Plas Brondanw Gardens

About the garden

Surrounded by mountain peaks, the Grade I-listed gardens of Plas Brondanw are set within Snowdonia National Park and were created by Clough Williams-Ellis. The gardens are designed as a series of enclosed rooms, connected by axial views that lead to distant peaks and punctuated by pieces of sculpture. Inspired by the gardens of Renaissance Italy, the strong architectural influences are evident throughout, with stone walls, topiary, pools, fountains and avenues of trees.

Other features include a woodland walk with several eye-catchers, as well as a cascade and a pool built within a disused quarry. The walk concludes at a folly tower, constructed to commemorate Williams-Ellis’s marriage in 1915, offering impressive 360° views of the surrounding mountains and sea. Oriel Brondanw, located within the Plas Brondanw house, is an art gallery and cultural centre, hosting exhibitions, residencies and workshops.