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Find out when Penrhyn Castle and Garden is open, how to get here, the things to see and do and more.
Visiting the garden at Penrhyn Castle
Like the castle itself, Penrhyn’s gardens are extensive and offer something for everyone. Make sure you pack your sense of adventure and expect the unexpected.
Autumn Highlights at Penrhyn Castle
A walk around the gardens at Penrhyn Castle brings its own rewards at this time of year. As one season moves into the next, with warm and vivid colours marking the transition to autumn from summer. It's the perfect time to enjoy some peace and quiet and watch the surrounding natural landscape changing.
Enjoy the seamless transition from green to yellow and red leaves here at Penrhyn Castle, which matches the exterior of the Castle’s Boston Ivy perfectly this time of year. Look out for fruits and seed heads appearing on the trees, shrubs and flowers. Now is the perfect opportunity to see the fuchsia arch at its best for the last time before the winter months, you don’t want to miss it! Our fantastic garden team will also be installing more water butts throughout the Autumn months for rainwater harvesting near the Walled Garden and up in the Gardeners compound.
The Bog Garden
Monstrous Gunnera plants dominate the jungle like Bog Garden. Lose yourself amongst its leaves during the spring and summer or head up to the lookout point by the thatched hut for an elevated view.
The Walled Garden
Peace and tranquillity can be found in the precise topiary, geometric lines, symmetric ponds and meticulous planting of the Walled Garden. Here, Walter Speed’s 19th-century vision for one of Britain’s top three gardens of the time can really be appreciated.
Picnic with a view at Penrhyn
With views over Conwy Bay and Eryri (Snowdonia), the unfussy lawns at Penrhyn are a perfect spot for a picnic. Young explorers can run, roll and cartwheel to their heart's content.
A garden with a view
From 'Maple Lawn' and the back of the castle you can enjoy clear views down the North Wales coast to Llandudno, the Great Orme and Puffin Island.
The front of the castle and gardens face Snowdonia and have far reaching views of Carnedd Llewelyn peak on a clear day.
The castle itself was strategically placed to give an uninterrupted view of the Penrhyn Quarry at Bethesda.
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Eating and shopping at Penrhyn Castle
Visit the Castle Café for delicious lunches and tempting cakes whilst the shop offers a range of locally sourced gifts. Browse the second-hand books for a bargain.