Introduction
From its waterside setting the site commands views over the Menai Strait to Snowdonia. There are woodland and marine walks and an extensive walled kitchen garden. Twentieth-century garden developments include formal terraces, a rhododendron garden and an arboretum.
- Visitor Access, Directions & Contacts
Telephone
01443 336000Website
http://www.cadw.wales.gov.uk/Access contact details
For more information about opening times and visiting Plas Newydd visit the National Trust website.
Directions
For directions to Plas Newydd visit the National Trust website how to get here page.
Owners
The National Trust
Heelis, Kemble Drive, Swindon, SN2 2NAOther Websites
- History
Period
- 18th Century
- Late 18th Century
- Associated People
- Features & Designations
Designations
Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty
- Reference: Anglesey
CADW Register of Landscapes Parks and Gardens of Special Historic Interest in Wales
- Reference: PGW(Gd)48(ANG)
- Grade: I
Scheduled Ancient Monument
- Reference: Plas Newydd burial chamber (AN 005) and Bryn yr Hen Bobl burial chamber (AN 006)
CADW Register of Listed Buildings in Wales
- Reference: Dairy, boathouse, farm buildings, main lodge and entrance arch, garden walls and apple store
- Grade: II
CADW Register of Listed Buildings in Wales
- Reference: Stable block
- Grade: II*
Features
- Mansion House (featured building)
- Walk
- Description: Woodland and marine walks.
- Kitchen Garden
- Garden Terrace
- Tree Feature
- Description: Arboretum.
- Key Information
Type
Estate
Purpose
Ornamental
Principal Building
Domestic / Residential
Period
18th Century
Survival
Extant
Open to the public
Yes
- References
References
- Cadw and ICOMOS UK, 'Plas Newydd' in {Register of Landscapes, Parks and Gardens of Special Historic Interest in Wales: Conwy, Gwynedd & The Isle of Anglesey} (Cardiff: Cadw, 1998) 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, 'Plas Newydd, Park, Grounds and Gardens',