Schools and education groups at Carmarthenshire Museum

Carmarthenshire Museum aims to shape the storytellers of the future through inspiring exhibitions and exciting events. From our Discovery gallery—which highlights nature, sustainability, and local crafts—to our Commemoration gallery, featuring our massive standing stones, the Museum is full of wonders waiting to be explored.
We aim to make every visit to the Museum special. Whether you plan a self-led experience or wish to take advantage of our facilitated workshops, we offer plenty of ways to engage with the stories of Carmarthenshire. And don't forget to register your school or educational group for our membership scheme to access even more ways to get the most out of your visit, including unlimited loan boxes and a goody bag from our gift shop!

Workshops at Carmarthenshire Museum
Carmarthenshire Museum offers a wide range of curriculum‑linked workshops designed to fit perfectly with school topics, from our popular WWII Evacuee, Egyptians, Romans, and Victorian Schoolroom sessions to our immersive Victorian Schoolroom with kitchen and garden tour in partnership with Parc yr Esgob
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Education sessions
Schools and educational groups have several options for engaging with CofGâr museums and the collections in our care. You are welcome to visit Carmarthenshire Museum as a group or book one of our popular educational loan boxes for your learning sessions. We would be happy to help with whatever you need.
See the options below for further information.
Sessions we offer
Workshops
Book onto one of our lively, hands-on workshops, where you'll learn about what life was like in Carmarthenshire for the Romans, Victorians, or Second World War evacuees.
Self-led
All self-led educational visits to the Museum are free, although we welcome donations to help support our learning programmes.
Please book your self-led visit with us on 01267 228696 or info@cofgar.wales.
Loan boxes
Our education loan boxes are £25 each for two weeks. Please collect and drop off your box(es) within the agreed timeframes. There is a form to complete and sign upon collection.
Please pay on collection of the box via cash or card at the Museum Reception Desk.
Damaged or broken items on return will incur a charge.
See what loan boxes we have to offer and find out their contents.
Booking your visit
Before you book
What we need to know
Please let us know:
- Name of school or education group
- Are you education group members
- Contact email/phone number of staff member organising the visit and the contact details of the school or education group (if different)
- Age and year group of pupils
- Total number of pupils attending
- Total number of staff attending
- Preferred date(s) and time(s) of visit
- Whether a lunch space is required
- Workshop or self-led session
- Any specific needs or accessibility requirements
Payment methods
For Carmarthenshire schools, our preferred method of payment is a transfer of funds. All we need is your school budget code and an email confirming that you are happy for the transfer to take place. Please send this information to info@cofgar.wales at least one week before the visit.
For all other schools and education groups, we can send you an invoice or you're welcome to pay by card or cash at any time up to and including the day of your visit.
Our preferred method of payment for education loan boxes is card or cash upon collection.
Cancellation
Please contact the Museum directly as early as possible if your circumstances change so that your place can be allocated to another group.
Cancellations received later than 10am on the day before a booking and groups that miss their session must still pay the full session price.
Access and additional learning needs
- Carmarthenshire Museum has a step free entrance and route from the car park. The Museum exhibition galleries are step free with some exceptions for certain areas.
- A lift is available on site.
- An accessible toilet is located on the ground floor.
Quiet spaces and rest areas can be made available during your visit and pointed out by a member of staff on arrival. Noise levels in galleries can be adjusted depending on the visitors needs.
Please see our Accessibility at the Museum page for more information.
Safeguarding
Please email info@cofgar.wales to request a copy of the CofGâr Safeguarding Children and Adults at Risk Procedures.
Preview visits
School staff and education group leaders are welcome to make a preview visit in preparation for their visit. This can be done at any time.
Preview visits can be self-led or you are welcome to ask for assistance from a member of the CofGâr team. Please let us know in advance by phone or email if you wish to arrange assistance for your preview visit.
Preview visits are useful for site familiarisation, carrying out risk assessments, logistics planning and making sure exhibits match their learning goals. For these reasons, they are recommended, but they are not mandatory.

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Darganfyddwch ein rhaglen aelodaeth i grwpiau addysgol a sut mae'n cynnig gwerth rhagorol i ysgolion a grwpiau addysgol sy'n archebu sesiynau bywiog a deniadol a'n blychau benthyca poblogaidd.
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Adult to child ratios
We advise a ratio of 1 adult to every 8 children in line with the National Guidelines for Wales recommendation.
Risk assessments
Risk assessments are available on request from info@cofgar.wales.
School staff and education group leaders are welcome to visit the site beforehand to carry out their own risk assessment as well. There is no need to arrange a time to do this in advance.
Travel
Directions
Find out how to get to the Museum on our Visit page.
There is coach parking just outside main entrance to the Bishop's Park. Coaches are welcome to stay for the duration of their visit. View a map of the parking areas of the site.
Bursaries
GEM Cymru have a bursary scheme that covers the cost of transport, entrance fees and workshops for any school in Wales visiting a museum in Wales, other than national museums. View a list of the eligible museums on the GEM Cymru website.
All CofGâr museums are included. This scheme is currently paused but will be available again soon. Please visit the GEM Cymru website to see if the bursary is available or ask the museum upon booking.
Lunch spaces
Seating will be provided in the Create, Commission, Collect gallery for schools and education groups. There are also plenty of benches and picnic tables around the Bishop's Park if weather permits.
Storage for belongings
The Discovery gallery offers storage space for any bags, coats, or other belongings.
