St Fagans National Museum of History
Sain Ffagan
One of Britain's most popular open-air museums, with more than 40 old houses, farmhouses, schools and chapels moved from across Wales. Admission is free.
St Fagans National Museum of History covers about 40 hectares around St Fagans Castle, an Elizabethan castle, and its gardens. More than 40 buildings have been moved here, including an Iron Age roundhouse, a medieval church, miners' terraced houses, a school and a bakery. Craftspeople demonstrate blacksmithing, pottery and woodworking on site, and visitors can buy freshly baked bread. Admission is free (parking is charged), and it is open from 10:00 to 17:00. It is about 7 km from the city center, a 25-minute bus ride, and it is worth setting aside half a day.
Opening hours
10:00–17:00
Nearby sights
- Castell Coch
- Llandaff Cathedral
- Bute Park
- Principality Stadium
- Cardiff Castle
- Cardiff Victorian Arcades
- Cardiff City Hall & Civic Centre
- Cardiff Market