{"id":24909,"date":"2023-04-06T12:57:35","date_gmt":"2023-04-06T10:57:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/bbccountryfile\/?post_type=purple_issue&p=24909"},"modified":"2023-04-06T12:57:35","modified_gmt":"2023-04-06T10:57:35","slug":"gwynedd-plas-yn-rhiw","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/bbccountryfile\/2023\/04\/06\/gwynedd-plas-yn-rhiw\/","title":{"rendered":"Gwynedd Plas Yn Rhiw"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
WALES<\/strong><\/strong><\/h5>\n\n

05.<\/span> Gwynedd Plas Yn Rhiw<\/h2>\n\n

Distance: 2.5 miles\/4km | Time: 1.5 hours | Grade: Moderate | Total ascent: 185m<\/p>\n\n

Walked by Julie Brominicks <\/strong><\/p>\n\n

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The National Trust expanded Plas yn Rhiw\u2019s garden to include 61 hectares of woodland<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n

Towards the end of the Ll\u0177n Peninsula overlooking Porth Neigwl is a manor house enfolded by gardens, at the bosky edge of which is a meadow. <\/p>\n\n

\u201cWell it\u2019s an orchard meadow really,\u201d says ecologist Jo Porter. National Trust\u2019s Robert Parkinson agrees. \u201cIt used to be grazed,\u201d he says. \u201cTill we planted fruit trees on it 11 years ago, the school children helped. And then we noticed without the sheep, the wildflowers were coming back.\u201d The pupils collected yellow rattle seed from nearby Cwrt Farm. Everything else just appeared \u2013 eyebright, orchids and later in summer, knapweed, selfheal, sneezewort and more. See how many species you can spot on this 2.5-mile walk. <\/p>\n\n

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1. START <\/strong><\/h5>\n\n

We will save Plas yn Rhiw\u2019s orchard meadow till last. For now, begin at the car park. Walk up the road, take the gate left and follow Wales Coast Path signs down through fields \u2013 with sea views \u2013 into Garth Woods. <\/p>\n\n

2. 0.2 MILES <\/strong><\/h5>\n\n

Mature moss-clad trees crowd the path as if curious of walkers, while bluebells congregate on the slope. Continue to the gate. Turning right, follow Wales Coast Path signs uphill, keeping to the wall, admiring craggy Mynydd Rhiw ahead. <\/p>\n\n

3. 0.6 MILES <\/strong><\/h5>\n\n

Bear right where the track divides, joining the \u2018circular walk\u2019 to Pant cottage. Pass through a gate, in front of a row of cottages, another gate and more properties till reaching the road at Rhiw. <\/p>\n\n

4. 0.9 MILES <\/strong><\/h5>\n\n

Turn left, passing Nebo Chapel. Rhiw developed to house manganese-mining families \u2013 the mines stud these coastal hills. <\/p>\n\n

At the crossroads, turn right passing the old school. At the next crossroads, turn left. <\/p>\n\n

5. 1.3 MILES <\/strong><\/h5>\n\n

Almost immediately. take the rough track behind the houses on your right and follow it towards the hills. The landscape character changes, becoming tussocky heathland and crags. Nearby are prehistoric settlements and a Neolithic axe factory. Keep watch for green woodpeckers. On reaching rough ground at a confluence of paths, keep right, sticking to the field wall. Follow the footpath sign over a stonewall stile into a field. Following the waymarks, climb the next stonewall stile and turn right down field to pass through a gate. <\/p>\n\n

6. 2 MILES <\/strong><\/h5>\n\n

On the road turn right, passing the Old Rectory and then St Aelrhiw\u2019s Church, taking the road straight downhill in front of it. Keep on the steep road heading downhill to reach Plas yn Rhiw manor house gardens and tea room, and the wooded path leading to the orchard, which is redolent now, in blossom.<\/p>\n\n

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USEFUL INFO <\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Starting point <\/strong>
The 17B bus running between Pwllheli and Aberdaron stops at Plas yn Rhiw car park (Ll53 8AB). <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Terrain <\/strong>
The three-mile walk is moderately steep in places and includes road, track and fields with drystone-wall stiles, which can be slippery. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Map <\/strong>
OS Explorer 253 <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Eat\/drink <\/strong>
Sian\u2019s delightful tea rooms at National Trust Plas yn Rhiw provides light lunches and teas. nationaltrust.org.uk\/visit\/wales\/plas-yn-rhiw<\/a> <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Stay <\/strong>
You can stay on the grounds of Plas Yn Rhiw in the rustic two-bedroom former gardener\u2019s cottage, Bwthyn Yr Ardd. nationaltrust.org.uk\/holidays\/wales\/bwthyn-yr-ardd<\/a> <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

In nearby Aberdaron, Gwesty T\u0177 Newydd overlooks the bay. gwesty-tynewydd.co.uk<\/a> <\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/section>\n\n

Photos: Alamy<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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