TRAVEL|WALES

I Soaked up History for a Day as Well as Rain and Mud

My Solo Day at St Fagan’s Farm, Castle and Village

Adrienne Beaumont
Globetrotters
Published in
4 min readMay 10, 2022

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Workmen’s Institute 1916 Photo by author

Lwazi mentions St Fagan’s Farm in his enchanting story about Wales. Wales is truly beautiful and is much more than green valleys, sheep and coal mines.

I recalled I had spent a wonderful, wet, windy day at St Fagan’s Farm a few years ago.

Llandeilo

We had been staying at the White Hart Inn, a lovely country pub in the village of Llandeilo. After a full Welsh breakfast, we set off to Cardiff with enough food in our tummies to last throughout the day. The day started off with a misty rain — visibility down to just a few metres at times. Thank God I wasn’t driving — I couldn’t see a thing! I was determined to visit St Fagan’s Farm despite the inclement weather.

St Fagan’s Farm

My niece Kiryn dropped me off and then headed into Cardiff to check out several accommodation options. My sister Lorelle headed to Cardiff Castle and…

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Adrienne Beaumont
Globetrotters

I’m Australian. I love to travel and write about my adventures.I write about my daily life as a mother and grandmother as well as my past experiences.