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A woman dressed in a black polo shirt is spinning yarn on the Great Wheel in a gallery at the National Wool Museum

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Discover the spellbinding story of the Welsh woollen industry

Wool was historically the most important and widespread of Wales's industries. The picturesque village of Dre-fach Felindre in the beautiful Teifi valley was once the centre of a thriving woollen industry, earning the nickname 'The Huddersfield of Wales'.

The National Wool Museum is housed in the historic former Cambrian Mills which made shirts and shawls, blankets and bedcovers, woollen stockings and socks sold throughout the world. 

On your visit to the museum which holds the National Textile Collection, you can follow the process from Fleece to Fabric and visit the sympathetically restored listed mill buildings.

A raised walkway in our newly re-opened Weaving Shed gives a unique view of textiles in production, while the Textile Gallery displays aspects of the National Flat Textile Collection.

 

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Guide Prices

Free Entry

Facilities

Other

  • Outside Seating

Accessibility

  • Accessible Toilet
  • Assistance dogs welcome
  • Disabled access
  • Disabled toilets
  • Ear defenders available
  • Staff are dementia aware
  • Wheelchairs available

Booking & Payment Details

  • Credit cards accepted (no fee)
  • Free Entry

Catering

  • On site café / restaurant
  • On-site light refreshments
  • Picnic site

Children

  • Baby changing facilities
  • Children welcome

Groups

  • Education/study area
  • Facilities for educational visits
  • Facilities for groups

Parking

  • Free Parking
  • On site car park

Property Facilities

  • Dogs not accepted (except guidedogs)
  • Gift shop
  • Public toilets
  • Smoking not allowed

Suitability

  • School Trips

Target Markets

  • Accepts groups
  • Coach parties accepted

Map & Directions

Road Directions

Located 4 miles east of Newcastle Emlyn, 16 miles west of Carmarthen off the A484. Follow the brown tourist signs for the National Wool Museum.

Accessible by Public Transport: Carmarthen station is 16 miles away.

National Wool Museum

Type:Museum

National Wool Museum, Dre-fach Felindre, Near Newcastle Emlyn, Llandysul, SA44 5UP

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Tel0300 111 2 333

Opening Times

* February - October : Tuesday to Saturday 10:00 - 17:00
November - February: Tuesday to Saturday from 10:00 - 16:00


Awards

  • Visit WalesVisit Wales Best Told Story Visit Wales Best Told Story 2019
  • Visit WalesVisit Wales VAQAS Visit Wales VAQAS 2016
  • Regional and MiscellaneousWTTC Safe Travels WTTC Safe Travels 2022

Related

National Wool Museum | Village Trail, LlandysulFollow a self guided walk around the village of Drefach Felindre highlighting historical and interesting facts about the woollen industry in the locality.

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