by admin | Oct 13, 2023 | Events, Gardens, History
Last month, Abercamlais joined hundreds of historic sites, landmarks and hidden gems in celebrating the Open Doors Festival. Funded and organised by Cadw, this increasingly popular festival of Wales’ built heritage encourages the public to get out and explore some of...
by admin | Aug 10, 2023 | Gardens
Here at Abercamlais, keeping bees and producing honey was a part of the general self-sufficiency of the gardens in years gone by. The bees would help with pollination in the gardens, as well as increasing biodiversity and of course providing a delicious food source....
by admin | Jun 12, 2023 | Events, Gardens
We were delighted to welcome Simon Dodsworth of the English Iris Company to Abercamlais earlier this month. Abercamlais has part of the Bryan Dodsworth Iris Collection, which you can read more about here. The weather was glorious and Simon was able to tour the house...
by admin | May 23, 2023 | Events, Gardens, History
In April, we were delighted to host a party of almost 40 ladies from the Women’s Institute Tonteg Group in Pontypridd. Despite a few showers earlier in the day, the weather improved as we set out for a tour of the Abercamlais gardens and house. Teas, coffees and a...
by admin | Jan 31, 2023 | Events, Gardens, History
We are delighted to announce our Open Days for 2023. Take a guided tour of the house and gardens and hear the fascinating history of the people who have lived and worked at Abercamlais through the ages. Please see below for a full list of dates. Parties may be shown...
by admin | Jun 1, 2022 | Events, Gardens
In May we hosted two group visits at Abercamlais. The first was from Art Friends Gwent; a society for those interested in art, galleries, houses and gardens. The group visited Brecon Museum in the morning and Abercamlais in the afternoon. The sunshine appeared as they...
