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St Fagans National Museum of History
77 ha
Plan your visit
🎠Play🦅Birds🦉Wildlife
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome77 ha
Getting here
51.48698, -3.27622
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9 activities🎠Playgrounds
Very strong match
playground, toilets, café, parking
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Robin, Magpie, Woodpigeon +55 more · last seen 2026
Birds — Robin, Magpie, Woodpigeon +55 more · last seen 2026
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Baetis rhodani/atlanticus, Elmis aenea, Limnius volckmari +62 more · last seen 2026
Dogs allowed with public access
🛝Family friendly
Good match
Urban park — family destination
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km3 signed routes nearby · 6 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Taff TrailWalking route88 km▾
Named routeLength 88 kmRegional walking route
Cambrian WayWalking route▾
Named routeNational walking route
Penrhys PilgrimageWalking route▾
51 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Lôn Las Cymru (South)Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 8National Cycle Network
Ely TrailCycling route▾
Named routeRef ETLocal cycle route
Route 8Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 8Local cycle route
Cycleway 4 (proposed)Cycling route▾
Named routeRef CW4Local cycle route
Cycleway 4 (completed)Cycling route▾
Named routeRef CW4Local cycle route
Cycleway 5 (proposed)Cycling route▾
Named routeRef CW5Local cycle route
About this urban park
St Fagans National Museum of History is a urban park covering 77 hectares.
Photos
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St Fagans National Museum of History
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St Fagans National Museum of History
Visiting this spring
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦Prime nesting season — listen for woodpecker drumming, warbler song and the first cuckoos from April
- 🦌Roe deer are active before the leaf canopy closes in — dawn and dusk are best
🌱 Visiting this spring
- 🐦Prime nesting season — listen for woodpecker drumming, warbler song and the first cuckoos from April
- 🦌Roe deer are active before the leaf canopy closes in — dawn and dusk are best
Facilities
☕Café
Gwalia Tea Room · 141m
🅿️Parking
St Fagans Museum Overflow Car Park · 238m
✓ Public accessFree entry🐶 Dogs
Good to know
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
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