Plas Gwynant

Plas Gwynant is an educational resort in Snowdonia, Wales. This country estate also includes a woodland and riverside walks as well as a parkland and 19-century garden set.[1] It was built and developed by Daniel Vawdry in 1803.[1] Today, the resort is owned by Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council, and most primary schools in Sandwell visit it on a yearly basis, providing skills and a good experience. West Bromwich Mountaineering Club renovated a disused barn in the grounds and have used it as their climbing hut since the early 1960s.[2]

Plas Gwynant also became the home of historian James Anthony Froude, who arrived there with his wife in 1850.[3] An account cited that notable figures such as Max Muller, Matthew Arnold, Arthur Clough, and Richard Powles spend their time with him there during spring and summer.[4]

References
  1. Gardens (en), Parks and. "Plas Gwynant". Parks & Gardens. Retrieved 2019-04-17.
  2. Tandy, Hill & Lister (2002). “West Bromwich Mountaineering Club: The First Fifty years”, John Llewelyn Graphics, Cleobury Mortimer
  3. Paul, Herbert W. (Herbert Woodfield) (2012-02-07). The Life of Froude. tredition. ISBN 9783847201854.
  4. Klaver, Jan M. I. (2006). The Apostle of the Flesh: A Critical Life of Charles Kingsley. Leiden: BRILL. pp. 303. ISBN 9004151281.


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