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Aberconwy House
WalesSiop lyfrau ail law mewn tŷ masnachol o'r 14eg ganrif / Second-hand bookshop in a 14th-century merchant's house
Castle Street, Conwy, LL32 8AY
M T W T F S S Open
Closed
Opening times for 5 October 2026
Asset Opening time Second-hand bookshop Closed - Available for functions
Digwyddiadau cymunedol, cysylltwch am fwy o wybodaeth | Community events, contact for more details
- Bookshop
Siop lyfrau ail-law | Second-hand bookshop
- Dogs allowed
Croeso i gwn yn y siop | Dogs welcome in the shop
- Steps/uneven terrain
Castle Street entrance - what3words: ///earth.memory.carefully
- By train
- Conwy railway station 300 yards
- By bus
- from surrounding areas
- Cycling
Castle Street, Conwy, LL32 8AY
Highlights
Second-hand bookshop
Discover a range of second-hand books.
Things to see and do
Places to stay
Cymryd
This converted Welsh hall house is full of historical features and wrapped in a mature and much-loved garden. Follow the path from the sheltered courtyard to the estuary and on to Conwy.
Upcoming events
Event
Cwrdd â'r awdur a'r darlunydd | Meet the author and illustrator – Mhara Starling and Rowynn Ellis
Dewch draw i gwrdd â Rowynn Ellis, darlunydd ac awdur lleol, a Mhara Starling, awdur a Gwrach Werin Gymreig.*** Come and meet Rowynn Ellis, an illustrator and author, and Mhara Starling, a local author and Welsh Folk Witch.
Event
Crefftau Calan Gaeaf | Calan Gaeaf themed crafts
Dewch draw i greu crefftau Calan Gaeaf a phyped cysgod eich hun ***Come and create some Calan Gaeaf themed crafts and your own shadow puppets.
Event
Sesiwn Siarad – Calan Gaeaf
Ymunwch â ni am sgwrs hamddenol i ymarfer siarad Cymraeg a darganfod mwy am draddodiadau Nos Galan Gaeaf *** Join us for a relaxed drop-in Welsh session to practise speaking Welsh and discover more about the traditions of Nos Galan Gaeaf.
Event
Calan Gaeaf yn Nhŷ Aberconwy | Calan Gaeaf at Aberconwy House
Ymunwch a ni ar 31 o Hydref i ddathlu Calan Gaeaf gyda digwyddiadau hwyliog i’r teulu. ***Join us on 31 October as we celebrate Calan Gaeaf with family-friendly events.
About Aberconwy House
This is the only medieval merchant's house in Conwy to have survived the turbulent history of the walled town over nearly six centuries. Aberconwy House is the oldest, secular domestic building in Wales. With timbers dating back to 1417, it was initially a Medieval traders house (or warehouse). Since then it has had a long history of trade, with Evan David selling produce from his Benarth farm there in the 1600s and Captain Samuel Williams selling goods such as slate, copper and lead in the 1800s. By the turn of the 20th Century it was a Temperance Hotel run by Jane and William Jones who offered a safe and quiet alternative to the rowdier pubs and inns of Conwy at the time. After running as an antique shop for a number of years it eventually fell into a state of disrepair. To save it from being dismantled and shipped to the USA it was bought by Alexander Campbell-Blair from Llandudno who bequeathed it to the National Trust in 1934.
Our work
Project
The project to reinterpret Aberconwy House
Find out how we’re reinterpreting the last surviving merchant house to share the stories of this special place and the people who lived and worked here.
Project