Penrhyn Castle and Garden

Important notice -

All our places in Wales remain closed following Welsh Government advice. We're looking forward to welcoming people back when we're able to do so.

19th century fantasy castle with industrial and colonial foundations

More about this place

Family walking dogs

Which places are open and what you need to know before you visit 

We're starting to open some gardens and parklands in England and Northern Ireland at reduced capacity, through advance bookings every week. Most places up to 8 June have now reached capacity. New tickets are released every Friday and we'll continue to add new places over the coming weeks. More than 200 coast and countryside car parks are now open. All houses remain closed for now and all places in Wales remain closed following Welsh Government advice. Read this article to find out what's open and what to expect from your visit.​

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Penrhyn Castle and Garden

Our work

Walk through Penrhyn Castle's winter garden

Restore Penrhyn Castle’s Fuchsia walkway 

Although the site is currently closed you can still support us through donating to our Fuchsia Arch appeal - restoring this walkway to its former glory.

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Penrhyn Castle and Garden

History

Sugar and slate

The Denbigh sugar plantation in Jamaica.

Penrhyn Castle and the transatlantic slave trade 

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.

Penrhyn Slate Quarry by Henry Hawkins (1820-81) at Penrhyn Castle, North Wales.

Penrhyn Castle and the Great Penrhyn Quarry Strike, 1900-03 

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

The south-west elevation of the Keep Penrhyn Castle

Our History 

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

Visitors on the Grand Staircase at Penrhyn Castle

Thomas Hopper: the creator 

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.

Walter Speed’s garden at Penrhyn Castle

Walter Speed- Victorian Head Gardener 

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.

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Penrhyn Castle and Garden

Art and collections

Our collections

Explore the objects and works of art we care for at Penrhyn Castle and Garden on the National Trust Collections website

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