Nantclwyd y Dre

Nantclwyd y Dre Nantclwyd y Dre offers a unique exploration of over 500 years of history, from medieval up to the 20th century.
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Tŷ a gerddi hanesyddol | Historic house and gardens

Cynlluniwch eich ymweliad: www.sirddinbych.gov.uk/nantclwyd-y-dre-rhuthun

Plan your visit: www.denbighshire.gov.uk/nantclwyd-y-dre-ruthin Step through the seven ages of this beautifully restored Grade I listed house as it reveals the lives of its residents. Begin your journey in 1435 and learn about how the building expanded from a weaver’s hal

l house to a 17th century lawyer’s townhouse and a Victorian school for young girls. The Lord’s Garden is a beautifully tranquil space right in the heart of Ruthin. Bring a picnic or simply take a stroll through lush greenery, vibrant colours and backdrop views of the Clwydian Range and Ruthin Castle. Young visitors can become “Young Explorers” with our specially designed trails and borrow bags that will help them discover more about Nantclwyd y Dre’s history and nature. Our “bat cam” is a great opportunity to observe our special maternity roost of Lesser horseshoe, Long-eared brown and Pipistrelle bats. If you are looking for a unique gift, our shop is stocked with products made by local artisans, including a selection of jams and chutneys made with fruit that was harvested from the Lord’s Garden.

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24/06/2026

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Mae prisiau ein tocynnau teulu’n caniatáu i chi ddewis pris sy’n addas i chi, fel nad oes angen i chi dalu mwy na sy’n rhaid.

£16 ar gyfer 1 oedolyn a hyd at 3 o blant sy’n talu
£25 ar gyfer 2 oedolyn a hyd at 3 o blant sy’n talu

(a mynediad am ddim i blant o dan 5 oed!)

Mae digon o bethau i ddiddanu ymwelwyr iau drwy’r dydd:

🕵Pasbort Teithio drwy Amser
🧸Llwybr tedi-bêr
👑Gwisgo gwisgoedd o wahanol gyfnodau
♟️Gemau parlwr a lawnt
🦇Camera Ystlumod! Ffrwd byw o'n clwyd warchodedig o ystlumod sydd yn yr atig
🌷Gerddi cudd a muriog helaeth i’w harchwilio

📍 Nantclwyd y Dre, Rhuthun, LL15 1DP
📆Dydd Iau – Dydd Sadwrn
🕗10.30am – 4.30pm (mynediad olaf am 3.30pm)

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Our tiered family ticket prices allow you to choose a price that’s right for you, so you don’t pay more than you need to.

£16 for 1 adult and up to 3 paying children
£25 for 2 adults and up to 3 paying children

(And children under 5 go free!)

And there’s plenty to keep younger visitors entertained all day:

🕵Time Traveller’s Passport,
🧸Teddy trail
👑Period costume try-on
♟️Parlour and lawn games
🦇Batcam! A livestream of our protected roost of bats in the attic space.
🌷Extensive hidden and walled gardens to explore together

📍 Nantclwyd y Dre, Ruthin, LL15 1DP
📆Thursday – Saturday
🕗10.30am – 4.30pm ( last entry 3.30pm)

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22/06/2026

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Wyddoch chi ein bod yn cynnig tocyn gardd drwy gydol yr haf?

Os hoffech fynediad di-ddiwedd i’n gerddi yn ystod oriau agor arferol, dyma eich cyfle i ystyried prynu tocyn gardd, er mwyn mwynhau ein gerddi cudd, pan fyddent ar eu gorau. Mae tocynnau unigol a thocynnau teulu ar gael.

Mwy o wybodaeth yma: https://www.denbighshire.gov.uk/cy/hamdden-a-thwristiaeth/amgueddfeydd-a-thai-hanesyddol/nantclwyd-y-dre/tocynnau-anrheg-a-thocynnau-eraill.aspx

📍 Nantclwyd y Dre, Rhuthun, LL15 1DP
📆Dydd Iau – Dydd Sadwrn
🕗10.30am – 4.30pm (mynediad olaf am 3.30pm)

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Did you know we offer a summer-long garden pass?

If you’d like unlimited access to our gardens during normal opening hours now is the time to consider a garden-pass, to enjoy our beautiful gardens while they are at their best. Individual and family passes available.

More details here: https://www.denbighshire.gov.uk/en/leisure-and-tourism/museums-and-historic-houses/nantclwyd-y-dre/gift-vouchers-and-passes.aspx

📍 Nantclwyd y Dre, Ruthin, LL15 1DP
📆Thursday – Saturday
🕗10.30am – 4.30pm ( last entry 3.30pm)

We’re recruiting!We are looking for new members to join our Heritage Assistant team based in Ruthin, working at both Rut...
22/06/2026

We’re recruiting!

We are looking for new members to join our Heritage Assistant team based in Ruthin, working at both Ruthin Gaol and Nantclwyd y Dre historic house and gardens.

If you have a passion for the past and enjoy working with people, then you could be just who we’re looking for!

Please click here for full details:

https://www.denbighshire.gov.uk/en/jobs-and-employees/jobs-and-employees.aspx?fbclid=IwY2xjawSl04lleHRuA2FlbQIxMABicmlkETFFVG1kd3hTUk1WUWVlcjB1c3J0YwZhcHBfaWQQMjIyMDM5MTc4ODIwMDg5MgABHrtN4S9qIVa4dKlprFWSEzUIK5_FLObaLyj7fRqpUcObrnBNxDWNgf7Hm0rp_aem_LNnpN9-WI3ithdDPQJURyQ

Rydym yn recriwtio!Rydym yn chwilio am aelodau newydd i ymuno â thîm Cynorthwywyr Treftadaeth yn Rhuthun, gan weithio yn...
22/06/2026

Rydym yn recriwtio!

Rydym yn chwilio am aelodau newydd i ymuno â thîm Cynorthwywyr Treftadaeth yn Rhuthun, gan weithio yng Ngharchar Rhuthun a thŷ hanesyddol a gerddi Nantclwyd y Dre.

Os oes gennych chi angerdd am y gorffennol ac yn mwynhau gweithio gyda phobl, yna efallai mai chi rydym ni’n chwilio amdano!

Cliciwch yma i gael y manylion yn llawn:

https://www.denbighshire.gov.uk/cy/swyddi-a-gweithwyr/swyddi-a-gweithwyr.aspx?fbclid=IwY2xjawSl06JleHRuA2FlbQIxMABicmlkETFFVG1kd3hTUk1WUWVlcjB1c3J0YwZhcHBfaWQQMjIyMDM5MTc4ODIwMDg5MgABHvsKibpFwrpriz06UFjedA8HbQsnS2N88IGfaj6hVWGYy9oM3n97DKNqjkbx_aem_w8FgXsdt4sQIn-I6eVu5UQ

Bilingual post (please scroll for English)Beth am herio Dad ar ffurf gemau traddodiadol? 🎳♟🎲Yn Nantclwyd y Dre gallwch c...
19/06/2026

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Beth am herio Dad ar ffurf gemau traddodiadol? 🎳♟🎲

Yn Nantclwyd y Dre gallwch chi gystadlu yn erbyn eich gilydd trwy chwarae gemau lawnt a pharlwr traddodiadol!

📍 Nantclwyd y Dre, Rhuthun, LL15 1DP
📆Dydd Iau – Dydd Sadwrn
🕗10.30am – 4.30pm (mynediad olaf am 3.30pm)

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Challenge Dad, heritage-style! At Nantclwyd y Dre you can get competitive with traditional Parlour and lawn games 🎳♟🎲

📍 Nantclwyd y Dre, Ruthin, LL15 1DP
📆Thursday – Saturday
🕗10.30am – 4.30pm ( last entry 3.30pm)

Rydym angen modelau | Models wanted(Bilingual post, please scroll for English)Mae Sea Rae Photography a thŷ a gerddi han...
18/06/2026

Rydym angen modelau | Models wanted

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Mae Sea Rae Photography a thŷ a gerddi hanesyddol Nantclwyd y Dre yn chwilio am gwpl sydd newydd ddyweddïo (neu a fydd yn dyweddïo’n fuan) sydd â diddordeb mewn hanes, ailgreadau, naws y Dadeni, neu unrhyw beth sy’n llawn cymeriad ac ychydig yn hen a hynod, i gymryd rhan mewn sesiwn tynnu lluniau dyweddïad ar dir y tŷ tref ffrâm bren rhestredig Gradd I yn Rhuthun.

Yn wreiddiol yn dŷ neuadd canoloesol, mae tu mewn Nantclwyd y Dre wedi ei ail-greu’n ofalus i adlewyrchu bron i 600 mlynedd o hanes, gyda gweddluniau canoloesol, Jacobeaidd, Tuduraidd, Stiwardaidd, Sioraidd, Fictoraidd, a’r 1920au, ynghyd â gerddi cyfareddol sy’n ymddangos fel y dylent fod mewn llyfr stori. Wedi eu cyfuno â llygad a dychymyg artistig Rae a’i ffotograffiaeth eithriadol, mae’r sesiwn tynnu lluniau’n siŵr o greu delweddau trawiadol a chofiadwy.

Felly, os ydych newydd ddyweddïo neu’n bwriadu gofyn i rywun eich priodi, ac y byddech wrth eich boddau’n cael lluniau arbennig mewn lleoliad treftadaeth anghyffredin ar 16 neu17 ap Gorffennaf, cysylltwch â Rae ([email protected]) neu Amy (drwy e-bost: [email protected]).

O.N. Defnyddir delweddau o’r sesiwn at ddibenion marchnata, felly bydd yn rhaid i chi fod yn gyfforddus â hynny.

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Sea Rae Photography and Nantclwyd y Dre historic house and gardens are looking for a newly (or soon-to-be) engaged couple with an interest in history, reenactment, Renaissance vibes, or anything a little old-world and full of character, to take part in a proposal or engagement shoot within the grounds of the Grade I listed timber-framed townhouse in Ruthin.

Originally a medieval hall house, Nantclwyd y Dre features carefully recreated interiors reflecting nearly 600 years of history, offering medieval, Jacobean, Tudor, Stuart, Georgian, Victorian, and 1920s backdrops, along with enchanting gardens that feel straight out of a storybook. Combined with Rae’s artistic eye, imagination, and exceptional photography, the shoot is sure to result in striking and memorable images.

So, if you’re newly engaged or planning a proposal, and would love some distinctive photos in a remarkable heritage setting on the 16th or 17th July, please get in touch with Rae ([email protected]) or Amy (via [email protected])

P.S. Images from the shoot will be used for marketing purposes, so you’ll need to be comfortable being featured.

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17/06/2026

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Ai un o’r Tuduriaid Trafferthus neu ryfeddod canoloesol fyddai eich tad chi?

Dewch ag ef i Nantclwyd y Dre i ddysgu mwy a’i helpu ef i gwblhau Pasbort Teithio Drwy Amser i ymchwilio i bron i 600 o flynyddoedd o hanes gyda'ch gilydd.

Perffaith ar gyfer lluniau teulu chwareus ac atgofion.

📍 Nantclwyd y Dre, Rhuthun, LL15 1DP
📆Dydd Iau – Dydd Sadwrn
🕗10.30am – 4.30pm (mynediad olaf am 3.30pm)

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Terrible Tudor, or medieval marvel?

Where would your Dad most belong in history?

Bring him to Nantclwyd y Dre and find out and help him complete a Time Traveller’s Passport to explore nearly 600 years of history together.

Perfect for creating playful family photos and memories.

📍 Nantclwyd y Dre, Ruthun, LL15 1DP
📆Thursday – Saturday
🕗10.30am – 4.30pm ( last entry 3.30pm)

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15/06/2026

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Mae cael adborth mor gadarnhaol yn ein gwneud ni mor hapus! Diolch!

It makes our day to receive such positive feedback! Thank you!

Bilingual post (please scroll for English)Rhowch gynnig ar ein Pos Teithiwr Amser os ydych chi’n mynd heibio ar Stryd y ...
12/06/2026

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Rhowch gynnig ar ein Pos Teithiwr Amser os ydych chi’n mynd heibio ar Stryd y Castell pan rydym ar agor. Parwch gynifer o eitemau hanesyddol gyda’u cyfnodau ag y gallwch!

Y wobr? Paned hyfryd o de yn y gornel goffi ar gyfer oedolion sydd wedi cymryd rhan yn y gêm, neu bensel newydd sgleiniog a sticer ar gyfer ein hymwelwyr iau!

📍 Nantclwyd y Dre, Rhuthun, LL15 1DP
📆Dydd Iau – Dydd Sadwrn
🕗10.30am – 4.30pm (mynediad olaf am 3.30pm)

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Take on our Time Traveller’s Teaser if you’re passing us on Castle Street when we’re open. Match as many historic items to their time periods as you can!

The reward? A nice cup of tea in the coffee corner for our game grown-ups, or a shiny new pencil and sticker for our younger visitors!

📍 Nantclwyd y Dre, Ruthun, LL15 1DP
📆Thursday – Saturday
🕗10.30am – 4.30pm ( last entry 3.30pm)

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10/06/2026

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Cerfiadau Lle Tân

Ymhlith yr holl waith coed addurniadol yn Nantclwyd y Dre mae’r paneli derw cerfiedig yma o boptu’r lle tân yn y cyntedd.

Mae arbenigwyr yn credu bod y coed fwy na thebyg yn goed o Gymru, wedi’u torri yn fuan ar ôl 1423 (ond mae’r cerfiadau yn cyd-fynd ag arddull y 15fed neu’r 16eg ganrif).

Ar y tariannau fe welwch chi’r fleur de lys, sydd fwy na thebyg yn anrhydeddu Arthur (1486-15902) mab hynaf Harri VII.

📍 Nantclwyd y Dre, Rhuthun, LL15 1DP
📆Dydd Iau – Dydd Sadwrn
🕗10.30am – 4.30pm (mynediad olaf am 3.30pm)

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Fireplace carvings

Amongst the plethora of decorative timberwork at Nantclwyd y Dre are these carved oak panels, which flank the Hallway fireplace.

Expert dating suggests the timber used was most likely of Welsh origin, felled soon after 1423 (although their carving their style is more in keeping with the 15–16th century).

The shields depicted bear the fleur de lys motifs, the carvings most likely honouring Arthur (1486–1502), eldest son of Henry VII.

📍 Nantclwyd y Dre, Ruthun, LL15 1DP
📆Thursday – Saturday
🕗10.30am – 4.30pm ( last entry 3.30pm)

Address

Nantclwyd Y Dre, Castle Street
Ruthin
LL151DP

Opening Hours

Thursday 10:30am - 4:30pm
Friday 10:30am - 4:30pm
Saturday 10:30am - 4:30pm

Telephone

01824 709822

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