Historic houses · Mid Wales
Rhosygilwen
Rhosygilwen — hotel and former countryhouse in Pembrokeshire, United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
- Family-friendly
- Limited wheelchair access
About
Rhosygilwen is a historic house in the United Kingdom — typically a country seat, manor, or town house with notable architecture or history. Heritage designation: Grade II listed building. Part of Rhosygilwen Estate. Wikidata describes it as: "hotel and former countryhouse in Pembrokeshire, United Kingdom". Coordinates: 52.0347°, -4.6201°.
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Heritage listing
http://cadwpublic-api.azurewebsites.net/reports/listedbuilding/FullReport?lang=en&id=14529
From Cadw under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
Rhosygilwen is an estate and former mansion in Rhoshill, Pembrokeshire in the community and parish of Cilgerran, South-west Wales. It is a centre for culture, retreat, celebration, eco-housing planning and renewable energy. The owner and CEO is Dr Glen Peters MBE.
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Background
History
Rhosygilwen was owned by the Jones family until 1697, when it passed to the Colby family who owned it until the 20th century; Thomas Frederick Colby was raised there. His father Thomas Colby was High Sheriff of Pembrokeshire in 1771. The house was rebuilt in the 1830s, and again towards the end of the century. In 1985, the upper floors suffered a fire, but the original oak central staircase remains. acquired the property in 1994 after the house had suffered a serious fire and was about to be demolished. A solar farm, the first of its kind in Wales, was established in 2011. In 2024, in order to stabilise the electricity needed to run the estate, a turbine planning application was backed by…
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- Coordinates
- 52.0347, -4.6201
- District
- Pembrokeshire
- Parish
- Cilgerran
- Postcode
- SA43 2TW
- Parliamentary constituency
- Ceredigion Preseli
Sources
- wikidata: Q20595426 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Rhosygilwen (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Rhosygilwen?
- Rhosygilwen is in Mid Wales, United Kingdom (postcode SA43 2TW), in the parish of Cilgerran.
- Who owns Rhosygilwen?
- Rhosygilwen is owned by Dr Glen Peters.
- Is Rhosygilwen a listed building?
- Rhosygilwen is officially recognised as Grade II listed building listed.
- How do I get to Rhosygilwen?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode SA43 2TW. It sits within the Ceredigion Preseli parliamentary constituency.