Plas Dinas Country House & The Gunroom Restaurant

Plas Dinas Country House & The Gunroom Restaurant Historic 5-star Plas Dinas Country House Hotel, Caernarfon, North Wales. AA Notable Wine List' 24
Condè Nast Johansens Luxury Hotel Collection

The former home of Lord Snowdon boasting beautiful interiors & home to The Gunroom Restaurant

MICHELIN 2025. 5* Plas Dinas Country House is the former home of Lord Snowdon and home to Michelin Guide listed, 2 AA Rosette Restaurant, The Gunroom Restaurant which is headed up by tv chef Daniel Ap Geraint. It offers 11 individually designed bedrooms, all telling the multi-generational love story of

the Armstrong-Jones family. Ideal in location multi-awarded country house hotel is situated on the edge of Snowdonia, just 18 minutes by car to Llanberis. Plas Dinas Country House has been awarded the 5* gold award by the AA, the AA Wine List Award for Wales 24/25, The Condé Nast Hotels of Excellence Award Winner of Best for Romance in the UK and Hotel of Year in North Wales for the last 4 years (2024- 2021). The Gunroom Restaurant was added to the Michelin Guide in 2022 and the team have since retained their place in the coveted guide. A fairy-tale romance that once captured the hearts and minds of a nation. When Antony Armstrong-Jones married the Queen's sister, Princess Margaret, the nation and world was captivated. They were the 'it' couple of their time. She a beautiful Princess, he from a not so ordinary background but untitled. His family home was Plas Dinas, Caernarfon, now our beautiful Country House Hotel & award-winning restaurant, The Gunroom. We have a carefully curated collection of family memorabilia, much of which still belongs to the Armstrong-Jones family. Guests often spend hours wandering the corridors enjoying a behind-the-scenes look at the lives of this fascinating family. Join us for Afternoon Tea, our award-winning 9-course fine dining experience at The Gunroom restaurant or stay overnight in one of our 11 luxurious, individually designed en-suite rooms. Plas Dinas has an enviable reputation for creating incredible memories, offering tailor-made bespoke wedding services on an 'exclusive use' basis throughout the year, but these dates do get booked up quickly as we only release a very small number of dates. We look forward to giving you a ''Royal'' welcome.

Our beautiful Princess Margaret Junior Suite offers an elegant, relaxing space surrounded by British Royal Family memora...
13/08/2025

Our beautiful Princess Margaret Junior Suite offers an elegant, relaxing space surrounded by British Royal Family memorabilia.

We particularly love to share some of the official wedding gifts from HRH Princess Margaret and Lord Snowdon's wedding that feature in this room.

HRH Princess Margaret was a regular visitor to Plas Dinas Country House and was much loved by the local community.

Chocolate80% Dark chocolate crémeux, woodruff, whey caramel, hazelnut
09/08/2025

Chocolate

80% Dark chocolate crémeux, woodruff, whey caramel, hazelnut

We started the day a little battered by the storm, but it cleared to reveal beautiful summer sunshine which is set to st...
04/08/2025

We started the day a little battered by the storm, but it cleared to reveal beautiful summer sunshine which is set to stay with us for at least a week.

It was a big team effort to recover the gardens after the storm this morning, but we did it.

We love our gardens and these beautiful flowers. In just 5 weeks we will receive thousands of spring flowering bulbs to add to our beautiful collection that bloomed this year. It was truly beautiful from late February.

Mondays are our day of refresh where we close afternoon tea, paint, deep clean and move forward and catch up on kitchen prep. We are forever grateful to each of you for supporting our beautiful business. We love Plas Dinas and could not do what we do without your support.

We have had the pleasure of working on such beautiful weddings once again this year, all varying in sizes from elopement...
03/08/2025

We have had the pleasure of working on such beautiful weddings once again this year, all varying in sizes from elopements to intimate weddings, decadent foodie weddings to full on floral designed marquee weddings. Whilst we only work on a small number of weddings each year, we certainly do them in style.

Here we share with you images captured by the very talented of the beautiful Manon and Ifan. What a memory for our team to be part of. Congratulations once again.

Today's the day and it is all change in the kitchen as we welcome a new month which  of course means a new menu. Head Ch...
01/08/2025

Today's the day and it is all change in the kitchen as we welcome a new month which of course means a new menu. Head Chef Daniel ap Geraint has been working his magic on our absolutely delicious August menu. What an exciting month ahead!

Our team of talented chef's are busy preparing for another month of mouth-watering, delicious dishes using only the best in seasonal ingredients.

This NEW menu launches today and can now be viewed online at https://www.plasdinas.co.uk/dining

To make a reservation please call our team on 01286 830 214 or visit www.plasdinas.co.uk.

Only a small number of tables are released to online reservations daily so please try giving us a call if we look fully booked. Dietary requirements can all be catered for on request with 48 hours notice.

Introducing Liam ⚜Liam is one of the Assistant Managers here at Plas Dinas Country House. He is part of a very special t...
21/07/2025

Introducing Liam ⚜

Liam is one of the Assistant Managers here at Plas Dinas Country House. He is part of a very special team who we are very fortunate to spend our days with. Our Plas Dinas family.

Liam has now been working alongside us for a few years and has become a familiar and popular face for those that have joined us for Afternoon Tea and of course during breakfast service.

One of newer designs at Plas Dinas Country House is the exquisite Lady Armstrong-Jones room, a Superior Deluxe retreat t...
19/07/2025

One of newer designs at Plas Dinas Country House is the exquisite Lady Armstrong-Jones room, a Superior Deluxe retreat that epitomizes relaxation, comfort, and elegance.

Following a sumptuous 9-course dining experience at The Gunroom Restaurant, guests can unwind in this beautifully appointed room with stunning bathroom design.

Lady Armstrong-Jones, a significant figure in our estate's history, was the mother of Ronald and the wife of Sir Robert, a distinguished physician and psychiatrist, whose adjacent bedroom is a poignant reminder of their enduring love. Despite their passing just four months apart, their legacy continues to inspire our country house. We are thrilled to share this stunning room with you in the coming seasons.

We are incredibly proud to announce that we have just been awarded the Restaurant with Rooms of The Year in Wales 2025/2...
15/07/2025

We are incredibly proud to announce that we have just been awarded the Restaurant with Rooms of The Year in Wales 2025/26 by .

We wish to congratulate our whole team that makes Plas Dinas Country House and The Gunroom Restaurant what it is. We are so incredibly proud of you all.

Our team of chefs are working incredibly hard to deliver exceptional dishes, making use of local, estate grown produce. You are a remarkable team and we wish you all the best in reaching your MICHELIN star and further rosettes. We promise to do all we can to support you. This is such an incredible achievement. Congratulations guys!

This award covers the whole experience from the 11 individually designed bedrooms that our exceptional housekeeping team cherish and lovingly prepare each day to our popular afternoon tea and dining experience.

To our front of house team headed up by Ferdy, Rue, Dylan and Liam - you truly deserve this award and we thank you for bringing your own magic and charm to our beautiful country house each day. We truly love you all.

To each of our guests, our friends and supporters. Thank you. We will forever be grateful.

We have had such a wonderful week so far with absolutely glorious weather, we have welcomed so many wonderful guests fro...
12/07/2025

We have had such a wonderful week so far with absolutely glorious weather, we have welcomed so many wonderful guests from around the world and we had the pleasure of hosting the beautiful wedding of Manon and Ifan on Thursday. We were blessed with such gorgeous warm weather that is set to continue for at least the next week. Manon and Ifan had the most beautiful, intimate foodie wedding surrounded by such lovely family and friends. Manon looked truly sensational.

We only work on a small number of weddings each year, but we put so much effort into personalising our weddings and really ensuring attention is paid to celebrating the couple with how we plan the day itself.

We were so busy on the day that Annie didn't get chance to capture any sneak peeks of the set up, so the image here is of Kara and John captured by whilst we await some of Manon and Ifan.

We are so grateful to be part of such wonderful memories.

10/07/2025

There are so many adventures right on our doorstep here in North Wales. One of our favourite places to visit is Llanddwyn Island which is just a short drive from the hotel. During the summer months you will find a family of wild horses on the island and it offers you daily opportunities to see incredible wildlife.

The island can actually be seen from the mount here at Plas Dinas Country House.

The island is certainly a must to add to the North Wales bucket list, but do watch the tide times.

We are in store for some beautiful weather over the next week. Perfect weather for relaxing on one of the many beaches i...
05/07/2025

We are in store for some beautiful weather over the next week. Perfect weather for relaxing on one of the many beaches in the local area or indeed the gardens here at Plas Dinas Country House accompanied with a delicious cocktail.

We cannot thank everyone enough for choosing to stay with us at Plas Dinas Country House so far this year. You can find out more about our individually designed rooms, our monthly changing 9-course hybrid taster menu which offers a choice of starter, main and dessert and our current Afternoon Tea menu's at https://www.plasdinas.co.uk.

Please book direct for best available rates.

Luxury 5-star country house hotel, the former home of Lord Snowdon. 11 bedrooms and award-wining restaurant. Voted best hotel in North Wales

Address

Bontnewydd
Caernarfon
LL54 7YF

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