Plas Newydd House and Garden

About the museum

Plas Newydd on the Menai Strait has been the Anglesey home of the Paget family, the Marquesses of Anglesey. A house has stood on the site since the early sixteenth century, and the present building owes much to alterations by the architect James Wyatt in 1793 to 1799.

The first Marquess of Anglesey led the cavalry at the Battle of Waterloo in 1815 and lost a leg there; his exploits are the subject of the Military Museum, which occupies several former domestic offices in the house and includes the famous Anglesey Leg, the first articulated wooden leg. The 5th Marquess, Henry Cyril Paget, renamed the house “Anglesey Castle”, made it a place for theatre and creativity, but his spending was unsustainable and he was eventually declared insolvent, which meant that his possessions had to be sold.

His cousin, the 6th Marquess, modernised the house in the 1930s and commissioned the artist Rex Whistler to paint a 58-foot fantasy landscape mural in the new dining room. The house also has the 7th Marquess’s study, left as he used it, and the Music Room. The 40-acre Grade I listed garden and surrounding woods and parkland are part of the visit.

Highlights

• Military Museum with the Anglesey Leg and Waterloo displays
• Rex Whistler’s 58-foot dining room mural
• The 7th Marquess’s study, left as it was
• Music Room and Gothick Hall
• Grade I listed garden with views over the Menai Strait

Permanent exhibitions

• Military Museum – An exhibition of items and pictures about the 1st Marquess of Anglesey and the Battle of Waterloo, including the Anglesey Leg.
• Rex Whistler’s dining room mural – A 58-foot fantasy landscape painted in the 1930s as a conversation piece for the Whistler Dining Room.

Operated by

National Trust

Admission & discounts

Prices are for the whole property without Gift Aid. With Gift Aid the adult ticket costs £15.40, the child ticket £7.70, the family ticket £38.50 and the one-adult family ticket £23.10. Entry is free for National Trust members. There is no charge for car parking.

Accessibility

• Partially wheelchair accessible
• Elevator: no information
• Accessible restroom
• Accessible parking
• Service dogs welcome: no information
• Tactile models & exhibits: no information
• Sign language tours: no information
• Easy-to-read materials: no information
• Audio description: no information

There is an accessible path route with some steep gradients, a ramp at the main house entrance and firm, level gravel paths around the house. Manual wheelchairs and a volunteer-run buggy shuttle can be borrowed, and two powered mobility vehicles are free for exploring the garden (book by 16:00 the day before). Induction loops are available at all till points. Accessible toilets are in the Old Dairy and near the house entrance. Sensory backpacks with ear defenders can be borrowed at Visitor Reception. An AccessAble guide is available.

Kids & families

Great for kids & families

• Stroller-friendly
• Baby changing facilities
• Playground / play area

A natural play area in Dairy Wood has obstacles, a treehouse and a frisbee golf course. Baby-changing facilities are in the Old Dairy and at the house entrance. Pushchairs are allowed on the ground floor of the house, but at busy times visitors may be asked to leave them at the entrance. Children’s lunch boxes and menus are served in the Old Dairy café. Special family events run in school holidays, such as a Big Draw event from 24 October to 1 November 2026.

Getting there & parking

Signposted from junctions 7 and 8a of the A55, or via the A4080 to Brynsiencyn. Cycle racks are in the car park.

Amenities & dining

• Café
• Museum shop

The Old Dairy café is next to the car park, shop and visitor reception; there is also a second-hand bookshop in the Orangery, a Sun room kiosk and a picnic area.

Events & venue rental

The museum hasn’t published any information on this.

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