Gwydir Castle
Gwydir Castle is in the Conwy valley, Wales, a mile west of the ancient market town of Llanrwst and 1.5 miles south of the large village of Trefriw. An example of a fortified manor house dating back to c. 1500, it is located on the edge of the floodplain of the river Conwy, and overlooked from the west by the slopes of Gwydir Forest.Photo: ArchHist, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: House
- Description: Grade I listed building in Conwy County Borough
- Address: Trefriw, LL26 0PN
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Llanrwst railway station and St Grwst’s Church.
Llanrwst railway station
Railway station
Photo: Keith Edkins, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Llanrwst railway station is in Denbigh Street near the centre of the market town of Llanrwst, Wales, and close to the local bus termini in Watling Street. Llanrwst railway station is situated 2,700 feet northeast of Gwydir Castle.
St Grwst’s Church
Church
Photo: Eirian Evans, CC BY-SA 2.0.
St Grwst's Church, Llanrwst, is located in Church Street, Llanrwst, Conwy, Wales. It is an active Church in Wales parish church and is part of the Aberconwy Mission Area in the archdeaconry of St Asaph, and the diocese of St Asaph. St Grwst’s Church is situated 2,000 feet north of Gwydir Castle.
The Grey Mare’s Tail
Waterfall
Photo: Ceri Thomas, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Grey Mare's Tail is a waterfall on the very edge of the Snowdonia National Park near Gwydir Castle in Conwy County Borough, north Wales. It lies just off the B5106 road between the town of Llanrwst and the large village of Trefriw. The Grey Mare’s Tail is situated 2,100 feet west of Gwydir Castle.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Llanrwst and Llanrhychwyn.
Llanrwst
Photo: Eirian Evans, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Llanrwst is an ancient market town of 3,300 people in the county borough of Conwy in North Wales. It is less than a mile from the edge of Snowdonia Park. its main industry is tourism.
Llanrhychwyn
Village
Photo: Terry Hughes, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Llanrhychwyn is a hamlet in Conwy county borough, Wales. It lies in the Conwy valley, less than a mile south of Trefriw, and a mile north-west of Llanrwst.
Llanddoged
Village
Photo: Terry Hughes, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Llanddoged is a small village which lies in the hills a little over a mile to the north of Llanrwst, in Conwy County Borough, Wales. The village itself has a small population, with a surrounding rural farming community. Llanddoged is situated 2 miles north of Gwydir Castle.
Gwydir Castle
- Categories: castle, tower house, history museum, building, historic site, and residential building
- Location: Trefriw, Conwy, North Wales, Wales, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
53.13285° or 53° 7′ 58″ northLongitude
-3.80118° or 3° 48′ 4″ westOpen location code
9C5R45MX+4GOpenStreetMap ID
way 975313282OpenStreetMap feature
building=houseOpenStreetMap feature
historic=castleWikidata ID
Q3398574
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Welsh—“Gwydir Castle” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Gwydir Castle”
- Danish: “Gwydir Castle”
- German: “Gwydir Castle”
- Italian: “Castell Gwydir”
- Italian: “castello di Gwydir”
- Italian: “Castello di Gwydir”
- Italian: “Gwydir Castle”
- Portuguese: “Castelo Gwydir”
- Swedish: “Gwydir Castle”
- Turkish: “Gwydir Kalesi”
- Welsh: “Castell Gwydir”
- Welsh: “Castell Gwydyr”
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