Plas Newydd is a country mansion and estate of over 150 acres, set on the banks of the Menai Strait near Llanfairpwllgwyngyll (no, I have no idea how to pronounce it 😆) with far reaching views over to Snowdonia. First built in the 14th century the house was redesigned by James Wyatt in the 18th century and was home to the present Marquess of Anglesey, now under the care of the national Trust.
The first Marquess commanded the cavalry at the Battle of Waterloo.
I’m assuming (rightly or wrongly) this is the gatehouse
The interior was restyled in 1930s and, as the guide informed us, is famous for the association to Rex Whistler and includes a huge romantic mural and the largest exhibition of his works. Unfortunately renovation work was being carried out when we visited so there wasn’t a lot we could see. Several novel ways of hiding, or causing a distraction, from the work included this…
The grounds and views are stunning…
The information hut is dwarfed by the huge trees.
and the grounds include a beautiful Italian style garden…
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Loveliness!
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I can only imagine what it would be like to live there!
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Lovely
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It’s a place you could visit time and time again.
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Lovely, Cathy!
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It’s a beautiful place to spend some time.
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How simply gorgeous. Thanks for sharing, Cathy.
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You’re welcome 🙂 and thank you
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Beautiful views and gardens Cathy and some amazing trees! Hope you’re having a great weekend and much love from our house to yours 🤗💖🐕 xxx
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Thank you, Xenia 🤗 An indoor weekend for us, staying out of the wind and rain. Hope your weekend is a good one, much love to you all 💖🐾xxx
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Thank you dear Cathy, it’s mainly an indoor weekend for us too 😁💜☔ xxx
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That 4th one down….. ahhhhhh….
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I think you’d love it there, Terry.
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Lovely to see these gorgeous views when the rain is lashing down here – a reminder that the sun does shine sometimes.
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It’s lashing down here to, Mary. Days like the one here are few and far between, we have to make the most of them.
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Absolutely amazing, Cathy! “Beautiful” doesn’t begin to describe it. And I can’t believe you don’t know how to pronounce the name. Looks easy enough to me. 😀 Any chance you know what the flowers are in the close up picture? Some kind of thistle, maybe? Very interesting. I’d LOVE to spend an afternoon strolling around the grounds! Thanks for sharing. 🙂
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Most of the Welsh language is beyond me, Marcia 😄 I was hoping someone would know what those flowers are. They do look like a thistle variety – a giant one at that.
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If you find out about the flowers, I’d love to know. As for the other, I think someone forgot to explain vowels to the Welsh. Or they developed some kind of aversion to them early on. 😀 Such a beautiful country, though, I’d sure love to visit. I’d forgive them the impossible words if I could spend some time exploring there. 😉 Your pictures are very enticing! Thanks for sharing. ❤
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I’ve been doing a little googling…it looks very like a variety of the cardoon plant, also known as the artichoke thistle.
Yes, I think there’s definitely an aversion to vowels 😁
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Must visit here one day, especially as we’re members of the NT and Anglesey isn’t that far away.
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It’s well worthy the trip 🙂
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Too bad you couldn’t go inside. Although that shadow dancer on the scrim screen was amazing.
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We did go inside but lots of areas were cordoned off. The shadow dancer was a great distraction.
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Loving the vampire woman! I hope you were wearing a polo neck… 😉
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That’s a take on it that hadn’t occurred to me! 🧛🏻♀️
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Captivating beauty! Travel is my longing!
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Thanks, Robert 🙂
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Too beautiful, Cathy. I remember going to Anglesey as a child, but we never saw this. A lovely place!
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I found it by chance. Just saw the sign for Red Squirrels and turned in. Didn’t see any squirrels though!
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Cathy, I’ve only ever seen one red squirrel and that was about three weeks ago in France. It ran across the road in front of us. I was thrilled because I’ve only ever seen grey squirrels 🙂
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I would have been thrilled too 🙂
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The mansion and all its views, the gardens… I cannot possibly imagine what it would be like to live in a place like this. I wonder what the original owner was like. Was he haughty? Was he benevolent? Was he cruel or considerate? This is an amazing place!
Try this link: https://www.llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch.co.uk/say.php
💕🤗💕
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I can’t imagine what it would be like either, Michelle. Thanks for the link 💚
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