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Anglesey
Plas Newydd
© NTPL / Nick Meers
This elegant house is set amidst breathtakingly beautiful scenery on the banks of the Menai Strait with spectacular views of Snowdonia. The comfortable interior is famous for housing artist Rex Whistler's masterpiece - a vast seascape mural.
Ceredigion
Llanerchaeron
© NTPL / Ian Shaw
Llanerchaeron is an 18th-century Welsh gentry estate set in the beautiful Aeron valley. The house is the most complete example of John Nash's early work. The estate has a working organic farm and two restored walled gardens.
Conwy
Bodnant Garden
© NTPL / Stephen Robson
Bodnant's spectacular setting with views across Snowdonia is only part of its beauty. One of the world's great gardens, showstoppers include the glorious laburnum arch which is a blaze of golden blooms from mid-May to early June.
Gwynedd
Penrhyn Castle
© NTPL / Matthew Antrobus
This enormous 19th-century fantasy castle has spectacular contents and grounds. The Castle is crammed with fascinating objects including a one-ton slate bed made for Queen Victoria, as well as one of the best private art collections in Wales.
Plas yn Rhiw
© National Trust / Helen Boyd
An intimate manor house, Plas yn Rhiw was lovingly restored by the three Keating sisters who bought it in 1938. The views from the delightful grounds and garden across Cardigan Bay are among the most spectacular in Britain.
Pembrokeshire
Colby Woodland Garden
© NTPL / Andrew Butler
This beautiful woodland garden, set in a secluded valley, has one of the best collections of rhododendrons and azaleas in Wales. Open and wooded pathways through the valley offer lovely walks.
Powys
Powis Castle & Garden
© NTPL / Erik Pelham
Powis Castle was built high upon a rock by Welsh princes. Powis's world-famous terraced garden, overhung with enormous clipped yews, cascades down below it. A beautiful collection of treasures from India is displayed in the Clive Museum.
Wrexham
Chirk Castle
© NTPL / Matthew Antrobus
A magnificent 14th-century fortress of the Welsh Marches, Chirk presents 700 years of history on one site. The award winning gardens feature the thatched 'Hawk House', shrub garden and lime tree avenue.
Erddig
© NTPL / Rupert Truman
This atmospheric house and estate, vividly evoking its family and servants, provides a unique insight into servants' life in the 18th and 19th century. The large walled garden has been restored to its 18th-century formal design, with a Victorian parterre and yew walk.
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