Museum of Welsh Life - Cardiff
Located a mere 4 miles from Cardiff, The Museum of Welsh Life at St Fagans is an open air museum of rebuilt buildings assembled from all across Wales. This fine outdoor heritage tourist attraction allows the visitor to walk around freely and step in to different buildings in order to discover important historical facts. This interesting tour makes the visitors go back in time and experience how the citizens of Wales worked and lived.
Over 30 buildings were moved from different sites of Wales in order to form this museum. Buildings at the site range from the 16th century St Fagan's Castle to an innovative pigsty. The many diverse cottages and farmhouses found at this open air museum reveal the lives and lifestyles of the people of Wales who lived during different periods. Each building is complete with furniture and other equipments that help create a vivid picture of how life used to be in past times.
A unique and important feature at the Museum of Welsh Life is St. Teilo which is a 13th century church. During the relocating phase of the church many key paintings which date back to the 16th century were discovered from its walls. It is believed that these painted walls were used to explain bible stories to the ordinary people who could not read or write.
To get a closer look at the life in a Welsh mining community, visitors can head to the terraced houses. At the Gwalia Store visitors can purchase cheese and other food items whilst experiencing how it was to shop during the 1920's. To witness how fleece and flannel were manufactured, the best place to visit is the Esgair Moel Woollen Mill. To buy bread fresh from the oven visitors can head towards the Derwen Bakehouse.
This amazing open air museum and all its attractions needs at least four hours to explore. Travellers can easily do so by staying at a nearby Cardiff Hotel such as Copthorne Hotel Cardiff Caerdydd that offers a perfect fusion of contemporary amenities and friendly service.
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