Introduction
Bryn Gwynant is a mid-19th-century wooded park and gardens associated with a contemporary country house, situated on the shore of Llyn Gwynant with views of Snowdon. Features include a long drive with tree planting, a small ornamental garden, a kitchen garden, an orchard, a terrace and the remains of a Japanese garden. The site currently operates as a youth hostel.
- Visitor Access, Directions & Contacts
Telephone
0345 371 9108Owners
The Youth Hostel Association
Trevelyan House, Dimple Road, Matlock, Derbyshire, DE4 3YH
- History
Period
- Post Medieval (1540 to 1901)
- Victorian (1837-1901)
- Features & Designations
Designations
CADW Register of Landscapes Parks and Gardens of Special Historic Interest in Wales
- Reference: PGW(Gd)20(GWY)
- Grade: II
National Park
- Reference: Snowdonia
Features
- Hostel (featured building)
- Earliest Date:
- Latest Date:
- Drive
- Kitchen Garden
- Orchard
- Garden Terrace
- Planting
- Description: The remains of a Japanese garden.
- Key Information
Type
Garden
Purpose
Ornamental
Principal Building
Domestic / Residential
Period
Post Medieval (1540 to 1901)
Survival
Extant
Hectares
16
Open to the public
Yes
Civil Parish
Beddgelert
- References
References
- Cadw and ICOMOS UK, 'Bryn Gwynant' in {Register of Landscapes, Parks and Gardens of Special Historic Interest in Wales: Conwy, Gwynedd & The Isle of Anglesey} (Cardiff: Cadw, 1998), pp. 166-9 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 Gwynant, Garden, Beddgelert',