Plas Newydd was the home of Lady Eleanor Butler and Sarah Ponsonby (The Ladies of Llangollen) from 1780 to 1831.

They became associated with fashionable intellectual trends of the time and lived ‘in retreat’ from the world. They gothicised their home, incorporating a jigsaw of oak carvings and added stained glass windows.

Today, Plas Newydd is presented as a series of period rooms. The house and grounds are at present being developed and plans include an education room, improved visitor facilities and the recreation of gardens.

Directions: Signposted from the A5. Hill Street runs alongside the Grapes Hotel. Within walking distance from the town centre (steep hill).

Open:

April to October: 1000-1700 daily

November to March: Groups can be accommodated during the closed season by arrangement.

Facilities: Toilets, café, disabled access to ground floor, quiz sheet, shop.

Admission: Adults £2.50 Under 16s £1.25

School groups 15% discount. Denbighshire schools free.

(Revised 04/01/2000)