National Collections Centre
Choose from a variety of free tours
Conservation
Our small team of conservators and engineers preserve the Welsh national industry collections, ranging from delicate old photographs to 22-tonne machines.
A talk with one of the experts brings unique insight into this specialist work.
Collections Storage and Management
This talk is held in the large industrial objects store, alongside objects ranging in size from bricks to engines, and explains how we store, record and manage the national industry collections.
The Transport Collection
This is your chance to see the collection of bicycles, motorbikes, cars, buses and even an air sea rescue helicopter, with a talk by one of the collections management team.
Gas Engines and Large Stationary Engines
A talk on the larger engines and the challenges of cleaning, conserving and eventually rebuilding the parts into a restored engine.
Visitor Information
For further details and to book your visit telephone (029) 2057 3560 or email us.
Booked tours are available for a maximum of twenty people:
11am-12.30pm and 2-3pm, Monday-Friday (excluding bank holidays).
Facilities
- Disabled toilet
- Level access
- Free parking
How to find us
We are in Nantgarw, CF15 7QT, just off the M4 from J32. Head north on the A470 and exit at the A468 Caerphilly/A4054 Treforest Trading Estate junction. Turn left at the roundabout. At the next roundabout take the third exit onto Heol Crochendy, Parc Nantgarw, straight over the next small roundabout and the entrance to the car park is the 2nd turning on the left.
National Collections Centre, Nantgarw