Gardens in Gwynedd
One of the great gardens of Britain, Bodnant is known for its collection of botanical samples from across the globe. The gardens are a mix of formal and informal areas overlooking the River Conwy, with views to Snowdonia. Among the highlights are Italianate terraces, a laburnum arch, lush dell garden, and a lily pool. Best in: May to early June for the laburnum arch in bloom.
Tal-y-Cafn,
Colwyn Bay,
Gwynedd,
Wales, LL28 5RE
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Bryn Gwynant is a Victorian garden and woodland laid out around a country house (now used as a youth hostel). There is a small ornamental garden and an orchard, but the real appeal here is the setting, looking over Llyn Gwynant and up to Snowdon.
Nantgwynant,
Snowdonia,
Gwynedd,
Wales, LL55 4NP
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Historic 18th century walled gardens in the grounds of a country house near Caernarfon have ben transformed into a horticultural paradise, with plants gathered on annual plant-hunting expeditions to the far corners of the world.
Griffith's Crossing,
Caernarfon,
Gwynedd,
Wales, LL55 1TU
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A pretty 19th century public gardens featuring a camera obscura, rock gardens, and stone circle erected for the National Eisteddfod in 1962.
Great Orme,
Llandudno,
Gwynedd,
Wales, LL30 2ND
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Heritage Highlight: The oldest public park in the Conwy region
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A large 18th century landscaped parkland surrounds the historic house of Nannau. The roots of the estate date to at least the 12th century. Owain Glyndwr famously killed his cousin, Hywel Sele, in the park at Nannau. The estate is home to the popular Precipice Walk.
Nannau,
Dolgellau,
Gwynedd,
Wales
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Heritage Highlight: Ancient landscaped park is home to an historic murder mystery
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Quirky, romantic, and exceptionally beautiful Italianate gardens surround the house of Clough Williams-Ellis, architect of Portmeiron. The eccentric architect developed the gardens over a period of 70 years as a romantic series of vistas, incorporating architectural focal points such as a folly and an orangery.
Llanfrothen,
Gwynedd,
Wales, LL48 6SW
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Heritage Highlight: Centred on a 17th century manor house
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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 rhododendron garden is open in spring. Best viewed in: Spring.
Llanfairpwyll,
Anglesey,
Anglesey,
Gwynedd,
Wales, LL61 6DQ
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The Vaynol estate lies on the mainland side of the Menai Strait and comprises over 1000 acres of parkland, including a garden laid out in Elizabethan times, parkland designed in 1820, and woods dotted with a castellated tower, mausoleum, and boat house. The parkland is contained within a stone wall 7 miles long, and holds over 30 listed buildings including a chapel and medieval tithe barn.
Capel-y-graig,
Menai Bridge,
Gwynedd,
Wales
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Heritage Highlight: One of the finest examples of an Arcadian landscape garden
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Wern Manor (Y Wern) is a country house between Criccieth and Pwllhelii, remodelled for a successful mining engineer named RM Greaves in 1892. Greaves called upon architect John Douglas of Chester to create a country house in baronial style.
Wern,
Porthmadog,
Gwynedd,
Wales
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Heritage Highlight: A rare Welsh garden by Edwardian designer Thomas Mawson
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