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Saint Fagans Travel Guide: 92 reviews and 371 photos

Since opening in 1948, St Fagans National History Museum has become a fantastic place to visit and is one of Europe's most outstanding open air museums and one of the most visited attractions in Wales.

Main Entrance

The museum shows how the people of Wales have lived,worked and spent their leisure time over hundreds of years.
The Museum stands in beautiful countryside in the grounds of St Fagans Castle a late 16th C manor house that was donated to the people of Wales in 1946 by the Earl of Plymouth.

woodland

The museum site covers 42.3 hectares (104.5 acres) some of which remains woodland which is managed as a part of the lower Ely Conservation Area.

Last visit to Saint Fagans: Feb 2010
Intro Written Mar 2, 2010
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balhannah Sep 27, 2010 at 1:55 AM Report Abuse

What an interesting place! I would enjoy it here.
Myfanwe Jun 21, 2010 at 12:16 PM Report Abuse

We 'almost' saw everything on our last visit didn't we... but not quite, prompting another visit lol xx
mickeyboy07 Mar 27, 2010 at 5:54 AM Report Abuse

A wealth of knowledge here my friend good job