Museums & Galleries · Cardiff
Vulcan Hotel
📍 CF5 6DP
Photo: Alan Hughes (CC BY-SA 2.0), via Wikimedia Commons
- Historic pub rebuilt using original stones, bricks and woodwork
- Main bar, Smoke Room and Jug & Bottle booth on display
- Building interpreted to its 1915 remodelled appearance
- Special events and Vulcan merchandise for visitors
- Learn the story of the demolished Newtown community
You'll find The Vulcan Hotel rebuilt at St Fagans, part of Museum Wales's collection of historic buildings in Cardiff, Wales. It was first registered as an 'ale house' in 1853, originally standing in the Adamsdown area of Cardiff, once known as Newtown. After significant remodelling in 1914-5 its name was changed to The Vulcan Hotel, gaining a tiled façade and a main bar, a better-appointed Smoke Room, and a small booth called the Jug & Bottle. Owners formally offered the building to Amgueddfa Cymru in 2012, and it is being carefully rebuilt using the original stones, bricks and woodwork. It's now open with special events and Vulcan merchandise available. Fairwater station is 2 miles away, with 40 bookable places to stay within 5 miles on BritStays.
Practical details
- Open
- Now open to visitors with events and merchandise
- Booking
- Located at St Fagans museum site
From the attraction's own website on 20 Sep 2026 — check before you travel.
Facilities
- ✓ Bar
- ✓ Toilets
- ✓ Gift Shop
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🗓️ Make a break of it
Turn a visit to Vulcan Hotel 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