Museums · Mid Wales
National Wool Museum
National Wool Museum — museum of the woollen industry in Dre-fach Felindre, Wales, United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1.5 h–3 h
- Best time of year
- Year-round
- Nearest railway station
- Henllan High Level · 1.6 km
- Free entry
- Family-friendly
- Wheelchair accessible
About
National Wool Museum is a museum in the United Kingdom. Records date its origin to 1976. Managed by Amgueddfa Cymru – Museum Wales. Part of Amgueddfa Cymru – Museum Wales. Address: SA44 5UP. Wikidata describes it as: "museum of the woollen industry in Dre-fach Felindre, Wales, United Kingdom". Coordinates: 52.0260°, -4.3990°.
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From the Wikipedia article
The National Wool Museum, located in Drefach Felindre, Llandysul, Carmarthenshire, is part of Amgueddfa Cymru – Museum Wales.
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Background
History
Historically and into the 19th century, the woollen industry in Wales, including spinning and weaving, surpassed even coal as the most important of Wales' industries. The Teifi Valley was the centre of the West Wales woollen industry, earning itself the nickname "The Huddersfield of Wales."
Description
Both the mill and the village of Drefach Felindre are a national heritage site. Launched as the Museum of the Welsh Woollen Industry in 1976, it reopened in March 2004 as the National Wool Museum following a two-year, £2 million refit partly funded by the Heritage Lottery Fund. The restoration work includes a glass roofed courtyard and a new gallery which displays aspects of the National Flat Textile collection. As well as historic machinery, a raised walkway gives a view of textiles in production at Melin Teifi, the site's commercial woollen mill. In 2005 a Research and Collections Centre opened which includes a room dedicated to hands-on learning opportunities. The renovation was part of…
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- Coordinates
- 52.0260, -4.3990
- District
- Carmarthenshire
- Parish
- Llangeler
- Postcode
- SA44 5UP
- Parliamentary constituency
- Caerfyrddin
- Established
- 1976
- Nearest railway station
- Henllan High Level — 1.6 km
- Opening
- Tu-Sa 10:00-17:00
- Official site
- museum.wales
Sources
- wikidata: Q6979452 (CC0)
- wikipedia: National Wool Museum (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: Welsh National Wool Museum.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is National Wool Museum?
- National Wool Museum is in Mid Wales, United Kingdom (postcode SA44 5UP), in the parish of Llangeler.
- When was National Wool Museum built?
- Built or established in 1976.
- Who owns National Wool Museum?
- National Wool Museum is owned by | website = [https://museum.wales/wool/ National Wool Museum] and operated by Amgueddfa Cymru – Museum Wales.
- Is National Wool Museum free to visit?
- Yes, National Wool Museum is free to enter.
- How do I get to National Wool Museum?
- The nearest railway station is Henllan High Level, about 1.6 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode SA44 5UP.