27/08/2026
What do you do when you are the richest man in North Wales in the 19th Century?
Simple. Build a castle
George Hay Dawkins-Pennant had a huge fortune due to owning Penrhyn Quarry, the largest slate quarry in the world at the time, and vast sugar plantations in Jamaica.
He spent the equivalent of £100m in today's money, and took 17 years to build the impressive, neo-Norman Penrhyn Castle on the North Wales Coast.
As well as being spectacular, it makes a great place for our guests from New Jersey & Ontario, to get out of the welcome, and much needed rain.