Bodelwyddan Castle

Bodelwyddan Castle (Welsh: Castell Bodelwyddan), close to the village of Bodelwyddan, near Rhyl, Denbighshire in Wales, was built around 1460 by the Humphreys family of Anglesey as a manor house. It was associated with the Williams-Wynn family for around 200 years from 1690. It has been a Grade II* listed building since 1962 as a "Gothick castellated style in the early C19". Having been opened to the public as a historic house museum, as of mid 2019, it was up for sale and the historic building was closed to the public.

By August 2019, the grounds and attractions were also closed, but the nearby hotel (independently operated) was not affected.

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Bodelwyddan Castle ranks #2,055 of 7,738 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #32 of the 100 mapped in Wales. Founded c. 1460, it is older than 48% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 434 atlas entries founded in the 15th century. Its Wikipedia articles were opened 2,833 times in the last 60 days, more than 74% of the atlas. 9 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. The nearest day-trip guide is Liverpool, 38 km away. It is one of the 27 landmarks on the atlas's regional map of North Wales. See how Wales compares in the castle statistics.

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