🎨 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)
Weston Studio
Cardiff & Vale, Cardiff & Vale

Theatre

Wheel Of Drams
The Valleys, The Valleys

Memorial

Wheel Pit
North Wales, North Wales

Historic Ruins

Whitchurch Serviceman Statue
Cardiff & Vale, Cardiff & Vale

Memorial

White Swan Hotel
Mid Wales, Mid Wales

Memorial

Whitewall Gallery
Cardiff & Vale, Cardiff & Vale

Art Gallery

Whitland Abbey
West Wales, West Wales

Historic Ruins

Whitson Court
Newport, Newport & Gwent

Castle

Whitton Lodge Roman Villa
Cardiff & Vale, Cardiff & Vale

Archaeological Site

Wicked Image Tattoo Studio
Ystrad Mynach, The Valleys

Tattoo Studio. 17 Penallta Road. CF82 7BE

Wild Boar Amphitheatre
The Valleys, The Valleys

Theatre

Wild Woolf Piercings
Tredegar, The Valleys

Tattoo Studio. Hours: Mo Off; Tu-We 09:30-17:00; Th 09:30-17:30; Fr 09:30-17:00; Sa 10:00-17:00; Su Off. 15 Castle Street. NP22 3DG

📞 +44 1495 449 353
Will Ramsbotham
North Wales, North Wales

Memorial

William Aston Hall
North Wales, North Wales

Arts Centre

📞 +44 1978 293293
William Evans
The Valleys, The Valleys

Memorial

William Morris Hughes
North Wales, North Wales

Memorial

William Thomas Monument
North Wales, North Wales

Memorial

Wilson Museum
Pembrokeshire, Pembrokeshire

Museum. Hours: Tu-Sa 10:00-17:15. Church Street

📞 +44 1834 860500
Winding House
New Tredegar, The Valleys

Museum. Cross Street. NP24 6EG

📞 +44 1443 412248
Winding House
Pembrokeshire, Pembrokeshire

Historic Ruins. Hours: 24/7

Winding House Ruins
North Wales, North Wales

Historic Ruins

Wireless in Wales
Denbigh, North Wales

Museum. Lenten Pool. LL16 3LF

Wolf's Gate
Pembrokeshire, Pembrokeshire

Memorial

Wooden Boat
Mid Wales, Mid Wales

Archaeological Site

Woollen Mill Ruins
North Wales, North Wales

Historic Ruins

World War 2 Gun position
Mid Wales, Mid Wales

Historic Ruins

World War I memorial
Mid Wales, Mid Wales

Memorial

World War II memorial
Mid Wales, Mid Wales

Memorial

World War II Pillbox
North Wales, North Wales

Historic Fort

Wrexham and District Society of Model Engineers
Wrexham, North Wales

Museum. Old Wrexham Road. LL12 8UA

Wrexham Archives
Wrexham, North Wales

Museum. Regent Street

Wrexham Ink
Wrexham, North Wales

Tattoo Studio. Hours: Tu-Fr 10:00-17:00; Sa 10:00-18:00. 51A Chester Street. LL13 8BA

📞 +44 1978290876
Wrexham Library
Wrexham, North Wales

Library. Hours: Mo-Fr 09:30-18:00; Sa 09:30-16:00. Rhosddu Road. LL11 1AU

📞 +44 1978 292090
Wrexham Museum
North Wales, North Wales

Museum

WW1 Memorial
North Wales, North Wales

Memorial

WW1 Practice Trenches
North Wales, North Wales

Archaeological Site

WWII Chain Home Low radar station
North Wales, North Wales

Historic Ruins

WWW
Mid Wales, Mid Wales

Boundary Stone

WWW
Mid Wales, Mid Wales

Boundary Stone

Wye Fret
Mid Wales, Mid Wales

Musical Instrument

Wyeside
Builth Wells, Mid Wales

Cinema. Hours: Mo Off; Tu-Fr 18:30-22:00; Sa-Su 16:00-22:00. Castle Street. LD2 3BN

📞 +44 1982 552 555
Wyeside Art Centre
Builth Wells, Mid Wales

Arts Centre. Hours: Mo Off; Tu-Fr 18:30-22:00; Sa-Su 16:00-22:00. Castle Street. LD2 3BN

📞 +44 1982 552 555
Wyllie war memorial
The Valleys, The Valleys

Memorial

Wynnstay Hall
North Wales, North Wales

Manor House

Xplore! Science Discovery Centre
Wrexham, North Wales

Museum. Henblas Street

Y Bwlwarcau Iron Age hillfort
Swansea Bay, Swansea Bay

Archaeological Site

Y Castell Gwyn
Newport & Gwent, Newport & Gwent

Castle

Y Das, Tomen
Mid Wales, Mid Wales

Archaeological Site

Y Dolydd - The Workhouse
North Wales, North Wales

Museum

Y Ffwrnes
Llanelli, West Wales

Theatre. Park Street. SA15 3YE

📞 +44 3452 263 510
Y Gaer Roman Fort
Mid Wales, Mid Wales

Archaeological Site

Y Galeri Caerffili
Caerphilly, The Valleys

Art Gallery. Hours: Mo Off; Tu-Sa 10:00-17:00; Su Off. CF83 1JL

📞 +447385903473
Y Ganolfan Arts Centre
Porthmadog, North Wales

Arts Centre. High Street. LL49 9LP

Y Garn
Mid Wales, Mid Wales

Archaeological Site

Y Gorseddau Tumulus 1
North Wales, North Wales

Archaeological Site

Y Gorseddau Tumulus 2
North Wales, North Wales

Archaeological Site

Y Pen-saer Maen
North Wales, North Wales

Memorial

Y Pigwn Camp Outpost
West Wales, West Wales

Historic Fort

Y Storws
North Wales, North Wales

Historic Ruins

Y Werthyr Hillfort
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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