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Museum Admission
Adults: £5.00.
Senior Citizens: £5.00
Children 4-16 with 1 child free admission with each paying adult £Extra children £1. For school visits please contact us for quote
Dogs £Free
Carers £Free
groups £discount given for 10+
groups £free admission to group organiser - min 10 in group
Opening Times
Mondays and Tuesdays 10-4 , Saturdays and Sundays 10-2
NO PREBOOKING REQUIRED BUT GROUP SIZES NEED TO COMPLY WITH COVID REGULATIONS
Call 01938 552817 if urgent , otherwise contact the curators by email via the get in touch section on Contact heading
National Cycle Museum
The Automobile Palace
Temple Street
Llandrindod Wells
Powys - Mid Wales
LD1 5DL
Tel: 01597 825531
 
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Hobby Horse
The first machine to integrate the three main elements of the bicycle, balance, steering and propulsion, was invented and patented in 1817 in Mannheim, Germany by Karl von Drais. This was the Laufmaschine (English: Hobby Horse).
The machine had two wheels in line and therefore demanded effort from the rider to balance it. This was achieved by steering and the movement forward of the machine by the rider pushing along the ground with his feet. These machines and variants were made in Germany, France and England for a short period at the end of the second decade of the nineteenth century.
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