Carmarthenshire County Museum, Carmarthen

Name: Carmarthenshire County Museum
Address: The Old Palace Bishop's Palace, Carmarthen, SA31 2JG, United Kingdom
Telephone: +44 1267 228696

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Carmarthenshire County Museum, Carmarthen

Facts and practical information

Carmarthenshire County Museum is a museum in the old county town of Carmarthen, Carmarthenshire in Wales. ()

Established: 1908 (116 years ago)Visitors per year: 12.9 thous.Coordinates: 51°51'56"N, 4°15'57"W

Address

The Old Palace Bishop's PalaceCarmarthen SA31 2JG United Kingdom

Contact

+44 1267 228696

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Day trips

Carmarthenshire County Museum – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Richmond Park, Carmarthen Castle, Carmarthen Priory, St Peter's Church.

1.6 miW
Sport complex, Sport, Sport venue
Richmond Park, Carmarthen
41 min walk • Richmond Park is a Welsh Premier League stadium in Carmarthen, Wales. Situated on Priory Street, it is currently used for football matches and is the home ground of Carmarthen Town AFC.
1.8 miSW
Forts and castles
Carmarthen Castle, Carmarthen
46 min walk • Carmarthen Castle is a ruined castle in Carmarthen, West Wales, UK. First built by Walter, Sheriff of Gloucester in the early 1100s, the castle was captured and destroyed on several occasions before being rebuilt in stone during the 1190s.
1.4 miW
Church
Carmarthen Priory, Carmarthen
36 min walk • Carmarthen Priory, now virtually disappeared, was a monastic settlement which pre-dated the Norman Conquest. It was dedicated to St John the Evangelist and the Celtic saint Teulyddog.
1.7 miW
Church
St Peter's Church, Carmarthen
43 min walk • St Peter's Church is the Church in Wales parish church for the town of Carmarthen, Wales. Though founded much earlier, the present building dates from at least the 14th century.
1.9 miW
Church
English Baptist Church, Carmarthen
50 min walk • The English Baptist Church is a Baptist church in the town of Carmarthen, Carmarthenshire, Wales. The building dates from 1869 and is located at the street address 9 Dark Gate in Lammas Street.
1.8 miSW
Bridge
Carmarthen Bridge, Carmarthen
47 min walk • Carmarthen Bridge is the modern 1930s road bridge crossing the River Tywi in Carmarthen, Wales, carrying the A484 road.
2.1 miW
Church
Eglwys, Carmarthen
55 min walk • Eglwys Dewi Sant or St David's Church, was an Anglican parish church in the town of Carmarthen, Carmarthenshire, Wales. Built in the 1830s and briefly considered as a possible replacement cathedral for the dioceses of St David's, the church eventually became the home of Carmarthen's main Welsh-speaking Anglican congregation.
1.8 miW
Concerts and shows, Theater
Carmarthen Public Rooms, Carmarthen
46 min walk • The Carmarthen Public Rooms were built in 1854, with the intention to create public rooms were first expressed by Dr David Lloyd in 1839.
3.7 miSW
Church
St Mary's Church
94 min walk • St Mary's Church is an Anglican parish church in the hamlet of Llanllwch, Carmarthenshire, Wales. It was originally a chapel attached to St Peter's Church, Carmarthen, both of which were conferred on the Priory of St. John the Evangelist at Carmarthen in the Early Middle Ages.
1.9 miW
Archaeological site
Moridunum, Carmarthen
49 min walk • Moridunum was a Roman fort and town in the Roman province of Britannia. Today it is known as Carmarthen, located in the Welsh county of Carmarthenshire.
2.1 miW
Church
English Congregational Church, Carmarthen
54 min walk • The English Congregational Church, Carmarthen is a Congregational church in the town of Carmarthen, Carmarthenshire, Wales. The building dates from 1861 and is located at 105, Lammas St, Carmarthen.