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Nantwallter Cottage
📍 CF5 6DP
Photo: National Museum Wales (CC BY-SA 3.0), via Wikimedia Commons
- Thick clom walls built from clay, mud and straw
- Thatched roof using heather and gorse beneath straw
- One large room with a wattle partition and crog loft
- Two wooden crucks forming giant 'A' shapes supporting the roof
- Learn about the Thomas family and their pig, chickens and garden
Nantwallter Cottage is a reconstructed 18th-century farmworker's cottage, originally built around 1770 in Taliaris, Carmarthenshire, and now rebuilt at St Fagans. Inside, you can see its thick clom walls, thatched roof, and a single room divided by a wattle partition, with a crog loft once used by children. The cottage tells the story of two families who lived there, including the Thomas family with their eight children, their vegetable garden, and pig kept in the sty. It's a fascinating stop for anyone interested in everyday rural life in Wales. Located in St Fagans, Cardiff, with Fairwater station 1.9 miles away, there are 48 bookable places to stay within 5 miles, making it easy to combine with a wider visit to this museum attraction.
Practical details
- Open
- Opened to the public in 1993
- Best for
- Visitors interested in rural Welsh social history
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 Nantwallter Cottage 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