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Best stately homes in North Wales
North Wales runs from Erddig near Wrexham - one of Britain's most complete gentry houses, upstairs and down - to the shoreline Plas yn Rhiw on the Llyn peninsula and the country-house hotel of Bodysgallen Hall.
There are 8 stately homes in North Wales on this list across Conwy, Denbighshire, Gwynedd, Isle of Anglesey and Wrexham. Plas Mawr is the best-rated, at 4.8 from 644 Google reviews. Erddig draws the most reviews of any house here, 5,419 of them.
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Every stately home on this list - 8 in total, 1 free to enter, 3 you can stay overnight in
Erddig
Wrexham
Late 17th-century house noted for its unusually well-documented relationship with its servants
Plas yn Rhiw
Gwynedd
Small manor house on the Llyn Peninsula, saved from ruin by the Keating sisters
Plas Mawr
Conwy
Widely regarded as the best-preserved Elizabethan town house in Britain, built 1576-1585.
Bodrhyddan Hall
Denbighshire
House occupied by the same family since it was built in the 16th century, open on limited days each summer.
Bodysgallen Hall
Conwy
17th-century hall near Llandudno, owned by the Trust and operated as a hotel
Penarth Fawr
Gwynedd Free entry
15th-century Welsh gentry hall-house with a rare surviving intact medieval timber roof, free open access in season.
Aberconwy House
Conwy
Medieval merchant's house within the walled town of Conwy
Hafoty Medieval House
Isle of Anglesey
14th-century H-plan gentry house, interior viewable only on Cadw's guided-tour programme.
Common questions
How many stately homes can you visit in North Wales?
8 stately homes in North Wales are on this list, spread across Conwy, Denbighshire, Gwynedd, Isle of Anglesey and Wrexham. Every one of them opens to visitors in some form, whether that is a ticketed house, a regular tour or a hotel occupying the building itself.
Which is the best-rated stately home in North Wales?
Plas Mawr in Conwy, rated 4.8 from 644 Google reviews. Only houses with at least 100 reviews are considered, so a high score from a handful of visitors does not top the list.
Which stately home in North Wales is the most reviewed?
Erddig in Wrexham, with 5,419 Google reviews at 4.7. That is a rough proxy for how well known and how busy a house is, not a visitor figure, which no house here publishes.
Are any stately homes in North Wales free to enter?
1 of the 8: Penarth Fawr. The rest charge for entry, and prices are set by each house rather than held here, so check the operator's own site before you travel.
Who runs the stately homes in North Wales?
Of the 8 on this list, 3 are run by Cadw, 4 are run by the National Trust and the last one by a private estate, independent trust or local council. Who owns a house decides whether a membership card gets you in, so each entry names its operator and links to the official site.