Gwydir Castle is an ancient Welsh house situated in the beautiful Conwy Valley, in the foothills of Snowdonia.
Regarded as one of the finest Tudor houses in Wales, the castle was formerly the ancestral home of the powerful Wynn family.
By 1994, the house and garden and fallen into dereliction. Its restoration has taken over twenty years to complete and is still a work-in-progress by its current owners. Deeply evocative and atmospheric, it is a unique experience in country house visiting.
Gwydir was given the highest rating (4 stars) by Simon Jenkins in his book ‘Wales, Churches, Houses, Castles.’
Public Opening Times
Public Opening Times
Public Opening Times
Opening Times: We will be open every Wednesday, Friday, Saturday & Sunday from the 2nd April, 2025 – 19th October, 2025 (11am – 4pm) for self-guided visits. (Also open Bank Holiday Mondays).
CLOSURE: 5TH OCTOBER, 2025. DUE TO FLOODING, HIGH WINDS & LOSS OF POWER WE WILL BE CLOSED TODAY. APOLOGIES FOR ANY INCONVENIENCE THIS MAY CAUSE.
Guided tours can be arranged for groups of over 12 or more. Light refreshments: tea/coffee or cream tea etc by arrangement. Please contact us for further details.
Our garden tea tent (outdoors) will be operating for basic refreshments: coffee, tea and cake throughout the summer months.
Admission
Adult £12.00
Concs £10.00
Child £5.00
Group discount 10% (for groups of over 30 visitors or more)
Sorry, no dogs allowed.
DO VISIT OUR NEWS PAGE FOR CURRENT INFORMATION ON THE STORY OF OUR MISSING ‘OAK PARLOUR.’
We have recently set up a crowdfunding page to help raise funds to build a sandbag wall to protect Gwydir from flooding. Click Here. for further details.
We are also home to: The Gwydir Press.
Castles in the Air
By Judy Corbett
Paperback published by Ebury Press, £16.99
Click this link to order Castles in the Air
Castles in the Air is the autobiographical story of the rescue of Gwydir Castle.
‘The most remarkable architectural detective story of our time’ Tom Lloyd author of the Lost Houses of Wales.
‘A funny, intensely romantic story.’ Sunday Telegraph.
‘Hugely enjoyable. Corbett writes with great style and energy,’ Daily Mail.
‘The remarkable tale of one couple’s quest to restore a Welsh castle to its original, authentic grandeur – against all odds. Beautifully descriptive, this is a tale that reverberates with romance, suspense and great humour.’ The Good Book Guide.
‘Highly amusing…the best first hand ghost story I have read in years.’ Country Life.