🎨 Arts & Culture

2895 businesses in Wales

Cardiff & Vale (198) Mid Wales (588) Newport & Gwent (179) North Wales (1166) Pembrokeshire (234) Swansea Bay (138) The Valleys (195) West Wales (197)
Blaenavon Iron Works
Newport & Gwent, Newport & Gwent

Museum. Hours: Nov-Mar Fr-Su 10:00-16:00, Apr-Oct Mo-Su 10:00-17:00

Blaenllynfi Castle
Mid Wales, Mid Wales

Archaeological Site

Blaenporth and Aberporth War Memorial
West Wales, West Wales

Memorial

Blaenwaun Post Office
Cardiff & Vale, Cardiff & Vale

Museum

Blaina Library
Blaina, The Valleys

Library. Hours: Mo 10:00-13:00,14:00-17:30; Tu Off; We Off; Th-Fr 10:00-13:00,14:00-17:30; Sa Off; Su Off. High Street. NP13 3BN

📞 +44 1495 290 312
Blake Theatre
Mid Wales, Mid Wales

Theatre

Blank Studio
Swansea Bay, Swansea Bay

Art Gallery

Blast Furnace No. 1
Newport & Gwent, Newport & Gwent

Historic Ruins

Bleddfa Castle
Mid Wales, Mid Wales

Archaeological Site

Blowing Engine
Newport & Gwent, Newport & Gwent

Historic Ruins

Boar War Memorial
North Wales, North Wales

Memorial

Bodorgan
North Wales, North Wales

Manor House. LL62 5LW

Bodowyr Chambered Tomb
North Wales, North Wales

Archaeological Site

Boduradd
North Wales, North Wales

Historic Ruins

Bodvoc's Stone
Swansea Bay, Swansea Bay

Archaeological Site

Bodychen
North Wales, North Wales

Manor House

Boer War Memorial
Mid Wales, Mid Wales

Memorial

Boer War Memorial
Swansea Bay, Swansea Bay

Memorial

Boer War Memorial, Twtil.
North Wales, North Wales

Memorial

Boncyn Arian Ring Cairn - Brenig 44
North Wales, North Wales

Archaeological Site

Boncyn Arian Tumulus
North Wales, North Wales

Archaeological Site

Borough Theatre
Newport & Gwent, Newport & Gwent

Theatre

Boulston Church (remains of)
Pembrokeshire, Pembrokeshire

Historic Ruins

Bouy
North Wales, North Wales

Monument

Boverton Castle
Mid Wales, Mid Wales

Castle

Bovil Cottage
The Valleys, The Valleys

Historic Ruins

Bovil-uchaf
The Valleys, The Valleys

Historic Ruins

Brakesman's Shelter
North Wales, North Wales

Historic Ruins

Brangwyn Hall
Swansea, Swansea Bay

Theatre. Guildhall Road South. SA1 4PE

Brass Placque
Mid Wales, Mid Wales

Memorial

Brecon Castle
Mid Wales, Mid Wales

Castle

Brecon Coliseum
Mid Wales, Mid Wales

Cinema

Brecon Library
Brecon, Mid Wales

Library. Hours: Tu 09:30-18:30; Th 09:30-17:00; Fr 09:30-17:00; Sa 10:00-16:00. Glamorgan Street. LD3 7DW

📞 +44 1874 623346
Brecon Museum
Brecon, Mid Wales

Museum. Glamorgan Street. LD3 7DW

Breidden Hill Camp
North Wales, North Wales

Archaeological Site

Bremia Roman fort
Mid Wales, Mid Wales

Archaeological Site

Brenig 40
North Wales, North Wales

Archaeological Site

Brenig Lake Barrows - Brenig 41
North Wales, North Wales

Archaeological Site

Brenig Mesolithic Settlement
North Wales, North Wales

Archaeological Site

Brenig Platform Cairn - Brenig 51
North Wales, North Wales

Archaeological Site

Brickworks
North Wales, North Wales

Historic Ruins

Bridgend Music Store
Bridgend, Mid Wales

Musical Instrument. Hours: Mo Off; Tu-Fr 09:30-16:00; Sa 10:00-16:00; Su Off. 24. CF31 1JD

📞 +44 1656 767 801
Bridgend Tattoo
Mid Wales, Mid Wales

Tattoo Studio

Britannia Bridge Memorial
North Wales, North Wales

Memorial

Brithdir Memorial Gardens
The Valleys, The Valleys

Memorial

Brithdir Roman Fort
North Wales, North Wales

Archaeological Site

Brithdir Roman Fort
Mid Wales, Mid Wales

Archaeological Site

Brithplace of Jennette Evelyn Evans
The Valleys, The Valleys

Memorial

Briton Ferry Library
Swansea Bay, Swansea Bay

Library

Briton Ferry Musical Theatre Company
Swansea Bay, Swansea Bay

Arts Centre

Briton Ferry War Memorial
Swansea Bay, Swansea Bay

Memorial

Broadmoor Rath
Pembrokeshire, Pembrokeshire

Historic Fort

Bron y Berllan
Mid Wales, Mid Wales

Historic Ruins

Bron-y-Foel Dolmen Tomb
North Wales, North Wales

Archaeological Site

Bron-y-foel Isaf Dolmen Tomb
North Wales, North Wales

Archaeological Site

Bronfre-ganol
Mid Wales, Mid Wales

Archaeological Site

Bronllys Castle
Mid Wales, Mid Wales

Castle

Bronze Age Settlement
North Wales, North Wales

Archaeological Site

Bronze Age Settlement
North Wales, North Wales

Archaeological Site

Bronze Age Settlement
North Wales, North Wales

Archaeological Site

Wales Changed the World

From the first industrial nation to the technology behind the internet — Wales has always punched above its weight.

By 1851, Wales was the world's first industrial nation — the first country where more people worked in industry than agriculture. Swansea smelted one-third of the world's copper. North Wales produced one-third of global roofing slate. Merthyr's ironworks powered the British Empire. We invented the ball bearing, the hydrogen fuel cell, packet switching for the internet, and the eight-hour workday. We gave the world Viagra, radar, and the first mail-order business. Given that legacy, Wales should be among the world's wealthiest nations. It isn't — yet. Cymru Compass exists to help every Welsh business get found, because the next chapter of Welsh innovation starts with the businesses we have today.

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Packet Switching

Donald Davies built it in Wales — the technology that makes the internet work.

Ball Bearing

Philip Vaughan, 1794.

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Hydrogen Fuel Cell

Sir William Grove, 1842.

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First Passenger Railway

Mumbles Railway, 1807.

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Mail-Order Business

Pryce Pryce-Jones, Newtown, 1861.

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Copper Capital

Swansea smelted one-third of the world's copper.

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Slate Capital

North Wales roofed the world — now a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

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Eight-Hour Day

Robert Owen from Newtown pioneered the cooperative movement.

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