Considered one of the best examples of a Welsh medieval estate centre, it survives almost unaltered. The late 15th century hall has a hammerbeam roof. Only the hall, solar, and buttery are on view.
Tal y Bont,
Bangor,
Gwynedd,
Wales, LL57 3AZ
Built c1500 by the Wynn family with 17th and 19th century additions. This is a Tudor courtyard house sitting in a Grade 1 listed garden. There is a mid 17th century panelled dining room. It is famous for its peacocks and ghosts and is known as one of the most haunted houses in Wales. Garden: Tudor mansion gardens, terrace, 19th century parterre, old cedar trees.
Llanrwst,
Gwynedd,
Wales, LL26 0PN
A well-preserved example of Welsh gentry house built in the mid 15th century with 18th century renovations. The house is thought to have been built by Madoc of Penarth in 1416, to a design known as an an aisled truss hall house. Most of the original 15th century features still remain, a rarity in Wales, where most houses of a similar age were built of timber rather than stone, as is the case at Penarth Fawr.
Chwilog,
Pwllheli ,
Gwynedd,
Wales, LL53 6PR
Attraction Type: Historic House Location: 4 miles east of Pwllheli off the A497 and then by minor roads. Well signed off the A497. There is a small parking area opposite the house.
An Elizabethan townhouse, considered an architectural gem, is especially noted for its ornamental plasterwork and original furniture. Plas Mawr is one of the finest Elizabethan town houses on Britain,
High Street,
Conwy,
Gwynedd,
Wales, LL32 8DE
Plas Newydd (not to be confused with the house of the same name at Llangollen), home of the Marquis of Anglesey, is an 18th century house built by James Wyatt in both Classical and Gothic styles. It houses a massive mural painted by Rex Whistler and an exhibition about his work. Garden: The gardens surround one of the most popular country houses in Wales, the home of the Marquis of Anglesey. Lawns and open parkland are dotted with informal plantings of shrubs, and there is a formal Italianate rose garden by the house. A seasonal rhododenron garden is open in spring. Best viewed in: Spring.
Llanfairpwyll,
Anglesey,
Gwynedd,
Wales, LL61 6DQ
A small 16th century manor house surrounded by extensive gardens, offering wonderful views over Hells Mouth Bay. There was a fortified house at Plas yn Rhiw as early as 900AD. The house was restored by the three Keating sisters in the 1930s and has been restored by the National Trust to the way it would have been during the 30s.. Plas yn Rhin is reputed to be haunted by several ghosts; one the spirit of a drunkard from the 18th century who prowls the stairs looking, presumably, for something to drink. another a Vicrian girl, daughter of the house owner, who married a tinker. Garden: A small garden surrounding a (mostly) medieval manor. Flowering shrubs and trees, with rhododendrons, azaleas, and magnolias, are separated by formal hedges and grassed pathways. The original garden has been extended by the National Trust to include 150 acres of surrounding woodland, including a snowdrop wood overlooking the garden.
Pwllheli,
Gwynedd,
Wales, LL53 8AB
A farm dwelling where Bishop William Morgan, the first translator of the Bible into Welsh, was born in 1545. Ty Mawr Wybrnant is a traditional farmhouse built of stone, set in a remote location in a fabulous countryside location in the Conwy valley. Pathways lead from the house through the surrounding woodland.
Penmachno,
Betws-y-Coed,
Gwynedd,
Wales, LL25 0HJ
