Win a luxurious stay for you and a guest at historic Bodysgallen Hall in Snowdonia
Bodysgallen Hall, a romantic country house hotel and spa on the edge of Snowdonia National Park, is offering one Gardens Illustrated reader the chance to win a luxury two-night stay for two.
Owned by the National Trust, 17th-century Bodysgallen Hall enjoys a privileged location in North Wales with spectacular views of Snowdonia, and can also lay claim to one of Wales’s greatest hotel gardens. Surrounding the Grade I-listed house, the 220 acres of parkland include a rare 17th-century parterre of box hedges (shown below) filled with sweet-smelling herbs, along with natural limestone outcrops, a rockery with a cascade, walled gardens, a lily pond and several follies. There is also a formal rose garden and a variety of well-established specimen trees and shrubs, including medlar and mulberry. Another highlight is the kitchen garden, which provides the freshest of ingredients for the award-winning restaurant, with an abundance of seasonal foliage used for arrangements through the house and luxury spa. To find out more about the hotel go to bodysgallen.com
While staying at Bodysgallen Hall, why not take the opportunity to visit other notable National Trust properties? One not to be missed is Bodnant Garden, a historic Grade I-listed horticultural gem, while Powis Castle with its world-famous gardens laid out along French- and Italian-style terraces, overhung with giant clipped yews that shelter rare and tender plants, is within easy reach.
THE PRIZE
• Two-night stay at Bodysgallen Hall with a room in the main hall
• Breakfast each day for two
• Three-course dinner for two on one evening
• Afternoon tea for two on one afternoon
• One spa treatment per person, and use of the spa facilities throughout your stay
• A guided tour of the gardens followed by coffee or tea
HOW TO ENTER
For your chance to win answer the following question:
When was Snowdonia designated a National Park?
a) 1951
b) 1962
c) 1977
Enter online at gardensillustrated.com/bodysgallen
Closing date 11.59pm, 31 October 2022 Terms and conditions apply*
TERMS AND CONDITIONS
Entrants must be UK residents, aged 18 or over. Prize is based on two guests sharing a double or twin bedroom. Valid for stays for 12 months excluding the Christmas, New Year, Easter and Bank Holiday periods. Three-course dinner for two on one evening excludes drinks, which can be purchased. Afternoon tea for two on one afternoon excludes alcohol, which can be purchased. Daily breakfast for two. A 25-minute spa treatment per person and use of the spa facilities throughout. A brief guided tour of the gardens followed by coffee or tea in the hotel. Full terms and conditions can be found at gardensillustrated.com/bodysgallen
In 2008, Historic House Hotels Ltd and all its interest in the three Historic House Hotels (Hartwell House, Bodysgallen Hall and Middlethorpe Hall) became the property of the National Trust, by donation, with all profits henceforward benefiting the houses and the charity. bodysgallen.com