{"id":77819,"date":"2023-02-23T15:07:57","date_gmt":"2023-02-23T15:07:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/?p=77819"},"modified":"2023-04-17T12:26:15","modified_gmt":"2023-04-17T11:26:15","slug":"the-baked-beans-museum-of-excellence-south-wales-best-kept-tourist-secret","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/business-culture\/the-baked-beans-museum-of-excellence-south-wales-best-kept-tourist-secret","title":{"rendered":"The Baked Beans Museum of Excellence &#8211; Wales\u2019 best kept secret."},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Port Talbot boasts Wales&#8217; most unique tourist attraction, the Baked Beans Museum of Excellence, which is set to close its doors later this year.<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2023\/02\/beany-tin-of-beans-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-77841\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2023\/02\/beany-tin-of-beans-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-77841\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"> Captain Beany explained how his dream is to release his own brand of baked beans.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cPassword?\u201d came a distorted, muffled voice through the intercom.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cAhm\u2026 baked beans,\u201d I replied with uncertainty.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The door buzzed and I entered, climbing two flights of stairs arriving on the landing of apartment number six, suspiciously awaiting what lay behind the door.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It swung open engulfing me in a wall of orange, almost blinded by the brightness I entered.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cHello my boy, how have you bean?\u201d came the voice from the intercom with his hand outstretched to shake mine, forged in this land of sulphur and steel it was Wales\u2019 only caped crusader \u2013 Captain Beany.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2023\/02\/Beany-coffin-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-77869\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2023\/02\/Beany-coffin-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2023\/02\/Beany-coffin-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2023\/02\/Beany-coffin-770x433.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2023\/02\/Beany-coffin-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2023\/02\/Beany-coffin-293x165.jpg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2023\/02\/Beany-coffin-1400x788.jpg 1400w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2023\/02\/Beany-coffin.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2023\/02\/Beany-coffin-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-77869\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2023\/02\/Beany-coffin-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2023\/02\/Beany-coffin-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2023\/02\/Beany-coffin-770x433.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2023\/02\/Beany-coffin-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2023\/02\/Beany-coffin-293x165.jpg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2023\/02\/Beany-coffin-1400x788.jpg 1400w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2023\/02\/Beany-coffin.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The museum has attracted over 1,200 visitors since it opened in 2009.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;Since 2009, Barry Kirk, who legally changed his name to Captain Beany, has invited the public to his flat in Port Talbot to experience one of the UK\u2019s most unique attractions, The Baked Beans Museum of Excellence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIn an alternative world Barry Kirk is living the life, married with a couple of children and the total opposite of what I am now,\u201d he joked.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A typical visit to the museum starts with a chat with the Captain, a tour of his bean-themed flat and his museum of over 450 bean related artefacts. Every guest leaves with a goody bag of Captain Beany keepsakes including fridge magnets and an autograph.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Beany\u2019s origin lies in a bath of baked beans back in September 1986.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2023\/02\/bean-bath-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-77843\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2023\/02\/bean-bath-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2023\/02\/bean-bath-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2023\/02\/bean-bath-770x433.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2023\/02\/bean-bath-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2023\/02\/bean-bath-293x165.jpg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2023\/02\/bean-bath-1400x788.jpg 1400w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2023\/02\/bean-bath.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2023\/02\/bean-bath-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-77843\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2023\/02\/bean-bath-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2023\/02\/bean-bath-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2023\/02\/bean-bath-770x433.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2023\/02\/bean-bath-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2023\/02\/bean-bath-293x165.jpg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2023\/02\/bean-bath-1400x788.jpg 1400w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2023\/02\/bean-bath.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The inspiration for the Captain Beany was The Who&#8217;s 1967 Album, &#8216;Sell Out&#8217;, which can be seen to the right.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI decided to wallow in a bath of beans for the best part of 100 hours, I didn\u2019t think I would last 100 seconds, but we raised \u00a31,500 for a special needs charity bus.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cImagine if I had a time machine and went back to see myself in that bath, I\u2019d probably give myself a bollocking, because my entire life changed irreversibly after that\u201d he joked.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This was the catalyst for Beany to pursue a lifetime of humanitarian and charity work, which includes body modification, charity stunts and marathon running, all with some relevance to beans.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe class=\"zeen-lazy-load-base zeen-lazy-load\" title=\"The Baked Bean Museum of Excellence\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"about:blank\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/1qpWin_cWgg?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><noscript><iframe title=\"The Baked Bean Museum of Excellence\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/1qpWin_cWgg?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/noscript>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The most immediately noticeable evidence of this is the Captain\u2019s facial tattoos: a bean brow and an entire hairline of baked beans.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI came up with this half baked idea of getting a tattoo where people could adopt a bean with their initials on it, we raised about \u00a33,600 for a young girls&#8217; operation,\u201d explained Beany.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The product of his work can be seen in his striking orange living room that feels unchanged since the 80s, decorated top to bottom with trophies, pictures and plaques.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s very humbling when I look at all these awards, it\u2019s something with a purpose in life,\u201d he said.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2023\/02\/sandfields-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-77862\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2023\/02\/sandfields-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2023\/02\/sandfields-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2023\/02\/sandfields-770x433.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2023\/02\/sandfields-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2023\/02\/sandfields-293x165.jpg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2023\/02\/sandfields-1400x788.jpg 1400w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2023\/02\/sandfields.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2023\/02\/sandfields-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-77862\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2023\/02\/sandfields-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2023\/02\/sandfields-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2023\/02\/sandfields-770x433.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2023\/02\/sandfields-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2023\/02\/sandfields-293x165.jpg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2023\/02\/sandfields-1400x788.jpg 1400w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2023\/02\/sandfields.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The museum is based in the Captain&#8217;s flat, located in Sandfields estate, a stone&#8217;s throw from Swansea Bay.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIf I can inspire people to be original and live their own life, then that\u2019s enough for me,\u201d he explained. \u201cIf everyone was like me, I\u2019m sure it would be a crazy world but everyone would at least be themselves.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Unfortunately, this museum\u2019s days are numbered.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI\u2019ve had the museum now for 13 years, and if I keep it for another 13 I&#8217;ll be in my 80s,\u201d he explained with a hint of sadness.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI\u2019ll be downsizing and if I take the bean museum in with me it would be a bit of a tight fit so it&#8217;s on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ebay.co.uk\/itm\/204249250809?hash=item2f8e343bf9:g:TOgAAOSwww1j15bn&amp;amdata=enc%3AAQAHAAAAoHz%2FSboWC6yld51dytFnlH7BsnsqcU1OkOR9lOzgdW9lkyAMXf49tHqd1%2BYedOpTkMhDv%2F%2FagvsE7cp6h0by%2FMWGi4V6WkPgSDMgjzrzyiu%2FZrRhMo66%2FBMh0kdC48OyLs%2BC6Bt%2BvRwy92UJT%2BvrAI9Qc70auOgCfaZj0nIboSkzTZfYPt9NnEZ6t1E03L8LMoBcq%2BtdUylvQ0CFZRSjSY0%3D%7Ctkp%3ABk9SR-7W1O_PYQ\">eBay<\/a> for a poultry sum of \u00a35,000.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2023\/02\/tripadvisor-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-77940\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2023\/02\/tripadvisor-1024x576.jpg 1024w, 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srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2023\/02\/tripadvisor-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2023\/02\/tripadvisor-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2023\/02\/tripadvisor-770x433.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2023\/02\/tripadvisor-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2023\/02\/tripadvisor-293x165.jpg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2023\/02\/tripadvisor-1400x788.jpg 1400w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2023\/02\/tripadvisor.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The Baked Beans Museum of Excellence is number one of 14 attractions in Port Talbot on Tripadvisor.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI\u2019ve no intentions of giving up Captain Beany, I\u2019ve got envisions of myself in the future writing my own book \u2018Bean There, Done That, Got the Tattoo\u2019 perhaps\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>His most prized possession is his baked bean coffin complete with a Heinz Beans logo which every guest is obliged to take a picture with.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2023\/02\/coffin-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-77840\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2023\/02\/coffin-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2023\/02\/coffin-300x169.jpg 300w, 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https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2023\/02\/coffin-293x165.jpg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2023\/02\/coffin.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Captain Beany&#8217;s museum contains over 450 bean themed artefacts, including his coffin.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWhenever I do I go, I\u2019ll be going out with a blast,\u201d he joked.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/captainbeany.com\/contact\/\">Visits<\/a> to the museum can be made by appointment only and cost \u00a310.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<iframe class=\"zeen-lazy-load-base zeen-lazy-load\" src=\"about:blank\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/d\/u\/1\/embed?mid=1gZKdvxqATOf-ORT6TfBaA83XwEDuyzs&amp;ehbc=2E312F\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\"><\/iframe><noscript><iframe 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