Details of Permaenuchaf Hall,Penmaenpool, Dolgellau, Gwynedd LL40 1YB ref 7025

Not far from the market town of Dolgellau, Penmaenuchaf Hall’s drive winds steeply up a wooded hillside from the south bank of the Mawddach estuary to this sturdy grey stone Victorian manor house. Set on terraces in 21 acres of grounds, the views across Snowdonia must have been top of the list of reasons that brought the original builder – a Lancashire mill owner – to this peaceful spot at the foot of Cader Idris. Indoors, Mark Watson and Lorraine Fielding have saved but also softened the Victorian character of the house so that, from the imposing main hall you are drawn to the warmth and light of the ivory morning room, the sitting rooms and the library. The same sympathetic treatment carries through to the bedrooms.Tel (01341) 422129 Fax (01341) 422787