National Trust - Plas Newydd House and Gardens Reviews Summary

Gardens and Grounds

Pros:

• "The grounds seem endless as they cascade down to the Menai Strait."
• "Splendid gardens, with wildflower meadows, italian garden and arboretum."
• "The gardens and grounds are worth exploring."
• "The grounds are lovely and gardeners are to be congratulated."
• "The gardens are lovely and the views across the Menai straits are amazing."
• "Beautiful grounds well worth a visit on a sunny day. Gorgeous views up the menai straits towards the Britannia bridge and over to snowdonia."
• "The grounds are some of the best kept and largest that I've been too."

Cons:

• "We were sorry not to see any red squirrels."
• "Only part of the ground floor was accessible."
• "The rhododendron garden was so unkept but fabulous bones."
• "Sadly, we couldn't take advantage of the walking routes, or visit the Red Squirrel wood."
• "The Italianate garden was absolutely magnificent."
• "The formal gardens are small and lie alongside the house."
• "The Italianate garden was unimpressive, as it had very little planting."

House and Interior

Pros:

• "The house has some beautiful paintings especially the huge one! Great for art lovers!"
• "The Marquess' study, is a fascinating glimpse into his life."
• "The house is also well worth the visit."
• "There are a large number of artifacts, and a considerable number of paintings and murals by Rex Whistler."
• "The house was fantastic, although they are renovating it and have a odd set up that takes you behind the scenes."
• "The house is very interesting with a lot of information about Rex Whistler and a wonderful mural painted by him."
• "The house contains a mural to look at, which I highly recommend."

Cons:

• "House very disappointing. No information on things in room."
• "I don't think the entrance fee is justified whilst the house is undergoing works."
• "Very disappointed as a lot of renovations are being done so only a couple of rooms were open to the public."
• "The house itself needs a lot of work and several rooms were being renovated when we visited."
• "Not enough rooms opened up, and the gardens and grounds while extensive did not have any references or stories/ history."
• "House was being restored so not a lot on show but again upstairs was not accessible by some people."
• "The house was closed because of Covid-19 restrictions."

Facilities and Services

Pros:

• "There was a shuttle service from near the car park for disabled or elderly or infirm visitors with an extended golf buggy type vehicle on the run."
• "The staff were friendly and helpful."
• "Staff were super friendly and helpful."
• "The staff were very accommodating and friendly throughout."
• "All of the volunteers inside the house were extremely knowledgeable, friendly and passionate."
• "Cafe had nice tea and coffee and the staff were friendly and helpful."
• "The staff are very friendly and helpful if you ask for information."

Cons:

• "One member of staff in the cafe near reception needs more training in public relations."
• "Catering OK but the cafe by the house had limited fare."
• "No baby changing that we could see."
• "The cafe was really busy so sat at the cricket pavilion which has seats under cover as it was raining."
• "Our only disappointment was that the café is too small to accomodate many people - on a fine day, the outside seating can be used, but it was raining when we visited and there wasn't a seat to be had, so we left thirsty and hungry..."
• "The cafe is quite good, though it had a paltry choice of gluten-free cake (a single scone)."
• "Cafe was disappointing young staff with little people skills, overcooked bacon with rind still on in a roll."