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Gardens · South Wales

Golden Grove

Also known as: Gelli Aur

Golden Grove — a garden in wales-south, United Kingdom.

Dilapidated garages and sheds - Gelli Aur Country Park - geograph.org.uk - 1483387

Mick Lobb — CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons licence

Plan your visit

Typical visit
1 h–2.5 h
Best time of year
Spring & summer (Apr–Sep)
  • Dog-friendly

About

Golden Grove is a garden of interest in wales-south, United Kingdom — drawn from open-data sources for visitor reference. See the linked Wikipedia article for the full description.

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Heritage listing

http://cadwpublic-api.azurewebsites.net/reports/listedbuilding/FullReport?lang=en&id=20833

From Cadw under OGL v3.

From the Wikipedia article

Golden Grove (Welsh: Gelli Aur) is a mansion and estate in the Welsh county of Carmarthenshire, located 4 miles (6 km) southwest of Llandeilo.

Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.

Background

History

There have been three mansions on the estate. The first was built in 1560 by the Vaughan family, which was later ennobled as Earls of Carbery. This was destroyed by fire and replaced in 1754 by a Neoclassical box of fine quality, with a long Doric-columned portico. In 1804, the estate was bequeathed by John Vaughan, the last of the Golden Grove Vaughans, to his Oxford friend John Frederick Campbell, Lord Cawdor of Castlemartin, later 1st Earl Cawdor. He demolished the existing building and built the current house, designed by the leading architect Sir Jeffry Wyatville, 700 yards to the south-west above the original (begun 1827, completed 1834). Wyatville was simultaneously occupied in the…

Visiting

The 2017 BBC television series Decline and Fall, based on the Evelyn Waugh novel, was filmed at Golden Grove, and in 2018 the house and park were primary filming locations for the film Six Minutes to Midnight.

Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Coordinates
51.8596, -4.0386
Parish
Llanfihangel Aberbythych
Postcode
SA32 8LR
Parliamentary constituency
Caerfyrddin
Established
1834

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Frequently asked questions

Where is Golden Grove?
Golden Grove is in South Wales, United Kingdom (postcode SA32 8LR), in the parish of Llanfihangel Aberbythych.
When was Golden Grove built?
Built or established in 1834.
Who owns Golden Grove?
Golden Grove is owned by Golden Grove Trust.
Is Golden Grove a listed building?
Golden Grove is officially recognised as II listed.
How do I get to Golden Grove?
Drivers can navigate to postcode SA32 8LR. It sits within the Caerfyrddin parliamentary constituency.