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Derwen Bakehouse
📍 CF5 6DP
Photo: museum.wales
- One of three small commercial bakeries built in Aberystwyth
- Brick-built preparation room where dough was placed in tins
- Stone-built section containing a large brick-lined baking oven
- Learn how communal ovens were used by local housewives
- Preparation room reconstructed based on surviving photographs
Derwen Bakehouse is a historic building at St Fagans, originally one of three small commercial bakeries built in Aberystwyth around 1900. Here you can see its two distinct parts: a brick preparation room where dough was placed into tins, and a stone section housing a large brick-lined baking oven once used as a communal oven for local housewives. The building was moved and the preparation room reconstructed based on old photographs, making it of interest to anyone curious about everyday Welsh life and traditional baking methods. It suits visitors to the wider St Fagans museum site exploring Welsh heritage. For those wanting to stay nearby, there are 48 bookable places to stay within 5 miles on BritStays, with Fairwater station 1.9 miles away.
Practical details
- Booking
- Originally from 12 Thespian Street, Aberystwyth, moved to St Fagans
From the attraction's own website on 16 Oct 2026 — check before you travel.
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- ✓ Gift Shop
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🗓️ Make a break of it
Turn a visit to Derwen Bakehouse into a proper getaway — ready-made plans, and the drive worked out with fuel, EV charging and the best stops.
🚆 Or come by train
- Fairwater 1.9 miles
- Danescourt 2 miles
- Waun-Gron Park 2 miles
Straight-line distances · live departures on each station page