Introduction
Mostyn Hall is situated on the Dee estuary. There is a former deer park enclosed by mixed woodland and a fine early-19th-century parkland layout, with numerous drives and lodges. Further work to restore and rejuvenate the gardens continues into the 21st century and includes a 20th-century Japanese garden.
- Visitor Access, Directions & Contacts
Telephone
44 1492 876977Owners
The Mostyn family
- History
Period
18th Century
- Associated People
- Features & Designations
Designations
CADW Register of Landscapes Parks and Gardens of Special Historic Interest in Wales
- Reference: PGW(C) 14
- Grade: II*
Features
- Icehouse
- Description: A domed brick icehouse.
- House (featured building)
- Description: Mostyn Hall is a mid-19th-century neo-Jacobean remodelling of a 17th-century house.
- Dovecote
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- Ha-ha
- Description: The serpentine ha-ha has a Marine Walk along the top of it with spectacular views over the estuary.
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- Avenue
- Description: An ancient avenue of lime trees, which flanks the former main drive. Pennant describes the trees as 'venerable' in 1796.
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- Key Information
Type
Estate
Purpose
Ornamental
Principal Building
Domestic / Residential
Period
18th Century
Survival
Extant
Hectares
10
Open to the public
Yes
- References
References
- Cadw and ICOMOS UK, 'Mostyn Hall' in {Register of Landscapes, Parks and Gardens of Special Historic Interest in Wales: Clwyd} (Cardiff: Cadw, 1995), pp. 172-5 Register of Landscapes, Parks and Gardens of Special Historic Interest in Wales: Clwyd
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Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Wales, 'Mostyn Hall, Park and Gardens, Mostyn',