There are free entry listings in South West Wales - Free Days Out For
Kids
Carmarthenshire County Museum, Abergwili, Carmarthen, Carmarthenshire SA31
2JG
The Museum is located on the A40, at Abergwili, approximately one mile east of
Carmarthen.
The museum of Carmarthenshire’s past. Displays include Roman gold, Welsh
furniture, a school room plus life on a small farm.
Discover mammoth bones from Croygan Cave, near Laugharne; Stone Age axes,
Roman gold and gravestones from the time of King Arthur.
Once the Palace of the Bishops of St. Davids, visitors can still see its tranquil,
private chapel.
Take a walk around the grounds or picnic in delightful the parkland, and see
the Bishop’s Pond.
The Carmarthen County Museum is free and open all year round.
Closed Christmas Day to New Year's Day
Admission Free
Telephone: 01267 228696
Fax: 01267 223830
e.mail: museums@carmarthenshire.gov.uk
Web: www.carmarthenshire.gov.uk
Kidwelly Industrial Museum, Mynyddygarreg, Kidwelly, Carmarthenshire SA17
4LW
A unique opportunity to see how tinplate was made by hand. The original tinplate
works are set in pretty countryside. Other exhibits show Carmarthenshire’s
industrial past.
Opening Dates: Easter weekend - May Day weekend
Spring Bank Holiday - 31st Aug
Opening Times: Weekdays 10.00 - 17.00
Sat and Sun : 14.00 - 17.00 (Last entry 16.00)
Admission free
Telephone: 01554 891078
Web: KidwellyIndustrialMuseum.co.uk
Museum of Speed, Pendine,
Carmarthenshire SA33 4NY
Explore the history of Pendine’s ‘Sands of Speed’ in a dramatic
new building, overlooking the beach. MAP
At the heart of Pendine’s Museum of Speed is the area’s past as
a centre for attempts on the land speed record, most notably when it was broken
in 1924 by Malcolm Campbell in his V12 Sunbeam Bluebird at an average speed of
146.163 mph.
Opening Dates: Easter Holidays
Spring Bank Holiday to 30th Sept daily throughout the week
1st - 31st Oct Friday - Mon
Closed 1st Nov until Easter Holiday
Opening Times: 10.00 - 13.00, 13.30 - 17.00
Admission free
Telephone: 01994 453488
National Woollen Museum
Dre-fach Felindre, Llandysul,
Carmarthenshire, SA44 5UP
The history of the Welsh woollen industry in the village that was once the centre of the industry. MAP
Open, Apr - Sep, Mon - Sun, 1000 - 1700
Oct - Mar, Tues - Sat, 1000 - 1700
and most public holidays except Christmas and New Year.
Admission is free
Tel: 01559 370929
Email
Parc Howard Museum and Art Gallery,
Felinfoel Road, Llanelli, Carmarthenshire SA15 3LJ
Explore Llanelli’s past in the former Parc Howard mansion, a historic building, built by the Buckley brewing family in 1885, set in a delightful civic park. MAP
The displays include a superb collection of Llanelly pottery and local paintings. The house has links to the heritage of the Methodist Church.
Opening Dates and Times:
Apr 1st - Sept 30th Mon to Fri
11.00 - 13.00, 14.00 - 18.00
Sat and Sun 14.00 - 18.00
Oct 1st -March 31st
Mon to Friday 11.00 - 13.00, 14.00 - 16.00
Sat and Sun 14.00 - 16.00
Closed Christmas Day, Boxing Day and New Year’s Day
Admission Free
Telephone: 01554 772029
