Plas Newydd GLYNLLIFON, NR CAERNARFON, NORTH WALES

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An impressive moated Manor

House Listed Grade II* occupying

a tranquil rural position

Accommodation in Brief

• EntranceHall

• DiningHall

• KitchenwithBreakfastArea

• Panelled40’DrawingRoom

• MasterBedroomwithDressingRoom

&Showerroom

• 3furtherdoubleBedrooms

• FamilyBathroom&ShowerRoom

• 2Cottages

• DomesticOutbuildings

• Garaging

• PartWalledGarden

• Lakes&Riverfrontage

• Inallabout151/2acres(6.27ha)

Location

PlasNewyddissituatedinCoastalNorth

WalestothesouthofCaernarfonadjoining

anareaofoutstandingnaturalbeautyand

theSnowdoniaNationalPark.Occupying

asecludedpositionwithinthewallsof

Glynllifon,thepropertyoccupiesan

idyllicsettingsurroundedbymaturetrees

togetherwithlakesandfrontagetothe

riverLlifon.

ThehistoriccastletownofCaernarfon

isjust6milesdistantofferinga

comprehensiverangeofserviceswith

shops,schools,highstreetbanksand

supermarkets.Ontherecreationalfront

thereisextensivewalkinginthefoothills

ofSnowdon,alongthecoastandaccess

tonumerouscastlesandhistorichouses.

GolfintheareaiswellprovidedforwithcoursesatHarlech,Nefyn

andPorthmadog.Fortheboatingenthusiaststhereisanimpressive

marinacomplexatPwllheliandTheRoyalAngleseyYachtClubon

theMenaiStraitatBeaumaris.

Communications

PlasNewyddisconvenientfortheA499coastroadrunningfrom

PwllhelitoCaernarfon.BeyondCaernarfonistheA55expressway

allowingforeaseofaccessalongtheNorthWalescoasttoChester

• Caernarfon6miles

• A55Expressway12miles

• Bangor15miles

• Pwllheli24miles

• Beaumaris16miles

• Chester72miles

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connectingwiththeM53andM56motorwaystoLiverpool

andManchesterwhicharebothservedbyinternational

airports.Caernarfonalsohasitsownairstripandthereis

acommercialservicefromCardifftoValleyonAnglesey.

TraveltoLondonisavailablefromBangorstationwhichis

amainlinestationsome15milesdistantofferingadirect

railservicetoEuston.

Description

The House

PlasNewyddisafinemoatedmanorhouseandlisted

GradeII*beingofbothhistoricalandarchitectural

importance.Whilstthesitesupportedanearlierhousethe

currentpropertydatesfrom1632andwascommissioned

byThomasGlynnewhohadbeenappointedHighSheriff

ofCaernarfonshirein1626.Thehistoryofthehouseiswell

documentedpassingfromThomasGlynnetohisbrother

JohnGlynnewhowasLordChiefJusticeunderCromwell.

Thepropertywastenantedduringthe18thcenturyand

wasextensivelyre-modelledbyFrancisWynneattheend

ofthe19thcenturybeforepassingtotheNewborough

familywhosubsequentlysoldthepropertyafterthe

SecondWorldWar.

PlasNewyddisconstructedprincipallyofstoneunder

steeppitchedroofswithdistinctivetallchimneysand

mullionedwindows.TheManorHouseisflankedby

astoneCoachHouseandBelfrywhichwereadded

towardstheendofthe19thcenturytoformacourtyard

approachedbyasmallbridgeoverthemoat.

InternallyPlasNewyddretainsmanyoriginal

featureswithaccesstothefrontviastonesteps

toanarcheddoorwithgargoyleoveraccessinga

stoneentrancehallwithstrappedoakfrontdoor

leadingtoastaircaselobby.Fromthelobby

stepsleaddowntoanimpressivedininghallwith

inglenookfireplacehousingamulti-fuelstove.

Offthedininghallisakitchenwithbreakfastarea

containingfittedwallandbaseunits,electric

2-ovenAgaandcompanionelectriccookerwith

halogenhobs.Belowtheoakstaircasewhich

leadstothefirstfloorthereisbelievedtobea

formerpriestholenowservingasacloakroom.

Thefirstfloordrawingroomisanimpressive

40’panelledroomwithstudyrecessandtwo

fireplacesoneofwhichbearsthedate1637with

anemblemdepictinga10thcenturywarrior.

Thepanelledstaircasecontinuestothesecondfloorlandingoffwhichisthemasterbedroomwithdressing

roomanden-suiteshowerroom.Ontheoppositesideofthelandingisanoakpanelleddoublebedroom

withsealedfireplaceabovewhichisaplastershieldbearingheinitialsofThomasGlynneandthedate1632.

Offthelandingisafamilybathroomandonthetopfloor2furtherdoublebedroomsservedbyashower

roomandseparatelinenroom.

The Outbuildings

Theoutbuildingswerecomprehensivelyre-

modelledintheGothicstylebyFrancisWynneat

theendofthe19thcenturyandarelisted

GradeII*.Theyincorporateapairofstone

cottagesanddomesticoutbuildings.The

cottagesareidealassecondaryaccommodation

forstaffordependentrelativesbutequally

capableofprovidingausefulsourceofincome

fromholidaylettings.Likewiseforthosewishing

toworkfromhomethereisadequatespace

tocreateofficeswithoutencroachingonthe

cottages.

Belfry Cottageisatwostoreyself-contained

cottagewithindependentcentralheatingsystem.

Theaccommodationcompriseshallway,sitting

room,kitchenandshowerroomatgroundfloor

levelandatfirstfloorleveladoublebedroom

accessedviastairsfromthesittingroom.

The Coach HouseisattachedtoBelfryCottage

overlookingthecourtyard.Itisalsoself-contained

with2storeyaccommodationhavingthebenefit

ofanindependentcentralheatingsystem.At

groundfloorlevelisahallwayconnectingtoa

kitchenwithbreakfastareabeyondwhichisa

gamesroom(23’9”x18’1”)whichwouldreadily

adapttoprovideanextremelyspaciouskitchen

withlivinganddiningarea.Onthefirstfloorthere

isasittingroomwithmulti-fuelstove,master

bedroomanden-suiteshowerroom,2further

bedroomsandfamilybathroom.

Domestic Outbuildingswithinthecourtyardand

attachedtothecottagesisagarage/workshop(18’10”x

12’2”).Totherearofthehouseisalaundry/utilityroom

andseparatestoreroom.Whilstaplanningapplication

hasnotbeensubmitteditwouldbepossiblesubjectto

obtainingthenecessaryconsentstoextendtheground

flooraccommodationtoincorporatetheseoutbuildings

inordertoconnectthehousetothecourtyardrange.

The Gardens and Grounds

PlasNewyddisapproachedviaasplayedstone

entrancewithwroughtirongateswhichleadsonto

alongprivatedrive.Thedrivefollowsthesoutherly

boundaryagainstopenfieldsbeforebearingleft

throughstonegate-posts.AtthispointPlasNewydd

canbeviewedstandingagainstmaturewoodlandwith

banksofrhododendronsandinfrontofwhicharelawns

toeithersideofthedrive.

ThisPlanisbasedupontheOrdnanceSurveyMapwiththesanctionoftheControllerofH.M.StationeryOffice.CrownCopyrightreserved.(ES100033380).ThisPlanispublishedfortheconvenienceofPurchasersonly.Itsaccuracyisnotguaranteedanditisexpresslyexcludedfromanycontract.NOTTOSCALE.

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Ground Floor First Floor

Front Porch

Dining Hall28'1" x 19'8"8.5 x 5.9m

Kitchen19'10" x 11'10"

6.0 x 3.6m

Panelled Drawing Room40'3" x 19'5"12.2 x 5.9m

StudyRecess

Bedroom 116'7" x 13'1"4.0 x 5.0m

Bedroom 219'3" x 13'9"5.8 x 4.1m

Bedroom 419'8" x 15'11"

6.0 x 4.8mmax

Bedroom 316'8" x 16'4"6.0 x 4.9m

max

Store

Third FloorSecond Floor

MeasuredinaccordancewithRICSguidelines.Everyattemptismadetoensureaccuracy,howeverallmeasurementsareapproximate.Thisfloorplanisforillustrativepurposesonlyandisnottoscale.

Thedriveleadstoaparkingandturningareaagainst

thenorth-westfrontfromwhichanattractivestone

bridgecrossesthemoatintothecourtyard.Tothe

frontofthehouseisapart-walledsouth-westfacing

gardenaccessedviaawroughtirongatebearing

theWynnefamilycrestofadoubleheadedeagle.

Withinthewalledgardenisagrottoandwelllisted

GradeII*borderedbythemoat.

Behindthecottagesisalawnedgardenand

seatingareaandadjacenttoBelfryCottage

oppositethemoatisamostunusualgarden

incorporatingpleachedIrishYew.Againstthedrive

isalargeexpanseoflawnleadingtoasmalllake

incorporatinganislandborderedbymaturetrees.

Beyondtheimmediategardenisanareaofparkland

suitableforgrazingormowingborderedbythe

RiverLlifionwhichformsthenorth-westboundary

toPlasNewydd.Thewholeextendsto151/2acres

(6.27ha)

General Remarks & Stipulations

Tenure: Freeholdwithvacantpossession

Services: MainswaterandelectricityPrivatedrainageandliquidpropanegas

Local Authority: GwyneddCouncil,Caernarfon.Tel:01286682698

Council Tax: BandI£3,204.06payable2014/15

FixturesUnlessspecificallymentionedin

theseparticularsallcontents,fixturesand

fittings,gardenornaments,statues,carpets

andcurtainsarespecificallyexcludedfrom

thesale.Certainitemsmaybeavailableby

separatenegotiation.

ViewingByappointmentwithJackson-Stops

&Staff,Tel:01244-328361

Directions

FromCaernarfontravelsouthontheA487

andafter3milestaketheA499signposted

Pwllheli.Continueforafurther3milesand

havingpassedtheentrancetoGlynllifonPark

thesplayedentrancetoPlasNewyddwillbe

seenonthelefthandsidewithwroughtiron

gates.Followthedrivefor1/2amilepassing

throughafurthersetofstonegate-postsand

beyondwhichthedrivepassesinfrontofPlas

Newydd.

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