier poet of Eryri (Snowdonia)

The poet Hedd Wyn died at Pilckem Ridge, but leaves a remarkable legacy more than a 100 years on.

Topics:

  • Historic buildings
  • Personalities
  • Eryri National Park
  • Indoor
North Wales
Exhibits at the National Waterfront Museum, Swansea.

Discover our maritime and industrial history

Several Welsh museums tell the stories our shoreline communities and industrial heritage of Wales.

Topics:

  • Historic buildings
  • UNESCO Heritage
  • Personalities
  • List
A woman using a wheelchair looking at an info board by a pond.

Explore accessible West Wales

You’ll find attractions that people of all abilities can enjoy all over West Wales.

Topics:

  • Historic buildings
  • Annual holidays
  • Countryside
  • Coastline
  • List
West Wales
Blue police box film prop on grass with view of vast beach.

Follow the TARDIS to top Doctor Who locations

Discover the locations behind the TV series with this handy guide to Doctor Who locations in Wales

Topics:

  • Historic buildings
  • City / Town
  • List
  • Backstage
South Wales
A view of Chepstow showing the bridge and castle.

Must do in and around Chepstow

Discover the highlights of Chepstow, a lively Welsh town combining the ancient and modern for visitors.

Topics:

  • Historic buildings
  • City / Town
  • List
  • Outdoor
Wye Valley and Vale of Usk
River with houses along the riverbank, and the top of Brecon Cathedral in the distance

Exploring the market town of Brecon

Punch Maughan, Brecon Beacons Tourism Ambassador, takes us on a tour through the best bits of Brecon.

Topics:

  • Historic buildings
  • City / Town
  • Brecon Beacons National Park
  • List
Brecon Beacons
Conwy Castle lit up at night and reflection in water.

Wonderful castles to explore in Wales

Explore a Norman castle, marvel at decadent Victorian architecture or relax at romantic ruins.

Topics:

  • Cadw
  • National Trust
  • Historic buildings
  • List
Exterior of National Museum Wales, Cardiff.

Discover our seven National Museums 

For Welsh history and culture, our seven, free entry National Museums take some beating.

Topics:

  • Historic buildings
  • List
  • Indoor

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