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 Bodnant
Garden (which is owned by the National Trust) is one of the
most spectacular and admired gardens in Britain. In 2000 Bodnant
Garden was voted the winner of “The National Trust Gardens
Award” by National Trust members and visitors, and separately
it was voted “The Favourite Garden in the Country”
by Daily Telegraph readers. It was created by successive generations
of the McLaren family, but was primarily the creation of the
2nd Lord Aberconway (Henry McLaren) who gave it to the National
Trust in 1949.
Highlights of the Garden include: 
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the grand formal terraces
facing south-west across the River Conwy to Snowdonia |
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the Pin Mill, an elegant Georgian building
which in 1939 was moved from Gloucestershire to Bodnant
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the famous laburnum arch, a curved walk
about 55 metres long covered with laburnum which produces
a magnificent cascade of long yellow flowers in late May
/ early June |
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the Dell, a deep valley with numerous
streams, tall trees and rhododendrons |
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the design of the Garden and the vast
collection of plants, including four National Collections,
which ensure colour and interest at all times |
The Hall is not owned by the National Trust and is not open to the public.
The Garden is open between mid-March and the end of October,
10 a.m. to 5 p.m. (last entry 4.30 p.m.), 7 days a week.
Its contact details are as follows:
Tel: 01492 650460
Fax: 01492 650448
E-mail: office@bodnantgarden.co.uk
Website: www.bodnantgarden.co.uk
The Bodnant Pavilion Tea Room
 The Bodnant Pavilion Tea Room is an attractive self-service tea-room / coffee shop owned and run by the National Trust next to the Bodnant Garden Car Park. It offers refreshments and light meals between 11 a.m. and 5 p.m. from mid-March until Christmas. Visitors can enjoy morning coffee, light lunches and afternoon teas from a varied menu of locally grown food and ingredients together with many Welsh products.
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