An attractive automotive museum featuring exotic cars like Bugatti, Aston Martin, and Bentleys, to the more common Morris, Austin Seven, Ford T and Y, and Morgans. Motorcycles, children's racing cars, and jet engines.
Station Road,
Betws-y-Coed,
Gwynedd,
Wales,
LL24 0AH
The best preserved example of an 18 century ironworks in Western Europe and centre of the Blaenavon World Heritage Site, nominated by UNESCO. Complete with furnaces, cast houses and ironworkers cottages. The Tourist Information Centre is situated at the Ironworks. Guided tours are available.
North Street,
Blaenavon,
Gwent,
Wales,
NP4 9RQ
The museum is housed in authentic colliery buildings, and it showcases displays of mining tools, a simulation of a mine gallery, and a steam winding engine (now run by electricity).
Neath Road,
Crynant,
Neath,
Glamorgan,
Wales,
SA10 8SN
Housed in an Edwardian music hall, the museum is packed with exhibits of the rural folk life of this region, including sections on lead mining, sailing, and farming.
Coliseum,
Terrace Road Aberystwyth,
Dyfed,
Wales,
SY23 2AQ
The museum is housed in a former apothecary's dwelling, built in 1796. Displays trace the growth of Chepstow as an important port city, and its subsequent decline and transformation into a busy market town. A collection of 18th and 19th century prints and drawings illustrate the beauty of Chepstow and the Wye Valley.
Bridge Street,
Chepstow,
Gwent,
Wales,
NP16 5EZ
The Corris railway was one of Wale's busiest narrow guage (2' 3") lines, carrying the product of this small village's slate quarry to Machynlleth. The railway closed in 1948, but it has now reopened to passengers (details at the website). The history of the line lives on in the museum, chock-full of memorabilia, including old photos.
Station Yard,
Corris,
Machynlleth,
Powys,
Wales,
SY20 9SH
Cosmeston recreates the fascinating world of Medieval life. The village, which is built around an authentic 12th century fortified manor, has been made to emulate life in the year 1350. Actors in period costumes tell the tale of daily life long ago, and self-guided audio tours are also available.
Penarth,
Glamorgan,
Wales
Dedicated to the preservation of the internal combustion engine in industry and agriculture. A working museum open all year round with large engines running daily. The collection covers early gas engines through to gas turbines but with the emphasis on diesel power from the 1920s to the 1960s.
Castell Pridd Farm,
Tanygroes,
Dyfed,
Wales,
SA43 2JS
Administered by the Royal National Lifeboat Institute, the museum traces the history of this most essential and heroic occupation through models, photographs, and historical memorabilia.
Barmouth,
Gwynedd,
Wales,
LL42 1HB
The museum is based on a collection of fine art donated by founder Francis Chardon. Today it houses displays detailing the natural history and archaeology of the Llandudno area.
Chardon House,
17-19 Gloddaeth Street Llandudno,
Gwynedd,
Wales,
LL30 2DD
Vintage and antique cars, motorcycles and automotive memorabilia. The museum also houses an exhibition on how canals were built and operate.
Pentrefelin,
Llangollen,
Clwyd,
Wales,
LL20 8EE
A visitor centre located in a 1800 acre estate with abundant nature trails and hides for observing wildlife. The centre houses exhibits on natural history, geology, and archaeology of the area.
Cerrigydrudion,
Corwen,
Clwyd,
Wales,
LL21 9TT