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Eating and shopping at Penrhyn Castle

A close up of a scone covered in cream and jam
Come for a treat in our Castle Cafe | © National Trust Images / William Shaw

After a walk around the castle, garden and estate you’ll probably have a good appetite. The café has plenty of freshly baked produce to satisfy your hunger. If you’re short on time why not pick up a treat from the shop to take home. Or stay a while for some much-deserved retail therapy.

Castle Café

Selling a great range of hot and cold drinks, soups, sandwiches and a large range of cakes and bakes all made by our resident baker. The café extends to outside with additional seating in the rear courtyard.

Allergen information

Most of the food and drink served is prepared on site in our kitchen, using a wide range of ingredients. As a result, we can’t guarantee that any of our food and drink products are completely allergen free.

If you have an allergy or intolerance and would like ingredient information about the food and drink served, please ask the staff, who will be happy to help.

Always check when you visit

Visited before? We sometimes change our recipes to improve quality and flavour, including the ingredients. When you visit, please speak to one of our team to check the current allergen information for your favourite dish.

A woman wears a woolly hat and a yellow ROKA rucksack
A woman wears a yellow ROKA rucksack on an autumn day | © National Trust Images/James Dobson

Castle Shop

The castle shop can be found in the house, near the Victorian kitchens. We have lots of gifts for the home, including beautiful scarves and recycled wool blankets. We also stock jams, pickles and tasty biscuits.

Thank you

It is through your purchases and support that we are able to continue to care for nature, beauty and history for everyone, for ever.

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Browse the shelves in the second-hand bookshop at Penrhyn Castle | © National Trust Images/Emily Roe

Second-hand bookshop

We're lucky at Penrhyn to have a fantastic second-hand bookshop in the stable block. Come and browse to see if you can pick up a bargain. All books have been donated by our supporters.

Visitor looking at the mountains of Snowdonia from Penrhyn Castle's garden at sunset

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