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Chirk Castle (National Trust)
Chirk Castle
Chirk
LL14 5AF
Wrexham
Wales
Facilities
Food: yes
Baby changing facilities: yes
Visual disability facilities: yes
Hearing disability facilities: yes
Contact details
General information (Tel)
:
01691 777701
Education (Tel)
:
01691 776310
General information (Fax)
:
01691 774706
E-mail
:
chirkcastle@nationaltrust.org.uk
Website
:
www.nationaltrust.org.uk/hbcache/property134.htm
Admission charges
£6.40, child £3.20, family £15.80.
Groups £5, child £2.50.
Garden only: £4, child £2, family £10. Groups £3.20, child £1.60.
Discounts
National Trust
Description
Magnificent 14th-century fortress of the Welsh Marches. Completed in 1310, Chirk’s rather austere exterior belies the comfortable and elegant state rooms inside, with elaborate plasterwork, superb Adam-style furniture, tapestries and portraits. Features from different eras include the medieval tower and dungeon and 18th-century Servants’ Hall. In the formal garden are clipped yews, roses and climbers on the castle wall. Further on the garden is more informal, with a thatched ‘Hawk House’ and rock garden. The shrub garden has a small pool and rare varieties of trees and shrubs. A terrace with stunning views leads to a classical pavilion and 17th-century lime tree avenue. The 18th-century parkland contains many mature trees and elaborate gates, made in 1719 by the Davies brothers. After 400 years of occupation, the house is still lived in by the Myddelton family.
Articles
News In Brief - Week Ending August 10 2008
News In Brief - Week Ending April 27 2008
Trails
Time Travel
Teithio drwy Amser
Disability Access
Braille information and/or interpretation
Induction loops in exhibition spaces
Toilets for disabled
Children and Families
Baby changing facilities
Picnic area
General Education
Education facilities available
Facilities
Picnic area
Restaurant
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