Plas Brondanw was given to Sir Clough Williams-Ellis in 1908 when he was 25 years old by his father. He set about creating the magnificent gardens that we have today. The gardens are situated in the heart of the Snowdonia National Park, flanked by beautiful mountainous scenery. Whilst not has famous as his nearby Italianate Village of Portmeirion, Plas Brondanw Gardens, are regarded by some as his finest creation.

Indeed in 1971 he said “It is warming indeed to see the avenues that I then planted growing so flourishingly and the whole place maturing in ever increasing beauty”. The garden is constructed on an axis in line with the mountain known as Cnicht (locally referred to as the Welsh Matterhorn), with a Holm Oak tree many centuries old taking centre stage. The garden is constructed as a series of ‘rooms’ with a mixture of yew and box privet forming the architecture of the garden.

Outside the formal garden is a woodland garden leading up to Pentwr, a purpose built ruin on the hillside above Plas Brondanw looking toward the sea, a wedding present to Sir Clough from his fellow officers in the Welsh Guards.