Plas Newydd, Llangollen
Gothic-style house in Llangollen, home of the Ladies of Llangollen, with an exhibition, riverside gardens and tearooms.
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Over het museum
Plas Newydd in Llangollen is best known as the home of Lady Eleanor Butler and Sarah Ponsonby, two Irish women who left Ireland in 1778 to make a new life together in Wales. They moved into the small stone cottage in 1780 and lived there for the next fifty years. Their way of life caught the imagination of Regency society, and visitors such as Wordsworth, Sir Walter Scott and the Duke of Wellington came to see them.
Over the years the two women turned the cottage into a Gothic fantasy, adding stained glass and elaborately carved oak, much of it taken from churches that were being rebuilt. They also laid out gardens with rustic bridges, an archway and a riverside walk. After Eleanor Butler died in 1829 and Sarah Ponsonby in 1831, the house changed hands several times. A later owner, General John Yorke, added the black-and-white timber exterior and filled the rooms with objects from around the world.
Llangollen Urban District Council bought the house in 1932, and it is now run as a museum by Denbighshire County Council. Inside, an exhibition in the former dressing room tells the story of the Ladies and shows some of their possessions, and the panelled rooms, library and dining room can be seen. The gardens, which cover about ten acres, are free to enter every day, and the tearooms serve food from April to October.
Hoogtepunten
- Gothic-style house with elaborately carved oak panelling and stained glass
- Exhibition on the Ladies of Llangollen and their possessions
- Gardens with a riverside walk, free to enter
- Tearooms open from April to October
- Library, dining room and servants’ attic room
Vaste collectie
- The Ladies of Llangollen – An exhibition with some of their possessions brings to life the story of Lady Eleanor Butler and Sarah Ponsonby and the guests who visited them.
- Beheerder
- Denbighshire County Council
Toegangsprijzen & kortingen
| Volwassenen | £ 9 |
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| Kinderen & jongeren | £ 7gratis t/m 4 jaar · Children aged 5 to 16; under-5s free. |
| Mensen met een beperking | –begeleider gratis · One carer accompanying a disabled visitor is admitted free. |
| Groepen (vanaf 15 pers.) | £ 7,50 p.p.Per person for groups of at least 15; groups receive a free talk from a heritage assistant. |
| Gezinnen | £ 252 adults and up to 3 children. |
| Family ticket, 1 adult and up to 3 children | £ 16 |
| School group, per pupil | £ 5 |
The ticket price is for the house. The gardens are free to enter. A guide book costs £2.50. Gift vouchers are available for all ticket types. The Young Archaeologists’ Club is admitted free.
Toegankelijkheid
- Rolstoeltoegankelijk: geen informatie
- Lift: geen informatie
- Aangepast toilet: geen informatie
- Gehandicaptenparkeerplaats: geen informatie
- Hulphonden welkom
- Tastmodellen / voelbare objecten: geen informatie
- Rondleidingen in gebarentaal: geen informatie
- Informatie in eenvoudige taal: geen informatie
- Audiodescriptie: geen informatie
Dogs on leads are welcome in the gardens.
Kinderen & gezin
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Bereikbaarheid & parkeren
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Service & horeca
- Café
Tearooms serving locally sourced and home-made food from April to October.
Evenementen & zaalverhuur
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Je bezoek plannen
| Goed om te weten | Groups of more than 15 receive a free talk from a heritage assistant about the house and its occupants. Groups should book by phone or email. |
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