The Bodelwyddan Castle Hotel is set in the grounds of the former country house known as Bodelwyddan Castle, a 15th century house with a Victorian castle facade with ivy clad turrets which houses a 19th century interactive museum and portrait gallery.

The house is a Mecca for lovers of Victoriana with a Jacobean style staircase, marble fireplaces and a vaulted ceiling.

Both are set in 200 acres of parkland with sensory gardens and stunning views out across the Clywdian Hills and the North Wales coast.

Also situated in the grounds are small shops, coffee houses and the Elwy public house / bar.

Situated just 1 hour's drive from the historic city of Chester, 1 hour's drive from Wales' highest mountain, Snowdonia, 30 minutes drive from the thriving North Wales seaside resort of Llandudno and just 10 minutes from the seaside town of Rhyl, Bodelwyddan Castle Hotel is a 186 room establishment owned and run by the Warner Group*  that offers it's guests fine dining, live entertainment, sporting facilities, beauty treatments and spa and pool facilities.

 Hotel main entrance ( left ) and Elwy bar ( right ).

The hotel offers three types of rooms, The Standard, The Signature and The Royale, all of which contain either double or twin beds with en - suite facilities, tea and coffee making facilities, mini bar, telephone, hairdryer and iron and ironing board.

The Royale rooms are situated in the hotel's old building and date back to 1830, most of which offer four poster beds and one is located in the former Headmistresses office, when the building was part of Lowther Girls College from 1920 - 1982.

Dining facilities are taken in the St David's restaurant, situated in three different rooms.

Breakfast and evening meals are taken from a self service buffet, which serve both English and continental breakfasts and contains a traditional carvery.

Head chef Andy Foster's signature dishes are traditional English and Welsh fare of lamb and beef expertly created with a subtle European twist.

 Bodelwyddan Castle, parkland and views.

Hospitality services also offer bar services and live entertainment which features star performances from the world of music and comedy.

Sporting facilities on offer range from archery, croquet, air rifle shooting, indoor bowls and an indoor swimming pool. The hotel also offers it's guests a putting green, a fitness centre, crown green bowls and cycle hire.

Also situated alongside the indoor swimming pool are steam rooms, a sauna, a spa pool and a tropicarium**.

The hotel also offers a wide selection of beauty treatments including holistic treatments, massage and facials and a hair salon.

Guests of the hotel automatically receive free admission into Bodelwyddan Castle and grounds.

For availability, check in times, entertainment dates and prices, please see the hotel's website below. 

 * The Warner Group of hotels cater exclusively for adults aged over 21 and primarily to the over 50's.

** A tropicarium is similar to a sauna but set at a lower temperature - around 80 degrees centigrade - making it kinder to sensitive skin and less problematic for those with cardiac and respitory problems.

 ADDRESS: Junction 25 off the A55, Bodelwyddan, Denbighshire.

 POST CODE:LL18 5YA.

TELEPHONE: 01745 585 088

WEBSITE: warnerleisurehotels.co.uk/hotels/bodelwyddan-castle-hotel/overview 

BODELWYDDAN ATTRACTIONS: bodelwyddan-castle-north-wales 

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