GWYDIR by GARAGELAND

Photography • Historical • posted on Aug 18, 2011

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This is the back view of GYDIR, Wales. ZOOMAGE RECOMENDED! Belongs to the "Top Three" awesome spots we visited on our tour. We stayed here 4 nights, self catering, (the small rustical appartment was installed in the "Gate House") No other guests, (they only have the one flat in the gate house), the whole of the grounds at our disposal.: HEAVEN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! TIP.:!!! it only costs 47 pounds a day!!!!!!!! In the 1570s Gwydir was the home of Katherine of Berain, cousin of Queen Elizabeth I and the castle has associations with the Babington Plot (1586) and the Gunpowder Plot (1605). Other historical figures linked with the castle include Lord Leicester (Queen Elizabeth's favourite) Inigo Jones, 'the Father of English Palladianism', Bishop Morgan, translator of the first Welsh Bible and Archbishop John Williams, Lord Keeper under Charles I. There is a long tradition of entertaining royalty at Gwydir. King Charles I is said to have visited in September 1645 as guest of Sir Richard Wynn, Treasurer to Queen Henrietta-Maria and Chief Groom of the Royal Bedchamber. In 1899 King George V and Queen Mary stayed here as Duke and Duchess of York. Peter Welford and Judy Corbett bought Gwydir Castle in 1994, and since then have undertaken the restoration of both house and garden. The interiors are now furnished with their collection of early furniture, which includes some pieces originally from Gwydir Castle that have now been brought back following their dispersal by sale in 1921. Most significantly, in July 1998, HRH The Prince of Wales opened the newly reinstated 1640s Dining Room, the fine panelling and carving of which was dramatically recovered from the Metropolitan Museum in New York in 1996. The story of the quest for, and eventual repatriation of this famous room is recounted in Judy Corbett's book Castles in the Air. Famous for its peacocks, the castle is also known for its many ghosts and has the reputation for being one of the most haunted houses in Wales. Check.: http://www.gwydircastle.co.uk Have a nice day!!