Bodelwyddan Castle sits within the beautiful scenery of the Welsh Clwydian Hills, in 200 acres of scenic parkland. Denbighshire’s glorious and romantic folly Of all Warners’ superb hotels,  Bodelwyddan Castle . Despite the implications of the name, follies are today recognised as a light-hearted punctuation to the British landscape which, in the fashion of the times, often echoed earlier styles. In the case of Bodelwyddan Castle , this is an appealing mixture of Gothic, Jacobean and Greek Revival. Architectural mixture it may be; yet there’s little especially casual about Bodelwyddan’s history.

Set in 200 acres of parkland, with breathtaking views of the Clwydian Hills and the mountains of Snowdonia less than an hour away, the Grade II listed Bodelwyddan Castle offers an experience that’s truly unforgettable. Its ivy clad turrets, commanding hilltop position and sense of solid indomitability at first suggest a medieval stronghold. Yet the history of Bodelwyddan Castle is altogether more benign.

It was the intention of the Victorians in 1830 not to raise a fortress, but to display a family’s wealth as visibly and romantically as possible. You are part of a fairytale from the moment you cross Bodelwyddan’s Gothic threshold. Look out for the Jacobean-style staircase, the medieval weaponry in the entrance hall, the sculpture gallery with its stunning vaulted ceiling and the original marble chimneypiece dating from 1700.

Today, you can find evidence of its educational tenure in a beautifully-decorated Royale bedroom that was the original headteacher’s study. Finally, the sculpture gallery is well worth seeing; this stunning space, with its vaulted ceiling and original 18th Century marble chimneypiece, is reportedly haunted by the ghost of a lady. Unlikely, maybe, but unsurprising for when a hotel’s as exceptional as Bodelwyddan Castle , who’d want to leave?

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