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Historic
Houses
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Penhow
Castle 
Tel. (0)1633 400 800.
Penhow Castle, fully restored, was, at first, a medieval keep. Then
a hall block was added in the 15th century, and later a Stuart manor
home. There are a 13th century curtain wall and a 12th century keep
tower and ramparts on view. Rooms on the audio tour include the Norman
bedroom, a 15th century great hall, a minstrels' gallery, a Tudor
moat room, a Charles II panelled dining room, an 18th century kitchen
and a Victorian housekeeper's room.
Plas
Machynlleth
Machynlleth, (A499/487) Montgomeryshire, Powys.
Interesting and important (listed building) Welsh gentry house with
parkland on the edge of a small town. The house and garden were given
to the town as a public park. The historical development of the site
reflects that of the town.
Tredegar
House 
2 m SW Newport, Gwent, off M4; Tel. 0633 815880
Tredegar was a large estate at one time, complete with bakehouse,
brewhouse, barn, mill and a stable as grand as the house. The grounds
contain specimen trees and gardens. The
house is of red brick with its original entrance intact. The original
furnishings were removed, but some have been recovered and others
replaced. The New Parlour is furnished in Victorian style as a dining
room. In the New Hall is an assortment of 17th century portraits of
kings and queens. The carvings in the Brown room include strange beast,
foliage and faces. The bedchamber contains a 1720's bed. There is
a below stairs exhibition with a kitchen, still room, housekeeper's
room and servants' hall.
Tretower
Court
In Tretower village, off A479, five miles northwest of Crickhowell.
Cadw. Tel. 01874 730279.
15th century medieval mansion with fine timberwork and walled courtyard.
Ruined castle with 13th century round keep and late medieval garden
share the grounds. (See also Tretower
Castle).
HISTORIC
HOUSES OF WALES
Anglesey & Snowdonia
| North Wales & Borders
| Mid Wales & Brecon Beacons
| Ceredigion | Pembrokeshire
| Carmarthenshire
| Swansea & Gower | Cardiff
and South Wales Coast | Wye Valley
& Vale of Usk
WALES
TRAVEL GUIDE
ATTRACTIONS
IN WALES BY REGION
Map of Regions
Anglesey and Snowdonia | North
Wales Coast and Borderlands | Mid
Wales and Brecon Beacons | Ceredigion
| Pembrokeshire | Carmarthenshire
| Swansea, Gower and the Vale of
Neath | Cardiff, Coast, &
Valleys of South Wales | Wye Valley
and Vale of Usk
ATTRACTIONS
IN WALES BY TYPE
OF ATTRACTION
Abbeys & Monasteries
| Ancient Sites | Castles
| Gardens | Historic
Churches & Religious Sites | Historic
Houses | Museums | Roman
Remains
Virtual
Tour of Wales
Photo Credits - photos © Barbara Ballard
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