Museums & Galleries · Cardiff
Llawr-Y-Glyn Smithy
📍 CF5 6DP
Photo: Robin Drayton (CC BY-SA 2.0), via Wikimedia Commons
- Stone-built smithy with shoeing area, forge and stable
- Learn how horses were shod and ironwork mended
- See where wagon wheels were banded with metal
- Discover the smithy's role as a rural social hub
Llawr-y-glyn Smithy is a simple, single-storeyed stone-built structure at St Fagans, originally housing a shoeing area, forge and stable. Moved from Powys in 1970 and opened to the public in 1972, it shows how rural communities once relied on their smithy for shoeing horses, mending household items and banding wagon wheels, as well as acting as a social meeting place. It's a good stop for anyone curious about traditional rural crafts and village life. The site sits within the Museums & Galleries attractions of St Fagans, Cardiff, with Fairwater station 1.9 miles away and 48 bookable places to stay within 5 miles if you fancy making a longer visit of it.
Practical details
- Open
- Opened to the public in 1972
- Best for
- Visitors interested in rural industry and traditional crafts
From the attraction's own website on 25 Oct 2026 — check before you travel.
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🗓️ Make a break of it
Turn a visit to Llawr-Y-Glyn Smithy 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 2.1 miles
- Waun-Gron Park 2.1 miles
Straight-line distances · live departures on each station page