Penrhyn Castle and Garden

Get away from it all this holiday season as we invite you to enjoy a traditional Christmas in the Castle.

Make a beautiful festive wreath to spruce up your front door this Christmas. Additional cost of £6 per wreath applies.

Help us help others and share some festive cheer by leaving a donation for our Christmas food-bank hampers at our Visitor Centre - In partnership with the Trussell Trust.

There's plenty to see and do in the Penrhyn Castle gardens in Winter.

Visit the Railway Museum and learn about the locomotives used in the local area and at the slate quarry in Bethesda.

Let your furry friends stretch their legs with a social stroll on our guided dog walks. Various Sundays throughout the season, 11:30-12:00.

Make the most of crisp winter days exploring the gardens and woodland surrounding Penrhyn Castle.

Behind the formidable architecture, Victorian grandeur and fine interiors, present day Penrhyn Castle’s foundations were built on a dark history. One of exploitation, Jamaican sugar fortunes and the transatlantic slave trade.

Learn more about the history of the Great Strike of Penrhyn 1900-03, the longest running industrial dispute in British history.

Take a quick look at the background of this marvellous neo-Norman castle and the family that owned it.

Meet the man largely responsible for our special place as we see it today. Thomas Hopper was a famous 19th-century architect well known for his extravagant and unusual designs.

The beauty and variety of our grounds and gardens owe a lot to the Victorian Head Gardener, Walter Speed. He was a loyal and devoted employee of Penrhyn as well as an exceptionally skilled gardener.