The Robert Owen Museum — Attraction in Newtown and Llanllwchaiarn

A tiny museum but very important if you want to understand Robert Owen's social projects. There's an interesting collection of letters and a small number of artifacts, but it has been well arranged to tell his story. Suggest that you visit the Newtown Textile Museum (cross the river on the long bridge and turn right) for a more complete understanding of the industry and its decline. If you have the opportunity, also visit the New Lanark Mill to see exactly what Robert...

Robert Owen was one of the most influential thinkers and social reformers of his time. The Robert Owen Museum in Newtown, Montgomeryshire houses a collection of objects, pictures and written material relating to the life of Robert Owen. The Museum tells Owen’s story and is in the centre of Newtown just a few feet from where Owen was born. But watcj out - ths place is weird. This is...

An unusual little museum with tourist information tacked on, seeming open when it fancies. The museum solely focuses on the life and work of industrialist and social reformer Robert Owen. It's very detailed, but it is not interactive and it is nearly all reading. A visit will take half an hour of you really...