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Historic
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Bodelwyddan
Castle 
Located off the A55 North Wales Expressway between St. Asaph and Abergele.
Tel. 01745 584060 E-mail
Bodelwyddan Castle may look medieval but it's a fake; a 19th century
mock castle complete with turrets and battlements, built on and around
an earlier original house. The architect responsible for the castle,
Joseph Hansom, invented the Hansom cab that bears his name. The National
Portrait Gallery has a collection of 19th century paintings displayed
here. Bodelwyddan
Castle in depth.
Chirk
Castle 
In Chirk, Clwyd, off A5, National Trust, Tel. 01691 777701, Fax 01691
774706
A Border fortress begun by Roger Mortimer around 1295 and completed
in 1310. The castle was remodeled extensively by Sir Thomas Myddelton
in the late 16th century, and rebuilt following damage in the English
Civil War. The grim stone structure is set in lovely parkland of a
more peaceful 18th century. Luxurious state rooms in neo-Classical
adorn the interior, giving the lie to the forbidding exterior. Offa's
Dyke runs through the park surrounding the castle.
Erddig
House 
Two miles south of Wrexham, A525/A5152. National Trust. Tel. 01978
355314. Email: erddig@smtp.ntrust.org.uk.
Erddig was built in the 1680's. Upstairs are 18th century furniture,
porcelain, and glass. There is a downstairs exhibition, blacksmith
shop, saw mill, stable yard, carriages, laundry, bakehouse, and kitchen.
The 18th century walled garden is considered important historically.
Gyrn
Castle
At Llanasa, Holywell, Flintshire, off A55. Tel. 01745 853500 for appointment
to view.
Built 18th and 19th centuries. Large picture gallery, panelled entrance
hall. Woodland walks.
Hartsheath
Off A5104 southeast Mold, Flintshire. Tel. 01352 770217 for prior
booking.
An 18th and 19th century house set in parkland.
Plas
Mawr
High St., Conwy, (A55) Caernarfonshire, on the A55. Cadw. Tel.
01492 580167
An Elizabethan townhouse, considered an architectural gem, is especially
noted for its ornamental plasterwork and original furniture. AV tour
Plas
Newydd
Hill St., Llangollen, on the A5. Tel. 0 1978 861 314 for opening times
or check with the Llangollen Tourist Information Centre.
This black and white timbered house was the home of two eccentric
Irish ladies, Eleanor Butler and Sarah Ponsonby, known as the Ladies
of Llangollen. Curiously, it was bought by their maid, who left it
to the "Ladies" when she died! All three women now lie in
St Collen's churchyard. Here they welcomed the intellectual elite
of Britain. The house is set in a historic park. Do not confuse this
Plas Newydd with the stately
home on Anglesey of the same name.
Tower
At Nercwys, one mile south of Mold, Flintshire. Tel. 01352 700220
for dates and opening times-summer only.
Grade I listed building.
Wern
Isaf
At Penmaen Park, Llanfairfechan, A55. Tel. 01248 680437.
1900 Arts and Crafts house with original furniture and William Morris
fabrics.
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