Museums & Galleries · Cardiff
Kennixton
📍 CF5 6XB
Photo: museum.wales
- Typical Gower farmhouse built in 1610, extended later
- Farmhouse furnished to look as it did around 1800
- Outbuildings including cow stall, barn and calves' cotts
- Red-painted walls with carved protective figures inside the door
Kennixton is a historic Gower farmhouse, first built in 1610 and later extended, now rebuilt at St Fagans Museum in Cardiff. You'll see the farmhouse furnished as it might have looked around 1800, when the Rogers family lived there, along with outbuildings such as the cow stall, hay loft, barn and calves' cotts. Look out for the red-painted walls, carved protective figures by the door, a box-bed by the fire, and the goose pen once used to warn of visitors. It suits anyone curious about traditional Welsh farming life and rural architecture. The museum sits within the wider St Fagans site in St Fagans, Cardiff, Wales, with 50 bookable places to stay within 5 miles for those wanting to extend their visit, and Fairwater station is 1.8 miles away for those travelling by train.
Practical details
- Open
- Opened to the public in 1955
- Best for
- Visitors interested in Welsh rural history and traditional farm life
From the attraction's own website on 16 Oct 2026 — check before you travel.
Facilities
- ✓ Gift Shop
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🗓️ Make a break of it
Turn a visit to Kennixton 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 1.8 miles
- Waun-Gron Park 1.9 miles
- Danescourt 2 miles
Straight-line distances · live departures on each station page