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.

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• If you can't immediately find what you want, try using the 'search site' box in the top left-hand corner of each page. 

2009 is Cadw’s silver anniversary year. Look here for more details on how we’re celebrating 25 years of looking after Wales’ s historic environment.

Due to unavoidable circumstances, the following monument will be closed during the stated period. We apologise for any inconvenience caused.

Dolwyddelan Castle: 30.11.09 - 11.12.09

Tackling Wales’ buildings at risk The vast majority (73%) of Wales’s 30,000 listed buildings are not at risk, but almost 10% of the total (2,882) are classified at risk, while an additional 5,145 are vulnerable. Although over the last ten years the levels of risk across Wales appear to have fallen slightly (by around 1-1.5%) this.... > More

Creative Events Programmer Fancy a medieval castle as a blank canvas or a Victorian industrial heritage site as an inspiration for working with young people? Cauldrons and Furnaces is a project which will use extraordinary landmark built heritage sites in Wales in extraordinary ways.  ......... > More

Christmas with Cadw - 20% seasonal discount at Cadw shops for Heritage in Wales members! During the coming holiday season, Heritage in Wales members can look forward to even greater savings on their purchases from Cadw. Between 1 December 2009 and 31 January 2010, ... > More

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