This year marks a significant milestone for Cadw as it celebrates its 40th anniversary and continues on its mission to care for Wales’ historic places while inspiring current and future generations to connect with the nation’s rich cultural heritage.
Since it was established in 1984, Cadw has welcomed over 50 million visitors from across the UK and the world to its historic monuments in Wales. There are now over 30,000 listed historic buildings, over 4,200 protected historic monuments, nearly 400 registered historic parks and gardens, and four World Heritage sites.
Cadw is directly responsible for caring for over 130 historic monuments including medieval castles, abbeys, industrial sites, Roman and Prehistoric monuments such as Neolithic chambered tombs, ensuring that visitors can continue to enjoy these spectacular locations now and for years to come. Cadw’s most recent additions are Llys Rhosyr and Castell Caergwrle – iconic places associated with Welsh princes.
To mark the milestone anniversary, Cadw has a packed schedule of entertainment and activities at its sites across Wales this summer which will showcase all that it has to offer. Activities include historical-themed weekends uncovering medieval treasures, knight and sword schools for children, flying displays of majestic birds and fantasy-themed activities such as ‘dragon’ training!
For further information please select the following link: Celebrating 40 years of Cadw: Caring for our precious Heritage, Discovery and Learning | Cadw (gov.wales)
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