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. It is part of Amgueddfa Cymru – Museum Wales, a collection of seven museums across Wales.

There are over 50 historic buildings from all over Wales that 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.

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-4pm
Except Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, Boxing Day and New Year’s Day

All groups MUST pre-book their visit. For details and booking: Tel. (029) 2057 3500 or email: learning.st.fagans@museumwales.ac.uk
Group visits can be made during our normal opening times and admission is free.

Please pre-book your group by calling or emailing us for the following benefits:

10% off in the gift shop (£5pp min. spend) for your visitors.
Complimentary refreshments for the coach driver (on production of ID).