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Firing Line Cardiff Castle Museum of the Welsh Soldier

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Set in Cardiff Castle, this museum honors the history of Welsh soldiers with interactive exhibits. People often mention museum, visit, staff, castle,


Address

Castle St, Cardiff CF10 3RB, United Kingdom

Website

www.cardiffcastlemuseum.org.uk

Contact

+44 29 2087 3623

Rating on Google Maps

4.60 (153 reviews)

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Working Hours

  • Thursday: 10 AM to 4:30 PM
  • Friday: 10 AM to 4:30 PM
  • Saturday: 9 AM to 4:30 PM
  • Sunday: 9 AM to 4:30 PM
  • Monday: 10 AM to 4:30 PM
  • Tuesday: 10 AM to 4:30 PM
  • Wednesday: 10 AM to 4:30 PM

Featured Reviews


Frequently mentioned in reviews: museum (15) visit (11) staff (10) castle (7)
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  • 5/5 Steven W. 4 years ago on Google • 202 reviews
    Lovely surroundings and knowledgeable staff. A nice few hours out if sunny.
    3 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Sarah Louise E. 4 years ago on Google
    Good day out fun for all the family
    2 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Kait H. 3 years ago on Google
    Cool spot to sit and people watch/eat a snack
    2 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Alex S. 5 years ago on Google
    Have been volunteering down at the Firing line for near 6 weeks now and you could not find a nicer staff anywhere. The museum is full of hidden gems, and I highly recommend volunteering if you're interested in museums
    2 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 4/5 MOSTAFA 9 months ago on Google
    Castle Museum, Very expensive places to visit for family. We paid up £40 to visit museum and Castle but it was not very excited for children. The museum was small but it has many things to visit and more information to let you know about this museum. Castle was very hard for children to see everywhere and my children didn't like it. However for every one to come and visit Cardiff I think should be visit this famous and old place.
    2 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 4/5 Berglas71 2 months ago on Google • 936 reviews New
    This place was shut during our stay. So, I can only comment on the nice photo opportunities of the outer walls to be had.

  • 5/5 Saoirse Ní C. 1 year ago on Google • 202 reviews
    Surprisingly well done wee museum with very knowledgeable and loyal staff. Going in at the start, I was expecting a little museum with lots of information posted on the walls with pictures and maybe a film or two. Instead, we found displays with lots of interesting things and information from the Napoleonic Period up to the present. They have an incident room with alternating exhibits from weapons, uniforms, instruments, masks, etc. On our visit it was helmets and armour from the early middle ages to present. Very interesting and informative with samples of the different helmets you can hold and try on! I was surprised how heavy the archer’s helmets were in the 1400s and how light the real Pith helmets were. The modern helmets were originally modelled after the archer’s helmet. There were so many things to see and learn about that we we a bit sad that we saved the Firing Line for last. Probably, it would be better to visit first or after a wee afternoon tea. You can easily view the Roman Wall and huge wood carving at the same time.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 4/5 Munisa 4 months ago on Google • 142 reviews
    The museum is also educational and gives us the idea of war times. It is not big but it is worth yo see. Sculptures are also so realistic, we ponder how they are made.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Rachael F. 7 years ago on Google
    We were fortunate to qualify for castle keys and have made good use of them! The castle tour is one of the best tours I've been on - the architecture of the castle is amazing. The staff are excellent and very friendly, especially downstairs in the Firing Line museum.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 lukas d. 10 months ago on Google
    I love it staff have amazing knowledge and enjoy sharing their knowledge with visitors, lots to see and even talks about weapons flags etc
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Diego P. 2 years ago on Google
    They let me hold some big swords
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Mansel K. 3 years ago on Google
    A must if your in Catdiff
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 3/5 Phillip M. 3 years ago on Google
    Nice place to enter for free outside. In side of buildings was closed at the time. The mote seems to attract some nice wildlife. Good spot to take photos. Slug and lettuce just outside gates and to the left on leaving was good also.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Mark S. 11 months ago on Google • 45 reviews
    Good museum within castle walls. Sufficient kevel of description to keep you interested while setting a reasonable pace to get round it all.

  • 5/5 Sarah D. 2 months ago on Google • 6 reviews New
    Amazing museum 😍 great staff, informative talks and very educational

  • 3/5 Ashleigh H. 1 year ago on Google • 3 reviews
    This museum, which is still relatively new, tells the tale of two Welsh regiments. Entry is included with Castle admission, so depending on whether you visit the other attractions included in the ticket, it's either "free" or extremely expensive. There is a fair amount of interactivity, including the opportunity to try on vintage uniforms and, at the time of my visit, some polite and knowledgable staff members had a number of antique firearms on display from their handling collection. The drawback is that captions are frequently challenging to read (I know light levels are low to preserve artefacts but there are ways to do this). There isn't really much in here, and what there is frequently seems second-class, despite coming from the collections of several illustrious regiments.

  • 5/5 Nicholas G. 1 year ago on Google
    A great museum, dedicated to the Welsh soldier. Full Of interesting artifacts.

  • 5/5 Ramesh K. 5 months ago on Google
    Good, the museum is below ticket counter.

  • 5/5 The WWII P. 4 months ago on Google
    Another amazing military museum in Wales with impressive artifacts. A must visit in Cardiff. Knowledgeable staff with insight into the historical content.

  • 4/5 Andrei B. 1 year ago on Google
    Was a decent stroll around

  • 5/5 Hope M. 1 year ago on Google
    An informative, interactive and knowledgeable place to visit whilst at cardiff castle.

  • 5/5 Mark H. 1 year ago on Google
    Included as part of the entrance to the castle. A great little museum with special stuff for kids to do during school holidays.

  • 5/5 Kai G. 1 year ago on Google
    Lovely large courtyard with impressive architecture and history.

  • 5/5 Yee 2 years ago on Google
    Welsh soldiers historical displays /collections

  • 5/5 Jas P. 1 year ago on Google
    We make it a great day Nice place 👍

  • 5/5 Helen P. 1 year ago on Google
    Every time we come my youngest son just loves it, infact some of the staff even remember him

  • 5/5 Andy L. 3 years ago on Google
    Great setup with friendly staff, and the castle grounds making an enviable socially distanced spot for a chilled out lunch.

  • 5/5 Alison P. 3 years ago on Google
    Enjoyable couple of hours

  • 5/5 Cristobal C. 3 months ago on Google • 1 review New
    Such a beautiful place, very easy to walk it through, it’s very well preserved. I think you should spend a few hours on it to really enjoy the experience an history behind it, and so you get to know more of the City Centre :)


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Amenities


  • Accessibility
    • ✓️ Wheelchair accessible entrance
    • ✓️ Wheelchair accessible restroom
    • ✓️ Wheelchair accessible parking lot

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