Tredegar House

A place shaped by the local community, Tredegar House and its surrounding gardens and parkland stand proudly at the heart of Newport’s heritage.

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The Gilt Room, Tredegar House

What’s coming up in 2019 

Get those diary markers in now and get the most out of your membership with activities across the school holidays, pirate festivities, citrus celebrations and an exploration into the Morgans role in the Newport Rising.

Seasonal highlights
A view from the boathouse over the lake at Tredegar House

Tredegar House Lakeside Walk 

Escape city life and revive your senses on our mile-long lakeside walk. Take in the sights and sounds of the Tredegar House estate, including the wildlife nesting on the lake and the last of the Oak Avenues leading up to the mansion house.

Tredegar House in overcast weather

Discover the house 

Travel through the ages as you explore the majestic state rooms, exquisite bedchambers and humble service wing and discover the lives of those who made Tredegar House their home for more than 500 years.

A view of the Sir Briggs monument in the Cedar garden at Tredegar House

Enjoy the gardens 

Our walled gardens are some of the most important early eighteenth century garden landscapes in Wales. Over the years they've changed and developed as new fashions took hold and they bloomed or suffered as the Morgan family’s fortunes rose and fell.

Giant Redwood trees in the country park at Tredegar House, Newport, South Wales

Explore the parkland 

Grab a coat and head for a stomp around the parkland; with over 90 acres to explore you're sure to discover something new every time. Be it wildlife on the lake or the trees changing with the seasons, it's the best place to lose yourself in nature.

Hot off the press

The repaired roof of Tredegar House as seen from above
A Father Christmas train gift set
A view of the community allotment with Tredegar House in the background
A view of the workshops at Tredegar House
A view from the lake
Community Engagement Officer Philip Wilson introduces the project

Tredegar House seeks new diversity board member 

Tredegar House seeks a new diversity and participation member to advise the Tredegar House Development Project Board.

Bookings open for the Christmas market 

Bookings have opened for traders wishing to attend this year’s Christmas markets.

Pressing on with the Laundry  

We’re more than half way through our Laundry building and allotment renovation. See how things have changed since we began seven months ago.

Craft unit available at Tredegar House 

A craft unit has become available in our historic workshops adjacent to the car park.

Tredegar House to partner RSPB Cymru for Living Levels project 

The National Trust becomes one of 12 partners joining RSPB Cymru in a bid to restore and enhance the historic Gwent Levels.

Minister for Culture, Tourism and Sport visits Tredegar House 

Lord Dafydd Elis-Thomas visits Tredegar House to take a tour of the Laundry building as renovation work begins.

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What's on

Upcoming events

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Big Garden Birdwatch weekend

Sat 26 Jan 2019
10:00-15:00
Take part in the RSPB’s Big Garden Birdwatch and survey the birds living at Tredegar House this January.

February half term

Sat 16 Feb 2019
10:30-16:00
It's time to blow off the cobwebs and let off some steam at this February half term.

Behind the scenes tours

Sun 24 Feb 2019
11:30-12:15
Are you ready to explore the depths of Tredegar House? Join our behind the scenes tours and uncover the secrets among the cellars.

A taste of Wales

Fri 01 Mar 2019
10:30-16:00
Join us for our first St David's Day celebrations.

Wake up with Tredegar House

Sat 09 Mar 2019
10:30-16:00
After a sleepy winter Tredegar House is springing into to life.

Quiet hour at Tredegar House

Sat 16 Mar 2019
10:00-11:00
As part of Disabled Access Day, this year we are opening Tredegar House an hour early.
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Our work

A scaffolder working at Tredegar House

Lifting the Lid at Tredegar House 

Throughout 2017 we repaired the north west range of the mansion roof in order to safeguard Tredegar House into the 22nd century and beyond.

Builders remove old render from the external Laundry walls

Scrubbing up the old Laundry building 

Following the repairs to the mansion roof, 2018 brings a new focus with the restoration and conservation of the old Laundry building at Tredegar House.

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Eating and shopping

A display of cakes and bakes

Eating at Tredegar House 

Whether you’ve worked up an appetite walking around the house and gardens or you’re just passing through, tuck into the perfect pick-me-up in one of our three eateries.

Items of the National Trust's autumn retail collection are displayed on a table

Shopping at Tredegar House 

Whether you are looking for the perfect gift, a treat for yourself or a memento from your visit, you’re guaranteed to find something in our gift shop.

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Groups

A group of visitors travelling on a bus

Organise a Group Visit 

With our 17th-century mansion house, beautiful walled gardens and acres of parkland to explore there is plenty to keep your group absorbed on their visit.

A group of school children pose for a photo

Booking a School Visit 

Book a school visit to Tredegar House and let your class discover the life of the Morgan family who once lived here.

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Get involved

A volunteer helping with craft activities
Tredegar House  

Volunteering at Tredegar House

Volunteering is at the heart of everything we do here at Tredegar House. Join our lovely team and help us save this wonder of Wales whilst making new friends and gaining skills.

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Art and collections

Our collections

Explore the objects and works of art we care for at Tredegar House on the National Trust Collections website

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