Brynkinalt Hall, Wrexham

A fine Grade II* house, built in 1612 by Sir Edward Trevor overlooking the Ceiriog Valley on the Wales/Shropshire border, which was then extended in the early 1800s. Still lived in by the Trevor family.

The tour covers the formal rooms of the house and family history. Visitors are also welcome to explore the formal west garden and ornamental woodland shrubbery.

Brynkinalt has been home to the Trevor Family since it was built in 1612 by Sir Edward Trevor and generations of Trevors. Their families have worked hard since to maintain the beautiful Grade II* house, located on the Wales/Shropshire border. The Trevors are direct descendants of a union which took place in 942 between Tudor Trevor, King of Gloucester, and Angharad, daughter of Howel Dda, King of Wales. The family are also descendants of Llewellyn the Great, Prince of Wales (1194-1240), and the Kings of Ireland, and the present Prince of Wales inherits his most recent Welsh and Irish blood through the Trevor Family. The family includes several renowned characters including Sir John Trevor who was one of the few Welsh Speakers in the history of the House of Commons to date. The Duke of Wellington’s mother was also a Trevor and the Duke used to visit his grandmother here and accompanied her to nearby Llangollen to see the now infamous Ladies of Llangollen.

The Great Hall

The impressive great hall, which was once an open courtyard, was enclosed and extensive wings and a conservatory added in the early 1800s by Charlotte, Viscountess Dungannon, who also added a range of gothic features and follies including various gate lodges and a double-walled kitchen garden (now sadly derelict but plans are underway to restore it) with an unusual tunnelled entrance. Some of the features of her design are recorded in a historic book of drawings, plans and sketches giving a fascinating glimpse of the thoughts and ideas that led to her final designs. The original Jacobean oak-panelled hall still remains, giving a glimpse of the original house. Recent projects include restoring the west garden with its formal beds and large herbaceous borders and the ornamental shrubbery with mature redwoods and a variety of new and old rhododendrons.

Location for much of the film Lady Chatterley’s Lover released in 2022.

Tickets £23.00 including tea/coffee and cake.

Tours in May feature a display of rhododendrons and azaleas.

Tour in December features family-style Christmas decorations and includes tea/coffee and mince pies.

Access: Disabled access downstairs only (no lift). Tours include gallery and three bedrooms which are not wheelchair accessible. Gravel and grass paths in west garden, rougher grass paths and some slopes in shrubbery. Downstairs toilet available (not specific disabled design, no hand rails, normal sink, but used by other wheelchair users previously)

Visitors' views:

• We have been to many, many houses including quite a few Invitation to View and I really think now that Brynkinalt is in our top 3. We had a lovely afternoon exploring a delightful house and our host Kate Hill-Trevor was absolutely full of fascinating and often amusing information about the house and family. She had such a relaxed way of handling a large tour group and we were all made to feel very much at home. I feel that Brynkinalt is possibly unknown to most but it is certainly worth going out of your way for. The grounds are magnificent situated as it is in the beautiful Ceiriog valley just into Wales, the gardens are lovely, and the house and its owners are a story waiting to be told. We found the Duke of Wellington connection particularly interesting. But just as interesting was the family tree annotated and corrected by Kate herself. Kate has an unbelievable pressure of responsibility, as do all owners, for the estate and its various businesses but having listened to her we are sure Brynkinalt will go from strength to strength and be in everyone's top 3! Btw the tea and cakes were lovely....
• This was the second time I have visited your home and it was a real pleasure. All our little group were very impressed with your knowledge and really enjoyed seeing so many of your treasures.
• We all so enjoyed our visit to your beautiful home, your warm welcome and fascinating tour made it very special. We did, indeed, feel very privileged.
• Thank you so much for a delightful afternoon. Your talk and tour was most interesting. I was particularly taken with Charlotte and her enormous contribution to the estate. What a remarkable lady!

Please see our cancellation policy below:
If you cancel more than two weeks before the tour is scheduled to take place, we will fully refund your ticket money excluding any phone booking fees. If it’s less than 14 days before a tour, for any reason, we regret that we cannot refund your ticket money unless we can resell your ticket(s). If we cancel at any time, we will fully refund your ticket money. Although we make every effort to avoid it, sometimes a tour has to be cancelled at short notice due to circumstances beyond our control. In this case, we cannot accept responsibility for, or refund, any consequential losses, such as money spent on travel or accommodation.