St Fagans National Museum of History, located just outside Cardiff, will host after-dark Halloween events on selected dates this spooky season. The award-winning open-air museum, which brings Welsh heritage to life with its collection of historic buildings, will also offer guided ghost tours for older children and adults.
Over 40 original buildings from various periods of Welsh history have been carefully dismantled and rebuilt on the 100-acre parkland, including farmhouses, cottages, a school, and a chapel. The site is also home to the re-erected historic Cardiff pub, The Vulcan.
Family-Friendly Halloween Fun
The evening event transforms the museum grounds into a Welsh folklore set. Visitors are encouraged to dress in costume and 'dance the night away' at the Haunted House disco. Drop-in workshops for potion stirring and creepy crafts will be available for kids, who can also make a mini wicker man to burn during the finale.
There will be a street food area alongside a cash-only traditional fairground and the South Wales Makers Market. Tickets are £16, and under-2s go free.
Ghost Tours at St Fagans Castle
For brave adults, the museum is hosting St Fagans Castle Ghost Tours operated by Dark Wales Tours, with limited £20pp tickets left. St Fagans Castle is a 16th-century manor house with foundations dating back to the 13th century, donated to the people of Wales by the 3rd Earl of Plymouth in 1948.
Dark Wales Tours says: “Over the years, many strange things have been seen and heard within the walls of the castle. From lights turning on and off by themselves, to voices being heard singing and talking when no one is around, to sightings of children in the windows of areas closed off to the public, children reported wearing old-style clothes.”
They add that ghostly figures have been reported not only inside the castle, but also along the lanes and paths, with sightings of strange figures in military uniforms and the constant sight of a lone man walking around the gardens.
Tour Details and Access
Participants will have exclusive night-time access to the ground floor of St Fagans Castle, where a guide will explain the castle's history and the ghostly happenings. Organisers say the tour has “no gimmicks or actors lined up to jump out,” and it is not a paranormal investigation. Instead, they have “researched the history of the buildings, and the paranormal stories we tell you are true accounts of what staff, visitors, and guests on the tours have experienced at St Fagans over the years”.
For more information on St Fagans National Museum of History Halloween events, visit their website.
