UK – Wales

CAMBRIAN COAST

Lampeter Museum, Town Library, Market Street, Lampeter, Ceredigion, Wales.
Mon-Fri 10.30 – 16.30 Also when the library is open
Situated within the Town Library is a civic museum and old photographs of the town.

A Nation’s Heritage National Library Of Wales, Aberystwyth, Ceredigion, SY23 3BU, Wales.
01970 632 800 – holi@llgc.org.uk – www.llgc.org.uk
Mon-Fri 09.30-18.00 Sat 09.30-17.00
The Libray’s permenant exhibition with some of Wales’ most precious collections.

Y Tabernacl Wales Museum Of Modern Art, Machynlleth, Powys, SY20 8AJ, Wales.
01654 703 355 – www.momawales.org.uk
(Mon-Sat) 10.00-16.00
Program of temporary exhibitions located in an old converted chapel.

RNLI Lifeboat Museum, Pen-y-Cei, Barmouth, Gwynedd, LL42 1HB, Wales.
01341 280 940
Easter – End September (Daily) 10.30-16.30
Workaday exhibitions and displays of lifesaving paraphernalia and artefacts.

Ceredigion Museum, Terrace Road, Aberystwyth, Ceredigion, SY23 2AQ, Wales.
01970 633 088 – museum@ceredigion.gov.uk
Mon-Sat 10.00-17.00
This museum is housed in a restored Edwardian theatre and shows the history of Ceredigion from stoneage to modern times.

The Camera Obscura, Constitution Hill, Aberystwyth, Ceredigion, SY23 2DN, Wales.
01970 617 642
Daily 10.00-17.00 ( Until 18.00 during July & August )
The huge 14 inch lens takes a view of more than 1000 square miles of land and sea in a 360 degree sweep around Aberystwyth.

Rheidol Power Station, Cwm Rheidol Reservoir, Cwm Rheidol, Aberystwyth, Ceredigion, Wales.
01970 880 667
Guided tours of the power station Apr-Oct 11.00-15.30 Power Station open daily 1st April – 31st October 10.30-16.15
An information centre with a 45 minute guided tour of the Power Station.

(NOT FREE) Senedd-Dy Owain, Glyndwr Parliament House, Heol, Maengwyn, Machynlleth, Powys, Wales.
01654 702 827
13 Apr -1 Oct Daily 10.00-17.00
This Brass Rubbing centre also has displays of photographs, models and books on Welsh History in the Middle Ages.

SOUTH EAST WALES

Swansea Museum, Museum Square, Victoria Road, Maritime Quarter, Swansea, Swansea County, SA1 1SN, Wales.
01792 653 763
(Tue-Sun) 10.00-17.00
Wales’ oldest public museum, including exhibitions of a wizened Egyptian mummy and local pottery and discoveries.

Big Pit National Mining Museum Of Wales, Blaenafon, Torfaen, Blaenafon, Glamorgan, NP4 9XP, Wales.
01495 790 311 – www.nmgw.ac.uk
Daily 09.30-17.00 Underground tours take place between 10.00-15.30. Dec and January please call for Winter opening hours
A real coal mine and one of Britain’s leading mining museums. Where visitors can go 300 feet underground to see for themselves what it was like to work as a miner.

Neath Museum, Gwyn Hall, Orchard Street, Neath, Neath-Port Talbot, Neath-Port Talbot, Glamorgan, SA11 1DU, Wales.
01639 645 741
Tue-Sat 10.00-16.00
Museum telling the history of Neath over the past 6000 years.

Cardiff Bay Visitors Centre, Harbour Drive, Cardiff, Glamorgan, CF10 4PA, Wales.
02920 463 833 – enquiries@cardifftic.co.uk
Mon – Fri 09.00 – 17.00 Sat – Sun 10.30-17.00
Video presentations, large scale models and panoramic views of the bay are all on offer at Cardiff Bay Visitors Centre. There is also a shop where visitors can purchase momentoes, books and branded clothing.

Dylan Thomas Exhibition Centre, The National Literature Centre Of Wales, Somerset Place, Swansea, Swansea County, SA1 1RR, Wales.
01792 463 980 – dylanthomas.lit@swansea.gov.uk
Tues-Sun 10.30-16.30
Dylan Thomas is Swansea’s most famous literary son. This exhibition includes manuscripts, gallery, bookshop and bar.

Museum Of Welsh Life, St Fagans, Cardiff, Glamorgan, CF5 6XB, Wales.
029 20 57 3500 – www.nmgw.ac.uk
Open daily 10.00-17.00
Displays of a welsh grocer’s shop, miner’s cottage and school have been recreated within this charming museum.

The National Museum & Gallery, Cathays Park, Cardiff, Glamorgan, CF1 3NP, Wales.
029 20 39 7951 – www.nmgw.ac.uk
Tues-Sun 10.00-17.00
This is the premier museum of Wales. Housing priceless collections and exhibitions including Monet’s ” Blue Lady “.

Great Castle House, Situated next to the castle, Monmouth, Monmouthshire, NP25 3BS, Wales.
01600 772 175 – curator@monmouthcastlemuseum.org.uk – www.monmouthcastlemuseum.org.uk
Museum open April – Oct Daily 14.00-17.00 Nov – March Sat & Sun 14.00-16.00
Built in the 17C this house was constructed using bricks from the castle and now serves as the headquarters of the Royal Monmouth Royal Engineers. Inside there is a small museum focusing on the Royal Monmouth Royal Engineers.

SNOWDONIA AND THE LLYN

Welsh Slate Museum, Padam Country Park, Llanberis, Gwynedd, LL55 4TY, Wales.
01286 870 630 – slate@nmgw.ac.uk – www.nmgw.ac.uk/wsm
East-Oct Daily 10.00-17.00 Nov – Easter Sun-Fri 10.00-16.00 Last admission 1 hour before closing
An insight into the history of slate quarrying in North Wales.

NORTH COAST AND ANGLESEY

Wrexham County Borough Museum, County Buildings, Regent Street, Wrexham, Denbighshire, LL11 1RB, Wales.
01978 317 970 – museum@wrexham.gov.uk
(Mon-Fri) 10.00-17.00, (Sat) 10.30-15.00
A wide variety of 19C town artefacts. Plus the remains the Bronze Age ” Brymbo Man” that was unearthed from a local burial cist.

Mold Museum, Earl Road, 10 miles N of Wrexham, Mold, Flintshire, CH7 1AP, Wales.
01352 754 791
Mon – Tues Thurs – Fri 09.30-19.00 Wed 09.30-17.00 Sat 09.30-12.30
Small but effective museum with memorabilia of the Welsh Writer Daniel Owen.

SOUTH WEST WALES

Kidwelly Industrial Museum, Priory Street, Kidwelly, Carmarthenshire, SA17 4LW, Wales.
01554 891 078 – cdelaney@carmarthenshire.gov.uk
9th April – 18th April, 1st – 3rd May, 29th May – 30th September Monday – Friday: 10.00 – 17.00 Saturday & Sunday: 12.00 – 17.00
The museum features exhibitions and displays of old tin works. Unique opportunity to see how tinplate was made by hand.

Carmarthen County Museum, Bishop’s Palace, Abergwilli, Carmarthenshire, SA31 2JG, Wales.
01267 231 691 – cdelaney@carmarthenshire.gov.uk
(Mon-Sat) 10.00-16.30
Various exhibitions including local pottery, archaeological finds, crime and policing, geology, and education.

Speed Museum, Pendine, Carmarthenshire, SA33 4NY, Wales.
01994 453 488 – cdelaney@carmarthenshire.gov.uk
April-Oct 10.00-13.00 & 13.30-17.00 Please phone to confirm the museum is open on the day of your visit.
Exhibitions and displays on speed in the days gone by and a collection of motorcycles that were used in record breaking attempts.

Nant-Y-Coy Mill, Treffgarne Gorge, On the A40, 7 miles N of Haverfordwest, Haverfordwest, Pembrokeshire, SA62 5LR, Wales.
01437 741 671 – info@nantycoy.co.uk
Mon-Sat ( East – Oct ) Entrance to the mill is Free, small charge for the walk
14C mill below Great Treffgarne Rocks, with nature trail, small museum and craft shop.

CENTRAL WALES