Gwrych Castle

Gwrych Castle 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 is a country house near Abergele in Conwy, Wales. Constructed between 1812 and 1822 by Lloyd Hesketh Bamford-Hesketh, the castle was a memorial to his mother's ancestors, the Lloyds of Gwrych, with 128 rooms, including 8 bedrooms and 18 towers. Set on a sloping hillside with panoramic views of the Irish sea and surrounding countryside, it was everything a fairy-tale castle should be and remained in the family for several generations. During World War II, the Government used the castle to house 200 Jewish refugees run by the Jewish Zionist youth movement Bnei Akiva. Following the war, the castle was left to the Dundonald family and was open to the public for twenty years. It was called "The Showpiece of Wales" at this time, and attracted many visitors. In the 1970s it was used as a centre for medieval re-enactments, attracting tourists with such events as jousting and mock banquets. The castle was last open to the public in 1985. Thereafter, it started to decline. On 13th June 2018, Gwrych Castle and its estate was sold to Gwrych Castle Preservation Trust....

Would love to visit this beauty...♥️