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Sain Ffagan Amgueddfa Werin Cymru St Fagans National Museum of History

a family of two parents and two young girls stand beneath a high stone archway. in the background is a large white building, with lots of leaded windo
St Fagans is one of Europe's leading open–air museums and Wales's most popular heritage attraction. Winner of the 2019 UK Art Fund Museum of the Year.

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Get in touch

Location:
Sain Ffagan, Cardiff, Cardiff, Cardiff, CF5 6XB
Telephone:
0300 111 2333
Email:
stfagans@museumwales.ac.uk
Website:
https://museum.wales/stfagans/

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Facilities

  • Accessibility Facilities
  • Business Facilities
  • Cater For Groups
  • Children Welcome
  • EV-Chargers (on site)
  • Mobility Accessibility Facilities
  • Pets Accepted

Take a look around

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Rhyd y car cottages at St Fagans
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this shows an old shop building made of stone. There are two large shop windows with dark red window frames. you can see Welsh food displayed in one w
Gwalia stores at St Fagans
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inside the shop, presented as it would have been circa 1920s. The shop is fitted out with dark wooden shelves and a dark wood counter on 3 sides of th
Gwalia stores at St Fagans
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looking through a stone archway, you can see two white buildings with thatched rooves. The larger building has a big red door with black metalwork.
Llys Llywelyn at St Fagans
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a lady wearing a black hijab and red patterned blouse is leaning forward to look at a stone carving. The carving shows the head of a medieval prince.
Inside the "Wales is" Gallery
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view of a modern single storey building. It has full height windows and vertical wooden cladding. in front of the building is a grassed area with path
Gweithdy (the Workshop) at St Fagans
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Inside the blacksmith's workshop. There are lots of tools strewn around and a forge burning brightly in the background. The blacksmith wears a leather
Smithy at St Fagans
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a man in blue overalls works at a traditional loom weaving a blanket
the weaver at St Fagans
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About Sain Ffagan Amgueddfa Werin Cymru St Fagans National Museum of History

Explore the stories of the people of Wales and take a walk through history at one of Europe's leading open-air museums.

The Museum stands in the grounds of St Fagans Castle and gardens, a late 16th century manor house donated to the people of Wales by the Earl of Plymouth in 1948.

There are over 50 historic buildings from all over Wales have been re-built at the Museum including a Victorian school, a medieval church and a Workmen’s Institute.

Visit Llys Llywelyn – a medieval prince’s hall, see the Victorian school or pick up some Welsh food from 1920s Gwalia Stores.
Visit the animals on Llwyn-yr-eos Farm or call in to see our craftspeople at work in the smithy, the clogmaker’s workshop and the corn and woollen mills.

Don't just visit history, be part of it!

Get hands on with history in our three new galleries.
Join in the conversation in our Wales Is…gallery or draw inspiration from the traditional crafts in Gweithdy before having a go at making.

an old grey tractor is inside a museum gallery. A young boy with blond hair and a blue shirt sits on the tractor, as if driving it. There is a view ou
Agricultural display in "Life is..." gallery

Explore the story of Wales at St Fagans, to shape it and share it with others.

Visitor information & facilities:
– Admission is free
– Car parking £7. Free disabled parking
– Disabled toilet and Changing Places facilities
– Free wheelchair hire available on request
– Dog friendly (only assistance dogs are allowed in the historic buildings)
– Baby-changing facilities
– For conservation reasons, pushchairs and prams cannot be taken into the historic buildings
– Please allow at least 3 hours for your visit
– Play area for children
– Y Gegin restaurant and Gweithdy café offer food and drinks

Open daily: 10am-5pm
Except Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, Boxing Day and New Year’s Day
Please check with the Museum before making a special journey

Location

51.4867, -3.27173

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