St Fagans National History Museum (Cardiff)

St. Fagans National History Museum ( Amgueddfa Cymru), the National Museum of Wales is a very special and unique place. I speak as an English person, originally from Yorkshire , but I have enjoyed the way that Welsh history is revealed, and brought to life, in a really inspired way here. Where do I start in writing a review. Well I'll be honest I can't do a fully comprehensive review, St. Fagans is just too big for that. Each building deserves an individual review of its own, plus theres the other attractions, the road train, the horse and trap rides (recommended),the cafe, the bakery, the pottery, the numerous seasonal activities, the indoor museum, ...  Read the complete review

St Fagans is an open air museum and was opened on 1 July 1948. The museum has over forty original buildings, moved from various parts of Wales and re-erected to show how the people of Wales lived, worked and spent their leisure time over the last five hundred years. The Museum stands in the grounds of St Fagans Castle, a late 16th-century manor house which was donated to the people of Wales by the Earl of Plymouth. I first visited St. Fagans about 25 years ago as a child. The place had appealed to me and for some time I had wanted to return. The problem is a small matter of 250 miles. So recently, when hubby and I decided to spend a weekend in Wales celebrating our ...  Read the complete review