We love visiting the National Museum of Wales in Cardiff and particularly the dinosaurs!
A great way to spend a slightly overcast bank holiday afternoon – and it’s free!
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| Double Trouble About To Land |
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| The Imposing Entrance to Cardiff Museum |
I used to visit when I was a child and just going through the door (in those days it revolved!) used to be exciting.
The grandeur of the building never fails to disappoint.
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| Spotted these cute little fellas in the gift shop |
We had to stop to inspect the crystals before our trip into the Natural History section. Caitlin is obsessed with crystals and jewels.
She already has expensive tastes.
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| Caitlin, waiting to explore crystals |
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| Ammonite Fossils – much better than the ones I found on The Knap Beach in Barry |
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| Zinc-copper minerals |
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| Dad and Caitlin inspecting |
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| Enormous crystals! |
After inspecting some mightily impressive crystals, we went on our quest to find the dinosaurs.
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| A prehistoric scene |
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| A Brontosaurus – I think! |
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| Not sure about this one! |
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| Wouldn’t like to be nipped by this one |
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| The Mighty T-Rex |
What do you call a dinosaur with one eye? A didyouthinkhesawus? Oh please yourselves.
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| A Woolly Mammoth & Baby – Automated, much to Ieuan’s delight |
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| Prehistoric Hyena |
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| Moose skeleton |
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| Woolly Mammoth skeleton |
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| A Bison |
What’s the difference between a buffalo and a bison? You can wash your hands in a bison. OK, think I’ll forget the jokes.
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| Caitlin & Ieuan |
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| Dad & Son Bonding Time |
After a good half hour in prehistoric times, it was time to retire to the coffee shop for a much needed refreshment break.
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| Ieuan – tired out |
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| Caitlin in the cafe |
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| National Museum of Wales, Cardiff – a great afternoon out.
Further information can be found at www.museumwales.ac.uk/cardiff/. The museum is open Tuesday to Sunday between 10 am and 5pm. (The Galleries close at 4:45 pm). The museum is closed on Mondays. Telephone 0300 111 2 333.
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linda
Ex marketing professional turned family lifestyle blogger. I live in Cardiff with hubby Mat, Caitlin (10) and Ieuan (8).
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This looks like a great day out. I really like visiting museums, so living in London I have a lot to choose from x
Looks like so much fun! It's great that it's free too – I live in Bristol and have been meaning to visit the museum for ages, it looks great. x
we love museums and this one looks great.