Staying at Rhosygilwen Mansion
Rhosygilwen Mansion is in the grounds of the concert venue and about a minute's walk away. If you're coming for a weekend, do consider staying in the house which has a number of comfortable bedrooms with ensuite facilities and functions also as a family home. Relax by the log fire in the evenings, or wander in the beautiful gardens.
Three hundred years ago, in 1697, John Colby acquired Rhosygilwen through marriage. Tragically fire destroyed the roof and most of the upper storey in1985 but, luckily, the beautiful oak staircase with its ornate rail was preserved, as was a spectacular stained glass stairlight. The Mansion was fully restored 10 years ago.
The house of Rhos y gilwen is built in stone in the Victorian Gothic style. The front façade has been softened by small shrub borders and has a magnificent Jasmine climbing up one wall. The close environs of the house are planted with fine mature specimen Magnolia and Rhododendron, mixed with a screening hedge of Yew, underplanted with Narcissus and Cyclamen.
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