County guide · The Stately Homes
Best houses in North Wales
20 houses across North Wales, including three of Edward I's Welsh houses - Conwy, Caernarfon and Beaumaris - built after 1283 to hold a newly conquered region.
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Every house on this list - 8 in total, 1 free to enter, 1 you can stay overnight in
Erddig
Wrexham
Late 17th-century house noted for its unusually well-documented relationship with its servants
Plas Mawr
Conwy
Widely regarded as the best-preserved Elizabethan town house in Britain, built 1576-1585.
Bodrhyddan Hall
Denbighshire
House occupied by the same family since it was built in the 16th century, open on limited days each summer.
Bodysgallen Hall
Conwy
17th-century hall near Llandudno, owned by the Trust and operated as a hotel
Penarth Fawr
Gwynedd Free entry
15th-century Welsh gentry hall-house with a rare surviving intact medieval timber roof, free open access in season.
Aberconwy House
Conwy
Medieval merchant's house within the walled town of Conwy
Hafoty Medieval House
Isle of Anglesey
14th-century H-plan gentry house, interior viewable only on Cadw's guided-tour programme.
Plas yn Rhiw
Gwynedd
Small manor house on the Llyn Peninsula, saved from ruin by the Keating sisters