Introduction
Glansevern Hall is an early 19th-century house with a park, gardens and pleasure grounds, set on the banks of the river Severn.
The site is connected with one of the premier Welsh families, the Owens. The garden is structurally intact and includes a 19th-century grotto and a glasshouse. Centred around a lake are pleasure grounds with woodland walks and specimen trees.
- Visitor Access, Directions & Contacts
Telephone
01686 640644Website
https://www.glansevern.co.ukAccess contact details
The gardens, but not the house, are open on Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays and Bank Holidays between April and October.
Directions
Glansevern Hall is signposted 5 miles south-west of Welshpool on the A483.
- Associated People
- Features & Designations
Designations
CADW Register of Landscapes Parks and Gardens of Special Historic Interest in Wales
- Reference: PGW(Po) 31 (POW)
- Grade: II*
CADW Register of Listed Buildings in Wales
- Reference: Brew house
- Grade: II
CADW Register of Listed Buildings in Wales
- Reference: Coach house
- Grade: II
CADW Register of Listed Buildings in Wales
- Reference: Garden gate and railings
- Grade: II
CADW Register of Listed Buildings in Wales
- Reference: Glansevern Hall
- Grade: II*
Features
- Grotto
- Description: Extensive grotto.
- Earliest Date:
- Latest Date:
- House (featured building)
- Description: Greek revival style
- Earliest Date:
- Latest Date:
- River
- Description: River Severn.
- Lake
- Walk
- Description: Lakeside walk.
- Rockery
- Description: Large rockery.
- Rose Garden
- Fountain
- Orangery
- Folly
- Sculpture
- Pergola
- Herbaceous Border
- Garden Retreat
- Description: Ornamental shelters.
- Key Information
Type
Garden
Purpose
Recreational/sport
Principal Building
Domestic / Residential
Survival
Extant
Open to the public
Yes
Civil Parish
Berriew
- References
References
- Cadw and ICOMOS UK, 'Glansevern Hall' in {Register of Landscapes, Parks and Gardens of Special Historic Interest in Wales: Powys} (Cardiff: Cadw, 1999), pp. 82-86 Register of Landscapes, Parks and Gardens of Special Historic Interest in Wales: Powys
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Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Wales, 'Glansevern Hall, Garden, Berriew',