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Set in the grounds of a 16th‑century manor house on the outskirts of Cardiff, St Fagans National Museum of History is Wales’s most celebrated heritage attraction. Since opening in 1948, it has brought the nation’s past vividly to life through more than forty historic buildings re‑erected from across the country, including cottages, a chapel, a school, and a miners’ institute. Visitors can wander 100 acres of parkland, explore traditional gardens, and watch skilled craftspeople demonstrate age‑old trades from blacksmithing to weaving. Native livestock graze in the fields, while seasonal festivals, music, and dance animate the site throughout the year. The museum’s galleries, shaped in collaboration with communities, tell the story of Welsh life from prehistoric times to the present day. Free to enter and part of the Amgueddfa Cymru network, St Fagans offers an immersive journey into the culture, language, and traditions of Wales, making it both a treasured local landmark and a world‑class open‑air museum.

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St Fagans National Museum of History is located four miles west of Cardiff city centre in the village of St Fagans, easily reached just off the A4232 with the postcode CF5 6XB for satnav. Set in 100 acres of parkland, the museum occupies the grounds of St Fagans Castle, a sixteenth-century manor house, and features more than forty lovingly reconstructed historic buildings from across Wales, including cottages, farmhouses, a schoolhouse, and chapels that each trace the Welsh way of life through the centuries. Visitors will also discover working craftspeople, rural workshops, a bakery, livestock farm, and gardens, making this an immersive experience of Welsh heritage. Close by is the charming St Fagans village, offering riverside walks, and the lush castle gardens that bloom in spring and summer. On site, a café and restaurant serve local fare, while Cardiff city’s attractions—like the National Museum and Cardiff Castle—are a short drive away, rounding out a full day of exploration in Wales’s most popular heritage destination.

St Fagans National Museum of History

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