Introduction
Bryn Eisteddfod comprises an 18th-century formal garden, a 19th-century walled kitchen garden and woodland associated with a mid-18th-century country house. There are exceptional views from the house framed by tree planting.
- Visitor Access, Directions & Contacts
Telephone
01492 581175Access contact details
The site is open occasionally under the National Gardens Scheme.
Directions
On the junction of the A470 and A55 (near Colwyn Bay), turn uphill towards Bryn y Maen.
- Features & Designations
Designations
CADW Register of Landscapes Parks and Gardens of Special Historic Interest in Wales
- Reference: PGW(Gd)8(CON)
- Grade: II*
Tree Preservation Order
- Reference: Trees alongside north drive and by lodge (plus wood on hill above)
CADW Register of Listed Buildings in Wales
- Reference: Bridge carrying drive over road
- Grade: II
CADW Register of Listed Buildings in Wales
- Reference: Bryn Eisteddfod
- Grade: II
CADW Register of Listed Buildings in Wales
- Reference: Bwythyn-y-Bryn and garages
- Grade: II
CADW Register of Listed Buildings in Wales
- Reference: Cottage and garden walls
- Grade: II
CADW Register of Listed Buildings in Wales
- Reference: Kitchen garden walls and glasshouses
- Grade: II
CADW Register of Listed Buildings in Wales
- Reference: Lodges
- Grade: II
CADW Register of Listed Buildings in Wales
- Reference: Stable range and stone and brick cart sheds
- Grade: II
Features
- House (featured building)
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- Planting
- Description: Dutch walled garden.
- Specimen Tree
- Description: Medlar and mulberry trees.
- River
- Description: Conwy river.
- Kitchen Garden
- Vinery
- Glasshouse
- Description: Peach and nectarine houses.
- Tree Feature
- Description: Arboretum.
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- Key Information
Type
Estate
Purpose
Ornamental
Principal Building
Domestic / Residential
Survival
Extant
Hectares
3.25
Open to the public
Yes
Civil Parish
Llansanffraid Glan Conwy
- References
References
- Cadw and ICOMOS UK, 'Bryn Eisteddfod' in {Register of Landscapes, Parks and Gardens of Special Historic Interest in Wales: Conwy, Gwynedd & The Isle of Anglesey} (Cardiff: Cadw, 1998), pp. 66-9 Register of Landscapes, Parks and Gardens of Special Historic Interest in Wales: Conwy, Gwynedd & The Isle of Anglesey
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Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Wales, 'Bryn Eisteddfod, Garden, Llansanffraid Glan Conwy',