Neuadd Lwyd


César award: Welsh country house of the year


Review


'We could not have been better looked after,' say visitors this year to this 'loved and immaculate', early Victorian rectory. It stands amid farmland in a 'beautiful location' with spectacular views of the mountains of Snowdonia national park. The 'wonderful' Welsh-speaking hosts, Susannah and Peter Woods, who are 'enthusiastic about Anglesey', are proud of the Welsh atmosphere. Susannah Woods, who trained at Ballymaloe cookery school in Ireland, uses local ingredients for her 'excellent' four-course dinner (served at 'well-laid' tables). Typical dishes: spelt risotto of leeks and Cemaes Bay crab; fillet of Welsh Black beef, gratin dauphinoise, shallot and thyme purée. The well-chosen wines are 'good value'. There are lots of pictures, chandeliers, Victorian details, in the 'extremely comfortable' lounge. Binoculars are provided in its bay window so guests can admire the views. The bedrooms are 'well appointed, clean and stylish'. They have a flat-screen TV/DVD/CD-player. One room has a white-painted cast iron bedstead and furniture, the original black-slate fireplace. Bathrooms, 'tastefully done', have slipper bath, painted floor and expensive soap. The 'first-class' breakfast includes fresh fruit juice of the day, home-made compotes and cereals, local honeys; cooked dishes include 'creamy' scrambled eggs, Welsh rarebit with Bragdy Orme beer. (Angela Thomason, and others)




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Contact Details

Neuadd Lwyd

Penmynydd, nr Llanfairpwllgwyngyll
Isle of Anglesey
PENMYNYDD
Anglesey
LL61 5BX
Wales

Telephone
01248 715005

Website
www.neuaddlwyd.co.uk

Further information


Bedrooms: 4.
Open: 22 Jan-30 Nov, closed Sun/Mon/Tues except bank holidays.
Facilities: drawing room, lounge, dining room, 6-acre grounds, only dining room suitable for disabled.
Background music: in evening 'if requested'.
Smoking: not allowed.
Children: not under 16.
Dogs: only guide dogs allowed.
Credit Cards: MasterCard, Visa.
Prices: [2009] B&B £70-£170 per person, D,B&B £90-£190, set dinner £39, see website for mid-week rates.



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