Pen y Bryn, Abergwyngregyn

Name: Pen y Bryn
Address: Abergwyngregyn, United Kingdom

#3 among attractions in Abergwyngregyn

Memorial, Vernacular architecture

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Pen y Bryn is a two-storey manor house, in Abergwyngregyn, Gwynedd, in north-west Wales, adjacent to the A55, five miles east of Bangor and eight miles west of Conwy. It is constructed mainly of broken stone, with roughly dressed quoins and a slate roof. The house is situated within Garth Celyn, a double bank and ditch, overlooking the Menai Strait to Anglesey. A smaller house was immediately adjacent in 1811 when Sir Richard Colt-Hoare recorded it; this was demolished by 1815. The present structure incorporates a four-storey stone tower. The present roof timbers were dated by dendrochronology to 1624, when the house was refurbished. There is evidence of long use with multiple rebuildings before 1624, but there is disagreement on the duration and nature of its mediaeval use. ()

Coordinates: 53°14'5"N, 4°0'42"W

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Nearby attractions include: Aber Falls, Beaumaris Castle, Penrhyn Castle, Penrhyn Castle Railway Museum.

1.8 miSE
Natural attraction, Park, Trail
Aber Falls, Abergwyngregyn
46 min walk • Nestled within the verdant landscape of North Wales, Aber Falls (Rhaeadr Fawr in Welsh) is a stunning natural attraction that draws visitors to the quaint village of Abergwyngregyn. This majestic waterfall is a testament to the beauty of Welsh nature, cascading...
3.8 miNW
Medieval stronghold built by Edward I
Beaumaris Castle, Beaumaris
98 min walk • Beaumaris Castle, a historical fortress in Beaumaris, Wales, stands as a testament to medieval military architecture. Designed by the master castle-builder James of St. George, the construction of this massive stone castle began in 1295 under the reign of Edward I.
3.5 miW
Forts and castles, Specialty museum, Museum
Penrhyn Castle, Bangor
89 min walk • Penrhyn Castle is a country house in Llandygai, Bangor, Gwynedd, North Wales, in the form of a Norman castle. It was originally a medieval fortified manor house, founded by Ednyfed Fychan.
3.5 miW
Museum
Penrhyn Castle Railway Museum
89 min walk • The Penrhyn Castle Railway Museum is a museum of industrial railway equipment, located at Penrhyn Castle near Bangor in Wales. In the nineteenth century, Penrhyn Castle was the home of the Pennant family, owners of the Penrhyn slate quarry at Bethesda.
3.7 miS
Mountain
Carneddau, Snowdonia National Park
95 min walk • The Carneddau are a group of mountains in Snowdonia, Wales. They include the largest contiguous areas of high ground in Wales and England, as well as six or seven of the highest peaks in the country—the Fifteen Peaks. The range also encloses a number of lakes such as Llyn Cowlyd and Llyn Eigiau, and the Aber Falls waterfalls.
3.7 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Foel-fras, Snowdonia National Park
95 min walk • Foel-fras is a mountain in the Carneddau range, about 10 km east of Bethesda in North Wales. It lies on the border between the counties of Gwynedd and Conwy. With a summit elevation of 944 m it is officially the eleventh-highest summit in Wales.
2.8 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Llwytmor, Snowdonia National Park
71 min walk • Llwytmor is a satellite peak of Foel-fras, and forms a part of the Carneddau range. The summit is 849 metres above sea level and it contains a series of boulderfields, a shelter and several cairns. It is the 27th highest peak in Wales.
3.7 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Drum, Snowdonia National Park
94 min walk • Drum is a summit in the Carneddau mountains in north Wales, 2 km north-east of Foel-fras. It is 771 m high. It is also known as Carnedd Penyborth-Goch.
2.8 miW
Nature, Natural attraction, Protected area
Spinnies, Bangor
72 min walk • Spinnies Aberogwen is a Nature reserve located 2 miles East of Bangor, in Gwynedd unitary authority, north west Wales. The reserve is owned and managed by North Wales Wildlife Trust.
4 miNW
Church
St Mary's and St Nicholas's Church, Anglesey
101 min walk • St Mary and St Nicholas Church, Beaumaris, is a fourteenth century Grade I listed building in Beaumaris, Anglesey, Wales.
3.8 miNW
City wall
Beaumaris town walls, Anglesey
98 min walk • Beaumaris's town walls were a fifteenth-century defensive structure built around the town of Beaumaris in Wales.