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When you arrive at Oriel Plas Glyn-y-Weddw, you can be assured of a warm welcome. Being Wales' oldest art gallery we pride ourselves on being friendly and approachable. When you visit you can expect a great exhibition to be on, and a good selection of prints and original prints from leading Local artists to be available for purchase. You can be refreshed in our small and well stocked tea room and enjoy the breath-taking views of Cardigan Bay and Snowdonia If you are staying with us; you can expect good food, comfortable bedrooms and generally a homely feel to the whole living area. We have good facilities: full access for the disabled, many parking spaces, tearoom, toilets and a shop. Whether you stay at the gallery or are simply taking in the Art, we hope that you enjoy your stay.
The property was sold c1946 and later fell into decay. It was purchased
and saved from dereliction in 1979 by Dafydd and Gwyneth Ap Tomos
who lovingly restored the building. In 1997 the gallery was aquired
by the Friends of the gallery via National Lottery funding and has
since been managed by a not for profit charitable trust. Today the
gallery has over 1200 friends and nearly 70 volunteers. It really
is the People's Gallery!!  Opening
Times:
11.00 a.m. - 17.00 p.m. every day except Tuesday. Closed: Christmas Day, Boxing Day and New Year's Day (limited opening January). Directions:
As you enter Llanbedrog on the A499, from the direction of Pwllheli, tourist signs direct you to bear left, past a garage, for 500 metres down a narrow road. Turn left at the end past St. Pedrog's Church towards the beach (traeth), then right for 150 metres to the Art Gallery. Car parking is available.
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Oriel
Plas Glyn-y-Weddw Arts Centre
Glyn-y-Weddw
was purchased together with other land by Solomon & F. E. Andrews
at the sale of parts of the Madryn Estate on 11/12 August 1896.
The horse tramway, along the sandhills from Pwllheli, was then extended
from Carreg-y-Defaid to terminate opposite the entrance to Glyn-y-Weddw.
The house was converted into an Art Gallery and the stable-yard
roofed over to form a ballroom which was also used for afternoon
teas. Trips by tram to Llanbedrog for the beach and to the house
and grounds, and for the evening dances organised by F.E.Young,
became a feature of a holiday at Pwllheli. 