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Penrhyn Castle| Huge neo-Norman castle near Bangor, Gwynedd, North Wales, designed in 1820–40 by Thomas Hopper (1776–1856). Penrhyn was given to the National Trust in 1951 by the Treasury, with the 17,000-ha/41,989-acre Ysbyty Estate. The castle contains ‘Norman’ furniture, panelling, and plasterwork designed by Hopper, and one of the best private collections of paintings in Wales. |
| There are also collections of dolls, stuffed birds, and animals; an exhibition of locomotives in the grounds; and a Victorian walled garden. |
| The keep is said to have been inspired by Castle Hedingham in Essex. |
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