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Penrhyn Castle

Penrhyn Castle
Bangor
Gwynedd

LL57 4HN

tel: 01248 353084
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Area: Wales
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Penrhyn Castle -- Wales
Visitor Information www.nationaltrust.org.uk
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Penrhyn Castle
Wales
All details updated* as of: 18/02/2008
Disabled information plus mobility and walking aids
 Opening Days and Hours

19 mar - 30 Jun 08, 11-5, Wed - Mon
1 Jul - 31 Aug 08, 10-5, Wed - Mon
1 Sep - 2 Nov 08, 11-5, Wed - Mon
Last audio tour 4pm

Parties / Coaches: Yes
Groups / Coaches need Appointment: Yes

House Open for Viewing: Yes
19 mar - 30 Jun 08, 12-5, Wed - Mon
1 Jul - 31 Aug 08, 11-5, Wed - Mon
1 Sep - 2 Nov 08, 12-5, Wed - Mon
View this house at StatelyHomes.com

National Garden Scheme days: No
Best Times of Year to Visit:
To see:
 Admission Prices
Castle: £9, child £4.50, family £22.50. Groups £7. Garden and stable block exhibitions only: £5.60, child £2.80

 Onsite Facilities
Parking: Yes
Lavatories: Yes
Disabled Access: Yes
Shop: Yes
Plants for Sale: Yes
Lunches: Yes
Teas: Yes
Light Refreshment: Yes
Picnics: No
Dogs Allowed: Yes
On Lead only: Yes
Special Events: Yes
Other Facilities:
3 seater staff-driven buggy can be pre-booked.
 Garden Features
19th-century fantasy castle with spectacular contents and grounds; Magnificent views over Snowdonia; Unique furniture collection and the best private art collection, in context, in Wales; Large gardens and grounds with formal Victorian walled garden; Dolls museum, extensive Victorian kitchens, railway museum and adventure playground English Heritage Garden Grade:
National Collection:
 Description of Garden
Designer:
The three astonishing elements of this garden are the extraordinary castle built on a heroic scale which acts as a backdrop to the large and varied collection of trees - Douglas Firs, redwoods, Pines, Holm oaks, firs, and native varieties and the collection of rare and tender plants that can be grown here courtesy of the mild climate generated by the Gulf Stream.

In the Walled Garden on the lower slopes below the castle are to found an astonishing variety of tender species, such as Lobster Claw, the florist's bloom, Pot jasmine, Lapageria and Decumaria, even the Cordyline indivisa and Magnolia macrophylla. At the foot of the slopes are huge clumps of giant rhubarb, gunnera, ferns, flax and bamboo standing in front of Holm oaks, Eucalyptus and purple maples.
 History of Garden
The immense castle was built for G. H. Dawkins between 1822 and 1838. It was visited by Queen Victoria, who planted a (still surviving) Wellingtonia there, in 1859. Many choice trees were planted by Dawkins, but when the Scottish forester and botanist, Angus Duncan Webster took over the care of the woodlands in 1880 he tried many new and untested varieties. The Victorian parterre, supervised by the Head Gardener, Walter Speed, one of the first recipients in 1897 of the RHS's premier award, the Victoria Medal of Honour, was replaced by a less formal and more flamboyant composition, including a loggia and fountains, by Lady Penryhn in the 1930s.
 Nearby Wales Hotels, Facilities & Amenities
Hotels & Accommodation:
Restaurants:
Ye Olde Bulls Head, Beaumaris
Inns & Pubs:
Ye Olde Bulls Head, Beaumaris
Queen's Head, Glanwydden, SW. of Llandudno
Villages / Towns / Sightseeing:
Bangor Victorian Pier
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