Cultural Activities

Browse our activities which have been designed around the heritage and culture across Wales.

A wooden lovespoon in a vice being carved

Get creative with hands-on heritage crafts

Have a go at some traditional Welsh crafts. Make your own Welsh lovespoon, spin wool, or carve slate.

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exterior of building, Venue Cymru.

Where to catch a show in Wales

10 brilliant theatres where you can catch a top performance near wherever you are in Wales.

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Sheep in a field with rolling hills behind.

Border Country – a literary itinerary

Jude Rogers discovers Raymond Williams’ Border Country with a Literary Atlas day out.

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Lisa Jên walking her dog across a bridge on the Cwm Idwal walking path.

The best of Bethesda, by 9Bach’s Lisa Jên Brown

Singer, songwriter and actress Lisa Jên Brown shares why her hometown, Bethesda, is so special.

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Exterior shot of a large white house with a path and open gates in the foreground

Creating a masterpiece at Tŷ Newydd

Get some inspiration on a course at Tŷ Newydd, the National Writing Centre of Wales.

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Crowd watch a giant peach in the sky against a back drop of fire works

The Fantastic Mr Dahl

Where in Wales did Cardiff-born author Roald Dahl get his inspiration?

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A small harbour surrounded by cliffs with the tide in.

St Davids: five perfect sketching spots

St Davids Arts Group runs through its top five picture-perfect sketching spots.

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West Wales

lone tree at lake, Llyn Padarn, near Llanberis, Snowdonia.

Welsh writing spots

Writers Alys Conran, Jonathan Edwards and Ifor ap Glyn on the places in Wales that inspire their work.

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