Amgueddfa Wlân Cymru
Amgueddfa Wlân Cymru is a museum of the woollen industry. Waungilwen has it inside its built-up area. Running it is Amgueddfa Cymru — National Museum Wales.
Museum in Waungilwen
Inside Waungilwen
Amgueddfa Wlân Cymru is inside Waungilwen’s built-up area, with 4 more places to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓
Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, the ONS built-up areas and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.
The year in Waungilwen
June to September are the warmest in Waungilwen, with afternoon highs of 17–19°C.
Amgueddfa Wlân Cymru
Wikipedia covers it in 7 languages. Add Castell Newydd Emlyn, 4.6 km away, to a visit; it leads 8 places within 15 km.
- Type
- Museum
- Run by
- Amgueddfa Cymru — National Museum Wales
- Wikipedias
- Covered in 7 languages
- Town
- in Waungilwen
- Official site
- museum.wales/wool
Practical information
Around Amgueddfa Wlân Cymru, mapped
The numbers show what else is near Amgueddfa Wlân Cymru, in the order listed below.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · The dashed line is Waungilwen’s built-up area. · ONS built-up area 2022
Towns that list Amgueddfa Wlân Cymru
Newcastle Emlyn, with 1,842 people, is the largest of the 8. Its own town leads; the rest list it too, closest first.
Waungilwen
Pentre-cwrt
Newcastle Emlyn
Llandysul
Compare the 8 towns
| Town | Where Amgueddfa Wlân Cymru is | People | Places to visit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Waungilwen | It’s in town | 719 | 6 |
| Pentre-cwrt | 2.9 km east of it | 255 | 5 |
| Newcastle Emlyn | 3.6 km west of it | 1,842 | 7 |
| Llandysul | 6.3 km east of it | 1,321 | 4 |
| Cenarth | 9.5 km west of it | 316 | 2 |
| Pencader | 9.6 km east of it | 1,061 | 0 |
| Blaenannerch | 15 km northwest of it | 125 | 2 |
| Llechryd | 15 km west of it | 880 | 8 |
Other places close by
Of the 8 within 15 km, look for 5 museums, a castle and a heritage railway.
CastleCastell Newydd Emlyn4.6 km away2
Heritage railwayTeifi Valley Railway1.4 km away3
MuseumAmguedffa am Blentyndod Gorllewin Cymru1.4 km away4
MuseumInternal Fire - Museum of Power12 km away5MuseumMuseumNational Coracle Centre8.9 km away6MuseumMuseumCapel Eidalwyr1.1 km away7AttractionAttractionDistillfa Dà Mhìle Distillery6.4 km away8MuseumMuseumTom Mathias Museum15 km awayWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
Asked about Amgueddfa Wlân Cymru
Where is Amgueddfa Wlân Cymru?
Amgueddfa Wlân Cymru is in Waungilwen, Dyfed, inside the town’s built-up area.
What is Amgueddfa Wlân Cymru?
Museum of the woollen industry in Dre-fach Felindre, Wales, United Kingdom.
Who runs Amgueddfa Wlân Cymru?
Amgueddfa Cymru — National Museum Wales.
When is the best time to visit Amgueddfa Wlân Cymru?
June to September are the warmest months in Waungilwen, with afternoon highs of 17–19°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).
What else is there to see near Amgueddfa Wlân Cymru?
Within 15 km: Castell Newydd Emlyn (4.6 km), Teifi Valley Railway (1.4 km), Amguedffa am Blentyndod Gorllewin Cymru (1.4 km) and Internal Fire - Museum of Power (12 km).
Places: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence) and Wikidata (CC0), placed in the ONS 2022 built-up area (Open Government Licence v3.0). Visitor counts are the latest Wikidata gives, with their year.
Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Photo credits (5)
- Amgueddfa Wlân Cymru: David Gearing, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Castell Newydd Emlyn: Steve Chapple, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Teifi Valley Railway: mattbuck (category), CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Amguedffa am Blentyndod Gorllewin Cymru: SELF, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Internal Fire - Museum of Power: Andy Dingley, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
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