St Fagans National Museum of History
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Castle and Gardens

Notice: St Fagans Castle and Llwyn-yr-eos Farm

We've embarked on an exciting project to re-roof St Fagans Castle. As a result of the work, only a limited number of downstairs rooms are open to the public. 

Llwyn-yr-eos Farm is closed while we carry out work on the nearby woodland. You can see the farm animals in the fields around the museum. 

St Fagans Castle

St Fagans Castle is a Grade 1 listed building and one of the finest Elizabethan manor houses in Wales

Open to the public since 1 July 1948, the museum stands in the grounds of the magnificent St Fagans Castle and gardens, a late 16th-century manor house donated to the people of Wales by the Earl of Plymouth.

Italian garden

Beautiful garden displays surround the Castle including an Italian Garden (laid out in 1902, restored in 2003) and thyme garden.

Fish ponds, fountains, a mulberry grove, vinery and an exquisite Rosery add depth and colour to the Museum’s grounds.

Nantwallter

The gardens are perhaps the best-kept secret at St Fagans, from those of the gentry to the cottage gardens that provided food for working families.

They give a real insight into the lives of Welsh people throughout history, and complement the historic buildings in their interpretation of the past.