Cestyll Garden is a secluded garden with picturesque sea views near
Cemaes
Cemaes () is a village on the north coast of Anglesey in Wales, sited on Cemaes Bay, an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty which is partly owned by the National Trust. It is the most northerly village in Wales (excluding the nearby hamlet of L ...
on the north west coast of the island of
Anglesey
Anglesey (; cy, (Ynys) Môn ) is an island off the north-west coast of Wales. It forms a principal area known as the Isle of Anglesey, that includes Holy Island across the narrow Cymyran Strait and some islets and skerries. Anglesey island ...
in
North Wales
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,
United Kingdom
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.
History
It was once home to the
Hon. Violet Vivian, who began transforming the rugged landscape into a fine garden in 1922.
Attractions
With an interesting range of plants, the garden is at its best in late May. Here you will see, among others, white
rhododendrons,
Japanese Maple
''Acer palmatum'', commonly known as Japanese maple, palmate maple, or smooth Japanese maple (Japanese: ''irohamomiji'', , or ''momiji'', (栴), is a species of woody plant native to Japan, Korea, China, eastern Mongolia, and southeast Russi ...
, yellow
Witch Hazel
Witch-hazels or witch hazels (''Hamamelis'') are a genus of flowering plants in the family Hamamelidaceae, with three species in North America ('' H. ovalis'', '' H. virginiana'', and '' H. vernalis''), and one each in Japan ('' H.&nb ...
and
Azaleas.
The garden is open to the general public during the Spring Bank Holiday, and may be visited by special arrangement by contacting the present owners at the nearby
Wylfa
Wylfa nuclear power station ( cy, Atomfa'r Wylfa) is a Magnox nuclear power station undergoing decommissioning. Wylfa is situated west of Cemaes Bay on the island of Anglesey, off the northwestern coast of Wales. Construction of the two 490MW n ...
Nuclear Power Station
A nuclear power plant (NPP) is a thermal power station in which the heat source is a nuclear reactor. As is typical of thermal power stations, heat is used to generate steam that drives a steam turbine connected to a generator that produces ele ...
.
See also
*
List of gardens in Wales
This is a list of notable gardens in Wales, open to the public either regularly or by appointment.
Anglesey
* Carreglwyd, Llanfaethlu
* Cestyll Garden
* Plas Cadnant
* Plas Newydd
Carmarthenshire
* Aberglasney Gardens
* Dinefwr Park
* ...
External links
Cestyll Garden
Gardens in Wales
Tourist attractions in Anglesey
Mechell, Anglesey
1922 establishments in Wales
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