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National Trust - Penrhyn Castle & Garden
Wales, United Kingdom
National Trust – Penrhyn Castle & Garden is a vast 19th‑century neo‑Norman “castle” near Bangor in Gwynedd, North Wales, set on the Menai Strait with sweeping views across Snowdonia and the North Wales coast.
Designed by Thomas Hopper between the 1820s and 1830s for the wealthy Dawkins‑Pennant family, whose fortune came from the nearby Penrhyn slate quarries, it is a Grade I listed building packed with opulent interiors, grand staircases, and an important art collection.
The estate includes more than 60 acres of garden and parkland, with a historic walled garden, a striking fuchsia arch, a lush bog garden, and woodland walks that blend ornamental planting and open lawns.
Today managed by the National Trust, the site also features a small railway museum and interpretive displays that explore both the glamour of the house and the complex history of its owners’ links to colonial slate wealth and historic slavery.
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Bangor LL57 4HT, United Kingdom
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