Castle Gyrn Llanbedr Dyffryn Clwyd, Ruthin, LL15 1YE
2 Middle Row, High Street, Ashford, Kent, TN24 8SQ 01233 632383 E: [email protected] www.andrewandco.co.uk
Freehold A Castle complete with fire-breathing dragon might sound like a medieval relic from Game Of £3,500,000 Thrones, but this vast edifice was built in north Wales just 30 years ago. The property is fronted by a fortress-like stone wall, while a dragon - carved from a 200-year-old tree - breathes fire at guests, or unwelcome visitors. Architect John Taylor designed the Castle for himself to live in and work began in 1977 but wasn't finished until 1994, thanks to the installation of a host of ingenious features, including hidden staircases, invisible wall loudspeakers, grand fireplaces and a panoramic viewing area.
Blissfully set, tucked into the hillside overlooking the Vale of Clwyd, you fall in love with Castell Gyrn as soon as you pull through the sturdy iron and granite gates and up the sweeping drive, away from the rat race. This feel of exuberance is established in eccentric style as the fire-breathing, hand-carved dragon heralds your arrival home in a roaring nod to Welsh heritage.
The castle in Llanbedr-Dyffryn-Clwyd, Denbighshire, north Wales, is set in over 47 acres of land and sits on the crest of a hill overlooking the Vale, with Snowdon visible in the distance.
The ground floor includes not only the reception room, a dining room, library, drawing room, cinema room, and en suite bedroom, but also a kitchen with two pantries and a utility room. Upstairs, a reception room plays host to a grand viewing balcony, a study and the master bedroom, complete with its own living room, dressing area and en suite bathroom.
The second floor has another en suite bedroom, with its own dressing room. while up another floor in the tower are two en suite bedrooms and a staircase leading to the rooftop panoramic viewing platform.
A guest lodge in an enclosed, gated courtyard features a reception room, kitchen and en suite bedroom. Outside is not only a triple garage, but a grotto - once a sheep pen - which has been covered with a mosaic of shells. Although you might never want to leave this Welsh stronghold, trains to Euston from nearby Chester station take a little over two hours. Manchester Airport is under one hour away, there is of course room for your own Helipad.
The nearby market town of Ruthin boasts several restaurants of good reputation, with every amenity necessary including an excellent butchers and a handy Tescos.
2 Middle Row, High Street, Ashford, Kent, TN24 8SQ 01233 632383 E: [email protected] www.andrewandco.co.uk