Risca Museum — Attraction in Risca West

Spent a lovely Saturday morning here, a building full of history. On entering I was stunned by the beauty of the wooden and glass fixtures of a Chemist shop from Cardiff Docks, shelves were filled with old glass, tins and cardboard boxes with medicines, chemicals and photography equipment from the old days. The next room was set up as an lecture room, with artefacts st up around the outside, including the a picture of the very first bus with a car radio from 1928. There were also binders full of old local newspapers. I was very pleased with the number of telephones on display in this room and the next. There was lots for train, stream, mining enthusiast too. The two guides on duty were friendly and very...

Amazing place, packed with so many wonderful treasures including the super friendly, knowledgeable staff. The visit exceeded our expectations. We were on a personal ancestry journey to find out more about our grandmothers life in Risca. The guys did some independent research and not only gave us lots of interesting information and local history, but arranged for us to visit the local church Moriah, the cemetery and a walking tour through Risca where our ancestors lived. I’m already planning to return....

Took my kids here on a whim for a Cadw open day, absolutely perfect small museum. Tremendous variety given the space, so much to talk about and the volunteers were knowledgeable and extremely courteous to children. I will be signing up as a friend of the museum as it is a real blessing to have a true treasure trove of Welsh cultural history on the doorstep, thank you so much to the wonderful people who make this...