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A UNIQUE AND HISTORICAL CASTLE HOTEL AND AN ICONIC BUILDING IN BARMOUTH
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Ty’r Graig Castle
Llanaber Rd
Barmouth
Gywnedd
LL42 1YN
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01341 280470
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Monday - Sunday
08:00 - 22:00
Ty'r Graig is a traditional Welsh name and is apt for the building as translated it means 'House on the Rock'. It stands about 200ft above Barmouth, overlooking Cardigan Bay, across which can be seen the Llyn peninsula and Bardsey Island.
The building was completed in 1892 as a family home for WW Greener the famous Birmingham gunsmith in the gothic style that was popular at the time. Its unique shape was chosen by Mr Greener himself. It resembles both a castle - in fact he oftened referred to it as his 'beloved castle' - and an open double-barrelled shotgun when viewed from above.
During the Second World War, Ty’r Graig Castle was commissioned as a quartermaster’s store by the army.
As it was necessary to constantly check the contents of each locked room, a peephole was drilled into each of the doors.
Despite being refurbished into a guest house, the doors to our dining room and lounge have the original holes in them.
Rumour has it that Mr and Mrs Greener were on holiday travelling around Wales by horse and carriage and were passing this spot when a wheel fell from their carriage. Mr Greener had to make his way back into Barmouth to find a wheelwright to repair the broken wheel, and left his wife sitting on the rocks awaiting his return. While she waited the sun began to sink down towards the mountains providing her with a spectacular view of the sunset. Upon Mr Greener's return his wife enthused over the beauty of the sunset and indicated to her husband that she would love to live here. The outcome of this was that WW Greener purchased the land and commissioned builders and architects to provide him with a country home that would reflect his standing and profession. The result is the building that you see today.
