Museums & Galleries · Cardiff
Gweithdy Galleries and Workshop
📍 CF5 6DP
Photo: M J Roscoe (CC BY-SA 2.0), via Wikimedia Commons
- Interactive gallery displaying objects from stone axes to stick chairs
- See one of the oldest textile fragments found in Wales
- View the Capel Garmon firedog, an Iron Age blacksmithing example
- Try craft skills yourself, including patchwork design and blacksmithing courses
- Eco-friendly building combining a gallery and working craft workshop
Gweithdy is a gallery and craft workshop at the edge of the woodland, set in an eco-friendly building. Inside, the interactive Oriel Clore Gallery displays objects from stone axes to stick chairs, showing how things have been made from wood, clay, stone, metal, plants and textiles. You can see one of the oldest textile fragments found in Wales, admire the Iron Age Capel Garmon firedog, and try skills yourself, from patchwork design to blacksmithing. It suits visitors keen to explore craft and making, of all ages. Located in St. Fagans, Cardiff, the nearest station is Fairwater, two miles away, and there are 47 bookable places to stay within 5 miles for those planning an overnight visit.
Practical details
- Best for
- Anyone interested in making and craft skills
From the attraction's own website on 22 Oct 2026 — check before you travel.
Facilities
- ✓ Gift Shop
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🗓️ Make a break of it
Turn a visit to Gweithdy Galleries and Workshop 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 2 miles
- Danescourt 2.1 miles
- Waun-Gron Park 2.1 miles
Straight-line distances · live departures on each station page