Cadw is the historic environment service of the Welsh Assembly Government. 'Cadw' (pronounced cad-oo) is a Welsh word meaning 'to keep'.

We welcome over a million visitors to our sites every year. To find out about them, click on 'Places to Visit'.

We aim to protect the historic environment of Wales by working with partners and private owners. We want people to enjoy it, to learn from it, to preserve it for our descendants, and to share it with others.

We hope you find our website easy to navigate.

• Clicking on the Cadw logo will always bring you back to the home page.
• To enlarge the text use the 'view' menu on your computer.
• If you can't immediately find what you want, try using the 'search site' box in the top left-hand corner of each page.

Event-ful marketing campaign to attract tourists to Wales With heritage events proving an increasingly big draw with visitors, Cadw, the Welsh Assembly Government’s historic environment service, has launched a major new marketing campaign and dedicated website... > More

The Strata Florida Churchyard Trust Autumn Harvest and Craft Fair in Strata Florida Abbey, 4 September 2010, 10.00 – 4.00 Free Admission with Cadw’s cooperation > More

Maintenance Matters goes live! Maintenance Matters!, a new web resource designed by Cadw, the Welsh Assembly Government’s historic environment service, for owners of historic and listed properties, is now live... > More

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