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Gwrych Castle in Abergele, North Wales. Originally built as a private residence in 1819, the castle once had a total of 128 rooms including the outbuildings, including twenty-eight bedrooms, an outer hall, an inner hall, two smoke rooms, a dining room, a drawing room, a billiards room, an oak study, and a range of accommodations for servants. There are nineteen embattled towers and the whole façade is over 2000 yards.
After various entertainment uses, it was abandoned in the late 1980s and, in the years following, was wrecked by thieves and vandals. It was eventually sold to Clayton Hotels in 2006 for £850,000, but their plan to convert it into a 5 star hotel was abandoned in 2009 when they went bust. It was again sold in April 2010 for £300,000.
It was a beautiful, sunny day when I headed up to the Castle with my trusty companion Jaine:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/davellandudno/4653922158/in/set-72157624043831999
http://www.flickr.com/photos/davellandudno/4653369175/in/set-72157624043831999
http://www.flickr.com/photos/davellandudno/4654331326/in/set-72157624043831999
http://www.flickr.com/photos/davellandudno/4654397432/in/set-72157624043831999
http://www.flickr.com/photos/davellandudno/4653717791/in/set-72157624043831999
http://www.flickr.com/photos/davellandudno/4654144864/in/set-72157624043831999
http://www.flickr.com/photos/davellandudno/4653458565/in/set-72157624043831999
http://www.flickr.com/photos/davellandudno/4653477105/in/set-72157624043831999
http://www.flickr.com/photos/davellandudno/4654049704/in/set-72157624043831999
http://www.flickr.com/photos/davellandudno/4654031452/in/set-72157624043831999
http://www.flickr.com/photos/davellandudno/4654120032/in/set-72157624043831999
http://www.flickr.com/photos/davellandudno/4654070840/in/set-72157624043831999
Full photo set (120+ photos) over on Flickr:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/davellandudno/sets/72157624043831999/
Expanded history of the Castle over on my blog:
http://llandudnoandcolwynbay.blogspot.com/2010/05/gwrych-castle-of-adventure.html
After various entertainment uses, it was abandoned in the late 1980s and, in the years following, was wrecked by thieves and vandals. It was eventually sold to Clayton Hotels in 2006 for £850,000, but their plan to convert it into a 5 star hotel was abandoned in 2009 when they went bust. It was again sold in April 2010 for £300,000.
It was a beautiful, sunny day when I headed up to the Castle with my trusty companion Jaine:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/davellandudno/4653922158/in/set-72157624043831999
http://www.flickr.com/photos/davellandudno/4653369175/in/set-72157624043831999
http://www.flickr.com/photos/davellandudno/4654331326/in/set-72157624043831999
http://www.flickr.com/photos/davellandudno/4654397432/in/set-72157624043831999
http://www.flickr.com/photos/davellandudno/4653717791/in/set-72157624043831999
http://www.flickr.com/photos/davellandudno/4654144864/in/set-72157624043831999
http://www.flickr.com/photos/davellandudno/4653458565/in/set-72157624043831999
http://www.flickr.com/photos/davellandudno/4653477105/in/set-72157624043831999
http://www.flickr.com/photos/davellandudno/4654049704/in/set-72157624043831999
http://www.flickr.com/photos/davellandudno/4654031452/in/set-72157624043831999
http://www.flickr.com/photos/davellandudno/4654120032/in/set-72157624043831999
http://www.flickr.com/photos/davellandudno/4654070840/in/set-72157624043831999
Full photo set (120+ photos) over on Flickr:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/davellandudno/sets/72157624043831999/
Expanded history of the Castle over on my blog:
http://llandudnoandcolwynbay.blogspot.com/2010/05/gwrych-castle-of-adventure.html