Penrhyn Castle and Garden - National Trust

With magical storytelling on 12 December and magician on 13 and 14 December, there’s festive fun for everyone.

Things To Do At Penrhyn Castle and Garden

Looking for both an educational and active day out? Penrhyn Castle and Garden is a huge 19th-century neo-Norman castle that straddles Snowdonia and the Menai Strait (North Wales coast). Uncover Neo-Norman stairways, Victorian Kitchens, a bed made for Queen Victoria herself, and the dark history attached to the house's fortune...

Kids with an appetite for history will be amazed by this attraction. Beneath the dominating stone façade hides more than just its internal red-brick construction. Inside, you will find unique architecture, opulent interiors and fine art collections sitting alongside a history of sugar and slate fortunes. You'll learn about serious topics regarding social unrest and the longest-running industrial dispute in British history...

The National Trust home is crammed full of fascinating items, such as elaborate and beautiful carvings, plasterwork, and mock-Norman furniture. There is also an outstanding collection of artwork, and the restored kitchens are a delight to visit with imaginative kids.

And if that's not enough, there's another 60 acres of garden to explore, including parkland, an exotic tree and shrub collection, and a Victorian walled garden! Make sure you go on a picnic trail while you're there.

From beautiful Venetian paintings to skin-pinching slate landscapes and the opportunity to learn about challenging histories, there's lots to absorb at Penrhyn Castle and Garden. Just expect the unexpected.

Food & Drink

Browsing Victorian kitchens and climbing trees is thirsty work! If you need to put the pep back in your step after an eventful day of exploring, head over to Penrhyn Castle and Garden's Castle and Stable Café!

You'll find a wide range of hot and cold drinks, soups, sandwiches and a large range of cakes and bakes all made by the resident baker. The café extends outside, so you can have an idyllic meal in the sunshine on the additional seating. You can't beat the courtyard and castle ground views!

Accessibility

- Two accessible toilets on site

- Level access terrain

- Baby changing facilities are available in the kitchen courtyard next to the female toilets, in the unisex toilets in the Barbican archway by the castle's main entrance and in the accessible toilet by the visitor centre.

- There is a seat in each room for visitors to use, without armrests and where possible.

Why We Recommend Penrhyn Castle and Garden

- You can actually visit a Victorian Kitchen!

- You can explore inside the neo-normal castle! 

- There are 6 acres of beautiful gardens to explore, including parkland, an exotic tree and shrub collection, and a Victorian walled garden!