Vaynol

Vaynol Hall, c.1875

Vaynol /ˈveɪnɒl/ or Y Faenol (Welsh [ə ˈveɨnɔl]) is a country estate dating from the Tudor period near Y Felinheli in Gwynedd, North Wales (grid reference SH536695). It has 1,000 acres (4.0 km2) of park, farmland, and gardens, with more than thirty listed buildings, surrounded by a wall which is 7 miles (11 km) long. "Y Faenol" means "the manor" and is a mutated form of the Welsh word maenol.

The buildings on the estate include two Grade I listed halls: Faenol Old Hall, much of which dates from the Williams' period of ownership, and Vaynol Hall, built in 1793 and extended during the 19th century.[1][2] Once Vaynol Hall was built, Faenol Old Hall became a farmhouse and subsequently deteriorated; in 2003 it appeared on the BBC's Restoration programme, championed by Robert Hardy. In 2009, the BBC revisited the project, and said that Faenol Hall was now "in private ownership and has been restored".[3] There is also a Grade I listed chapel and a very old barn on the site.[4]

The Vaynol estate should not be confused with the neighbouring National Trust land called Glan Faenol.

  1. ^ "Vaynol Old Hall, Pentir". British Listed Buildings. Retrieved 25 July 2015.
  2. ^ "Vaynol Hall, Pentir". British Listed Buildings. Retrieved 25 July 2015.
  3. ^ "BBC - Restoration Revisited - Series One Updates". Archived from the original on 28 April 2009.
  4. ^ "Chapel of St Mary to N of Vaynol Old Hall, Pentir". British Listed Buildings. Retrieved 25 July 2015.