Abercelyn Country House is a Grade-II listed, former rectory built in 1729

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Mrs Lindsay Hind

Abercelyn Country House

& Cottage

Llanycil, Bala, LL23 7YF

Gwynedd, Wales, UK

Phone: 01678 521109

Phone (int.): +44 1678 521109

Fax: 01678 520848

Fax (int.): +44 1678 520848

 E-mail: info@abercelyn.co.uk

 

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Abercelyn is located near Bala in Snowdonia, Wales, UK
Bala is located in the Snowdonia National Park in North Wales, UK

The Snowdonia National Park provides outstanding opportunities for mountain walking, white-water-rafting, mountain biking, sailing and more

Walkers WelcomeCyclists Welcome

Green Dragon Environmental Award

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Some views of the Garden at Abercelyn

Abercelyn Country House and Cottage is set in 1½ acres of landscaped, mature garden.
The award-winning garden is available for guests to explore

 

A view of Abercelyn Country House in the winter with snow

The Aran ridge as seen from the garden at Abercelyn

Abercelyn Country House in the winter

The Aran ridge as seen from the garden at Abercelyn

 

A view of the Garden towards the mountain stream

A view of the Garden towards the mountain stream

  

Awards

1st Prize in the "Large Garden" section of the  Bala and Penllyn Horticultural Society competition for 2005

Winner: Most Sustainable Tourism Business - Small Business Category, Green Snowdonia Tourism Awards 2007

Gold Award: Snowdonia Wildlife Gardening Project competition for 2008 (Business Category)

2nd: "Best wildlife Garden in Snowdonia" Snowdonia Wildlife Gardening Project competition for 2007 (Business Category)

3rd: "Best wildlife Garden in Snowdonia" Snowdonia Wildlife Gardening Project competition for 2006 (Business Category)

 
Award winning Garden at Abercelyn 3rd prize in the Best wildlife Garden in Snowdonia (Business Category)

 

 

The view of Abercelyn from the garden

An Acer in the front garden at Abercelyn

Another view of Abercelyn Country House

An Acer in the garden

The front porch at Abercelyn

The front garden at Abercelyn

The front porch

The front garden

Poppies early summer

A view of the rear garden

Poppies early summer

 A view of the rear garden

 

More views of the gardens at Abercelyn

Wildlife

Seen in the garden are numerous squirrels and many varieties of birds (see below) we have been visited by a pheasant and mallard ducks, with their young, on the mountain stream. We sometimes see that badgers have visited us and nearby we understand there are otters in the stream. At night owls can be heard and we have seen a fox in our field next to the garden.

The following bird species have been seen in the garden: Heron, Common Snipe, Jay, Magpies, Woodpigeon, Collared Dove, Great Spotted Woodpecker, House Martin, Swallow, Pied Wagtail, Wren, Dunnock, Robin, Song Thrush, Mistle Thrush, Blackbird, Goldcrest, Spotted Flycatcher, Great Tit, Blue Tit, Long Tailed Tit, Nuthatch, Treecreeper, Magpie, Jackdaw, Starling, Chauffinch, Goldfinch, Greanfinch, Bullfinch

The following birds species have been seen from the garden: Red Kites, Buzzards, Canada Goose, Red Kite, Buzzard, Herring Gull, Lesser Black Backed Gull, Swift, Carrion Crow, Raven. While walking near Abercelyn we have also seen Red Kites and Buzzards.
There are many different types of trees in the garden, including: Tulip Tree (Liriodendron tulipifera), Handkerchief Tree (Davidia involucrata), Acer, Alder, Beech, Hazel, Maple, Oak, Silver Birch, Willow and Yew.

The Tulip Tree flowers regularly indicating that it is over 25 years old.