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Penrhyn Castle (National Trust)
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Bangor
LL57 4HN
Gwynedd
Wales
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Collection details
Costume and Textiles, Decorative and Applied Art, Fine Art, Land Transport, Personalities, Science and Technology, Social History
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Contact details
General information (Tel)
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01248 353 084
General information (Fax)
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01248 371 281
E-mail
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penrhyncastle@nationaltrust.org.uk
Website
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www.nationaltrust.org.uk/hbcache/property140.htm
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Open
22 March-31 October
Mon Wed-Sun 1200-1630
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Discounts
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Description
This enormous neo-Norman castle sits between Snowdonia and the Menai Strait. Built by Thomas Hopper between 1820 and 1845 for the wealthy Pennant family, who made their fortune from Jamaican sugar and Welsh slate, the castle is crammed with fascinating things such as a one-ton slate bed made for Queen Victoria. Hopper also designed its interior with elaborate carvings, plasterwork and mock-Norman furniture. The castle contains an outstanding collection of paintings. The Victorian kitchen and other servants’ rooms, including scullery, larders and chef’s sitting room, have been restored to reveal the preparations for the banquet for the Prince of Wales’ visit in 1894. The stable block houses an industrial railway museum, a model railway museum and a superb dolls’ museum displaying a large collection of 19th- and 20th-century dolls. The 18.2ha (45 acres) of grounds include parkland, an extensive exotic tree and shrub collection and a Victorian walled garden.
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Articles
News In Brief - Museums, Galleries And Heritage News
Survey Shows Half Of Us Don't Know Our Great-Grandparents' Names
MGM 2007 - Big Bank Holiday Museum Events Round-Up
Art Worth £4m Saved By Tax Scheme For Penrhyn Castle Wales
News In Brief - Week Ending July 22 2007
News In Brief - Week Ending May 27 2007
News In Brief - Museums, Galleries And Heritage News
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General Information
Brochure or leaflet available with directions to museum
Pre-booking service for groups
Foreign language leaflet or brochure available
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Collections
General guide to collections available
Specialist publications on collections available
Object identification and/or written enquiry service
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Disability Access
Audio guides specifically for blind and partially sighted people
Braille information and/or interpretation
Events/teaching/resources for people with disabilities
Induction loops in exhibition spaces
Wheelchair access to some public areas
Wheelchairs available for loan
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Children and Families
Activities for pre-school children
Baby changing facilities
Events and resources for children and families
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General Education
Education facilities available
Member of staff available with responsibility for education
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Schools Education
Direct teaching services for schools
Primary school education service available
Secondary school education service available
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Facilities
Facilities for private functions and events
Restaurant
Shop
Study facilities
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Information published here was believed to be correct at the time it was prepared. Welsh language pages developed with CYMAL: Museums Archives and Libraries Wales, funded by the Welsh Assembly Government.
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