Introduction
The walled park and garden at Glasfryn were originally laid out in the 18th century and incorporated a natural lake. There is a lawn with a ha-ha, formal plantings of beech trees, a 19th-century kitchen garden, topiary and interesting modern plantings.
- Visitor Access, Directions & Contacts
Telephone
01766 81 00 00Website
https://www.glasfryn.co.uk
- History
Period
18th Century (1701 to 1800)
- Features & Designations
Designations
CADW Register of Landscapes Parks and Gardens of Special Historic Interest in Wales
- Reference: PGW(Gd)24(GWY)
- Grade: II
Site of Special Scientific Interest
- Reference: Llyn Glasfryn
Features
- Dipping Pool
- Description: A dipping pool in the centre of the kitchen garden.
- Lawn
- Ha-ha
- Kitchen Garden
- Topiary
- Key Information
Type
Estate
Purpose
Ornamental
Principal Building
Domestic / Residential
Period
18th Century (1701 to 1800)
Survival
Extant
Open to the public
Yes
Civil Parish
Llanystumdwy
- References
References
- Cadw and ICOMOS UK, 'Glasfryn' in {Register of Landscapes, Parks and Gardens of Special Historic Interest in Wales: Conwy, Gwynedd & The Isle of Anglesey} (Cardiff: Cadw, 1998), pp. 200-4 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, 'Glasfryn, Garden, Llanaelhaearn',