Glyn Cywarch

In 2024, Glyn Cywarch was awarded the Historic Houses Restoration Award, recognising a restoration of national importance. Set within the dramatic landscape of Snowdonia, the estate remains a private family home, yet one that opens periodically to share its architectural and cultural significance with visitors.

The hall, constructed in the 16th century and developed across subsequent centuries, presents an exceptional survival of Welsh country house architecture. Visitors may view both the exterior and interior, where recent restoration has carefully revealed historic features, from carved panelling and plasterwork to the proportions of rooms that reflect the estate’s evolving domestic history.

Equally striking is the gatehouse, an imposing structure that frames the approach to the hall, embodying the power and prestige of its former owners. The surrounding gardens, shaped over time, now combine formality with informality, with sweeping lawns, mature trees, and borders that set the house within its wider topographical and cultural landscape.

The restoration of Glyn Cywarch represents not only a technical achievement but also an act of stewardship, ensuring the survival of a significant architectural ensemble within the Welsh heritage landscape. Day visitors are offered the opportunity to witness both the results of this work and the lived continuity of a private estate, balancing conservation with ongoing domestic use.