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Pentrehobyn Hall

Pentrehobyn Hall,
Flintshire
North Wales
Accommodating 14 guests

Pentrehobyn is a Jacobean Grade 1 Listed house set in its own curtilage that was host to the National Eisteddfod of Wales in 2007. The interior has panelled reception rooms on the ground floor containing carved mantelpieces of historic interest and offers an ideal venue for a family celebration or a private business meeting.


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The Location

Pentrehobyn is set at the end of a long private drive, just outside Mold, Flintshire and is surrounded by its own land to ensure complete privacy. It is located centrally from the Midlands, North West England and at the entrance to the North-Wales Coast via the A55 road. It is a 25 minute drive from Chester, 45 minutes’ drive from Liverpool and 1 hour from Manchester. The nearest main-line rail station is Chester from which direct trains to London (Euston) take 2 ¼ hours. It is also located near Liverpool and Manchester airports. Guests can be collected from rail stations or airports as required.

The History

Pentrehobyn Hall is a classic Jacobean H-plan house dating from the sixteenth century. It was built by Edward Lloyd in approximately 1625 incorporating a house a century earlier. Pentrehobyn has three architectural features that are probably unique, its entrance hall with medieval oak screen, the late-gothic y-sbûr at the bottom of the staircase and the Llettai, outside, together with overseer’s cottage which provided lodgings for wayfarers and poor travellers after the suppression of the monasteries by Henry Vlll. The Llettae consists of a range of eight small vaulted cells under a stone roof. Originally, the present Pentrehobyn drive was the main road until it was moved by Mr Pennant Lloyd in about 1860. Before that, travellers used to pass near the house and ask for food until Mr Edward Lloyd built the Llettai with overseer’s cottage on the south-east of the house in the sixteenth century. The house is still owned by the family that is directly descended from the original owners, the Lloyd family, since medieval times. The Lloyds of Pentrehobyn are descended from Hywel apEdwin who was Prince of Wales in 1096 and who died in 1103. Various members of the family have been High Sheriffs of Flintshire and they are a long-established Welsh family. The over mantel in the main panelled hall contains the coat of arms of the Lloyds of Pentrehobyn and of Morgan of Gwylgre with whom they were related. The latter contains 3 English heads granted as a coat of arms in the reign of King John after an attack on the army of Randulph, Earl of Chester, when Ednyfid Fychan gained a notable victory, killing 3 English Captains whose heads he laid at the feet of the Prince of Wales.

The Accommodation

Ground Floor:
  1. Entrance Hall with medieval screen.
  2. Main Hall with original panelling and a large fireplace.
  3. Half-panelled dining-room with a Victorian fireplace.
  4. Drawing room off the main Hall with a large original fireplace.
  5. Kitchen with breakfast area, AGA and back-up electrical Rangemaster hob and oven, dishwasher, microwave and large fridge-freezer.
  6. Oak stair-case leading to first floor.
First Floor:
  1. 3 double bedrooms with en-suite bathrooms
  2. Four poster bedroom with separate bathroom
Second Floor:
  1. 1 double bedroom with en-suite bathroom
  2. 2 double bedrooms with shared bathroom
The Grounds

The Hall sits in some 100 acres of park and surrounding fields, being part of the Pentrehobyn Estate whose offices are at the rear of the house which can deal with guest enquiries. There is also a resident housekeeper at the rear of the house. The garden on the side and rear of the property consists of the following:
  1. Sitting area in front of house (facing south) with lawn beyond
  2. The historic Llettae and Overseer’s cottage
  3. Separate Staff Cottage at rear of property adjoining large walled garden and 17th century barn
There is ample parking in the front and rear of the property. A rear drive connects from the main drive to the barn and staff cottage. 		Image Gallery
The Services

The following services are included in the rent:
  1. Housekeeper (3 hours in the morning)
  2. Afternoon tea or champagne cocktails on arrival
  3. Use of bed linen and towels
  4. Toiletries
  5. Newspapers
  6. Utility bills, excluding telephone
  7. Logs for main hall fireplace
  8. Breakfast, prepared by housekeeper
Additional Services

The following services are available on request for which there will be an extra charge:
  1. Wine
  2. Chef
  3. Visiting massage/holistic treatments
  4. Maid service for linen change
  5. Pheasant shooting can be arranged in advance
  6. Collection from airports/train station
  7. Lunch or dinner (to be ordered 24hrs in advance)

Things To Do

  1. Explore the Roman City of Chester and historic Chester Cathedral
  2. Mold has the world-class Clwyd Theatre showing live theatre and films.
  3. Visit Chester racecourse (flat season).
  4. Have a lesson at North Wales Shooting School (near Chester)
  5. Visit Liverpool, the European City of Culture 2008 and watch Liverpool or Everton FCs
  6. Visit beautiful St. Mary’s Church, overlooking Mold.
  7. Walk up Moel Famau through nearby Loggerheads Country Park
  8. Drive over Snake Pass to the delightful town of Llangollen, home of the annual music Festival
  9. Visit the Victorian resort of Llandudno
  10. Visit Mount Snowdon, the highest mountain in England and Wales.
  11. Play Golf at nearby Northop Country Club
  12. Enjoy fishing off the North Wales Coast
Pubs & Restaurants
  1. Make a booking at the Tyddyn Llan (near Corwen ¾ hour’s drive), rated 25 out of 40 by Good Food Guide’s Top 40 UK Restaurants for 2008
  2. Chester Grosvenor Hotel (rated 31 out of 40 by Good Food Guide Top 40 UK Restaurants for 2007)
  3. Sychdyn Hall, near Northop
  4. The West Arms, Llanarman D.C. Nr. Llangollen
  5. The Druid Inn, Pontblyddyn, Nr Mold
  6. The White Horse Inn, Cilcain, Nr Mold - 56 High Street, Mold
  7. Pistyll Farmhouse Restaurant, Nr Nercwys, Mold


Price

The prices below are for hire of the whole house inclusive of breakfast and VAT for stays up to 5th January 2009.
Nights
2 3 4 5 6 7
Rent £2,250 £2,950 £3,600 £3,950 £4,500 £4,950
Christmas 2008 & New Year 2009       £4,950 £5,750 £5,950

Restrictions

  1. Sorry no pets or smokers.
  2. No hen or stag parties.
  3. Minimum stay over Christmas and New Year is 5 nights and 3 nights over other Bank Holidays.
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