Museum · Llangollen · Clwyd

Plas Newydd

Plas Newydd is a house in Llangollen, north Wales. It counts as a Grade II* listed building. 30 other places to visit are within 15 km, led by Castell Dinas Brân (1.4 km).

Photo: Plas Newydd, Llywelyn2000 (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Where

In Llangollen

inside the built-up area

Run by

Denbighshire County Council

the operator on record

How well known

Top 23%

#1,932 of 8,556 places we list

Warmest months

Jun–Sep

highs of 17–20°C

In brief

Museum in Llangollen

Inside Llangollen

Plas Newydd is inside Llangollen’s built-up area, with 9 more places to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓

Grade II* listed building

On the official list of protected heritage; Llangollen has 170 listed buildings in all, on its History page. About ↓

Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, the ONS built-up areas and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.

When to go

Month by month in Llangollen

In Llangollen, June to September bring the warmest days: highs of 17–20°C.

Jan7° / 2°105 mm

Feb7° / 2°78 mm

Mar9° / 3°71 mm

Apr12° / 4°72 mm

May16° / 7°69 mm

Jun18° / 10°72 mm

Jul20° / 12°66 mm

Aug19° / 12°68 mm

Sep17° / 9°75 mm

Oct13° / 7°103 mm

Nov10° / 4°107 mm

Dec7° / 2°115 mm

Green months are the warmest. Typical afternoon highs and night lows in Llangollen, and rain in a month. Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991–2020 averages for Llangollen. Opening times change through the year: check before you go. Llangollen’s full climate →

About

Plas Newydd

Running it is Denbighshire County Council. Wikipedia covers it in 4 languages.

Llangollen’s listed buildings and monuments →

Type: Museum
Run by: Denbighshire County Council
Listed: Grade II* listed building
Wikipedias: Covered in 4 languages
Town: in Llangollen
Official site: denbighshire.gov.uk/en/visitor/places-to-visit/museums-and-historic-houses/plas-newydd.aspx

Facts: Wikidata (CC0) and OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors).

Plan your visit

Visiting: the details

Entrance fees

EntryA fee is charged

Hours and entry: OpenStreetMap contributors. They change through the year: check its site before you go.

The map

The way to Plas Newydd

The places near Plas Newydd are numbered on the map in the order below.

Towns near it

Towns close to Plas Newydd

Llangollen is the biggest of the 4 bases nearby (3,048 people). From nearest to farthest, these towns all list it.

1 · It’s in town

Llangollen

3,048 people · 11 places to visit

2 · 3.4 km south of it

Glyn Ceiriog

435 people · 8 places to visit

3 · 3.8 km east of it

Trevor

1,397 people · 8 places to visit

4 · 4.7 km east of it

Froncysyllte

598 people · 6 places to visit

Compare the 4 towns

Town	Where Plas Newydd is	People	Places to visit
Llangollen	It’s in town	3,048	11
Glyn Ceiriog	3.4 km south of it	435	8
Trevor	3.8 km east of it	1,397	8
Froncysyllte	4.7 km east of it	598	6

Make a day of it

Worth adding to a visit

Within 15 km you can add 2 castles, 2 historic houses and an abbey or priory.

CastleCastell Dinas Brân1.4 km away 2

Castle · National TrustChirk Castle6.2 km away 3

Abbey or priory · CadwValle Crucis Abbey2.8 km away 4

Heritage railwayLlangollen Railway1.8 km away 5

CathedralWrexham Cathedral14 km away 6

MuseumLlangollen Motor Museum2.2 km away 7

Historic houseTrevor Hall3.8 km away 8

Historic house · National TrustErddig Hall13 km away

Within 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.

Asked about Plas Newydd

Where is Plas Newydd?

Plas Newydd is in Llangollen, Clwyd, inside the town’s built-up area.

What is Plas Newydd?

House in Llangollen, north Wales.

Who runs Plas Newydd?

Denbighshire County Council.

When is the best time to visit Plas Newydd?

June to September are the warmest months in Llangollen, with afternoon highs of 17–20°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).

Is Plas Newydd a listed building?

Yes: Grade II* listed building.

What else is there to see near Plas Newydd?

Within 15 km: Castell Dinas Brân (1.4 km), Chirk Castle (6.2 km), Valle Crucis Abbey (2.8 km) and Llangollen Railway (1.8 km).

Places: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence) and Wikidata (CC0), placed in the ONS 2022 built-up area (Open Government Licence v3.0). Visitor counts are the latest Wikidata gives, with their year.

Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).

Photo credits (9)

Plas Newydd: Llywelyn2000, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Castell Dinas Brân: Llywelyn2000, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Chirk Castle: Llywelyn2000, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Valle Crucis Abbey: Llywelyn2000, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Llangollen Railway: Llywelyn2000, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Wrexham Cathedral: Roger Cornfoot, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Llangollen Motor Museum: Graham Taylor, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Trevor Hall: Llywelyn2000, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Erddig Hall: Glen Bowman from Newcastle, England, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons

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