St Fagans National Museum of History Car Park
ENTRY
Free
WHERE
Cardiff
What it’s like
Free entry to 50 rebuilt historic buildings, woodland and parkland to wander, though parking will cost you £7.
Fifty original buildings, moved brick by brick from all over Wales and rebuilt here, make up the museum itself, but this listing is about the car park you'll actually be pulling into. It's £7 a day by cash or card, free if you've got a blue badge or you've come on a motorbike, and there's a season ticket for £45 if you know you'll be back. Cardiff Bus route 32 stops right in the car park too, so driving isn't the only way in.
Once you're parked up, the site is the draw: interactive galleries, hands-on activities, and traditional festivals with music and dance running through the year. There's beech woodland and parkland to explore as well, which is a decent way to stretch a visit if the historic buildings have started to blur into one after the third cottage. Entry to the museum itself is free, though some exhibitions and events do carry a charge.
Worth knowing before you set off with a buggy: pushchairs are only allowed into three of the buildings, Oakdale Institute, St Teilo's Church and Gwalia Stores, so you'll be folding it up or leaving someone outside for the rest. The site has uneven floors and steep paths in places, being an outdoor historic site rather than a flat modern attraction. Manual wheelchairs are free from the welcome desk on a first-come-first-served basis, and there's a buggy service you can book if you call at least two weeks ahead.
Under-16s need an adult with them at all times, and there are bag searches on entry. If you want it quiet, weekday afternoons after 3pm in term time are the tip from the museum itself, since weekends and bank holidays get properly busy.
Facilities
Need to know
- Parking
- £7 per day. Free for disabled blue badge holders and motorbikes
- Pushchairs
- Prams and pushchairs can only be taken into Oakdale Institute, St Teilo's Church and Gwalia Stores
- Wheelchairs
- Free manual wheelchairs available from welcome desk on first-come-first-served basis
- Dogs
- Service dogs only, must be supervised, on lead and wearing appropriate tabard or harness
- Getting there by bus or train
- Cardiff Bus 32 service stops in the museum car park
- Under-16s must be with an adult at all times
- Bag searches happen at the entrance
- You can cycle in along the traffic-free Ely Trail from Waun-gron Park station
- Cardiff Bus route 32 stops in the car park itself
- Changing Places facilities are available on site
Plan your visit
How much is parking?
£7 a day, cash or card. Free for blue badge holders and motorbikes, and there's a 12-month season ticket for £45.
Is entry to the museum free?
Entry itself is free. Some exhibitions, events and activities do have a charge though.
Do we need to book?
There's no booking needed to get in. You'd only need to call ahead for the buggy service, and that's two weeks in advance.
Can we bring a pushchair round the whole site?
Only into three of the buildings: Oakdale Institute, St Teilo's Church and Gwalia Stores. Elsewhere you'll need to manage without it.
Is it wheelchair friendly?
Free manual wheelchairs are available from the welcome desk, first come first served. Just be aware there are uneven floors and steep paths across the outdoor site.
Can we bring the dog?
Only service dogs, kept on a lead and wearing a proper tabard or harness.
What time does it close?
The museum runs 10am to 5pm every day.
When's the quietest time to go?
Weekday afternoons after 3pm during term time, according to the museum. Weekends and bank holidays are busier.
Is there anywhere to eat?
There's a café and a restaurant on site.
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