11 bedroom detached house for sale - £999,950

An imposing GRADE II listed COUNTRY RESIDENCE set in its own secluded grounds extending to approximately 11 ACRES. The property is located at the end of a private driveway approximately 4 miles from Abersoch, 9 miles to Pwllheli and about 40 miles to Bangor and the A55 expressway. A quite important residence, dating back to the late 17 century, Plas Gelliwig has, over recent years been lovingly improved by the present owners yet retaining the many original features typical of architecture at the time including slate fireplaces, the service bells in the kitchen, the cellar, wine store and larder rooms, the butlers pantry and the ornate arched and pillared sky-lit corridor, known as the Moroccan Corridor. The main residence affords RECEPTION HALL - 2 RECEPTION ROOMS - KITCHEN & DOMESTIC QUARTERS - 6 BEDROOMS & BATHROOM. Adjoining the house are two COTTAGES, the southern wing known as ORCHARD COTTAGE, the northern wing, RHODODENDRON COTTAGE, each with three BEDROOMS, their own BATHROOM, KITCHEN, and central heating. In addition, there is a traditional built grade two listed STONE COACH HOUSE, with extensive outbuildings, its own gardens and separate driveway, which could be sold separately if required, subject to negotiations. The house would also make a superb Country House Hotel, Conference Centre, subject to planning.5024

HISTORY OF PLAS GELLIWIG

It is understood back in the late 17th century, Randolph Sorton built Plas Gelliwig on land purchased from the descendants of the Prince of Gwynedd, Gruffydd ap Llewelyn. It was to be the home of the Sortons and their descendants, the Jones Williams family for some 200 years. The southern wing of Plas Gelliwig was extended by Colonel Evan Jones, the great grandson of Randolph Sorton to what we see today. Colonel Jones was a veteran of the Napoleonic wars and served at the battle of the Nile. His experiences in the Mediterranean appeared to have influenced him to a certain extent in the transformation of Plas Gelliwig. New rooms of large eighteen century proportions were built and the whole house extended in length and breadth with corridors of stone, imposing carved and panelled pitch- pine doorways, decorated archways, crow stepped gabling, clover leaf and mullioned windows, transforming the 17th country house into the graceful light and airy grade two listed mansion of today. Plas Gelliwig is unique and has been described by the British heritage photographer as the prettiest house on the peninsular.

By 1840 the box hedging was in place, along with the walls, terracing, lake, round pond, dovecot and greenhouse. At the end of the 19th century Plas Gelliwig was purchased by Colonel Gough, whose wife was Mary Georgina Lloyd Edwards of Nanhoron. On his retirement from the Great War, Colonel Gough built an extension to the north end of Plas Gelliwig. When he died in 1933 the property became part of the Nanhoron Estate, until the mid 1950's when it was sold.

Map/Directions
Reception Hall:
6.25m (20ft 6in) x 5.11m (16ft 9in)
Exposed floorboards, 2 central heating radiators, dado rail, decorative ceilings, open coal fire and white timber fireplace surround, window seat to front garden aspect, 2 recessed bookshelves

Reception Hall to Fireplace
Drawing Room Dining Room:
11.68m (38ft 4in) x 4.93m (16ft 2in)
A beautifully proportioned room for entertaining. Four full length Georgian windows with panelled shutters look out over wide lawns encircled by mature evergreen trees, providing an aspect of tranquillity that fills the room with light. There are 3 central heating radiators, a mahogany fireplace surround with open coal fire and decorative coving embellishment

Sitting Room:
5.89m (19ft 4in) x 4.09m (13ft 5in)
A cosy room for relaxing with a slate open coal fireplace, central heating radiator, 2 window seats to front garden aspect, access to Rhododendron Cottage

Inner Ground Floor Hallway:
Leading off the reception hall provides and interesting perspective to a large window overlooking the southern courtyard garden, central heating radiator

Butlers Pantry:
4.8m (15ft 9in) x 2.67m (8ft 9in)
Here is a huge finely made glass panelled dark wood dresser of a craftsmanship difficult to equal today, central heating radiator, plumbing for washing machine, single drainer sink unit.

Boiler Room Store:
A floor to ceiling dresser of plainer design than that of the butler's pantry, suiting a more utilitarian use, also made with the fine craftsmanship of its time, provides generous cupboard and drawer space, oil fired central heating boiler

Working Kitchen:
6.12m (20ft 1in) x 4.93m (16ft 2in)
The original spacious kitchen with tilled floor and recessed wide area housing, a Parkray cooking range, bay window looking out onto the grassed courtyard, original 14 service bells remain, central heating radiator, fitted cupboards, access to butler's pantry.

Utility Room:
3.51m (11ft 6in) x 3.2m (10ft 6in)
Rear stairs to Attic Room and secondary staircase to rear first floor, door to outside

Landing:
A lovely turned Georgian staircase of polished wood rises under the generous daytime light of a wide pyramidal sky-light to the first floor landing. Here doors lead to several bedrooms, and a charming vista opens down the long hallway, embellished with arches, known as the Moroccan corridor, illumined in daylight by a circular domed sky-light of coloured glass. Two central heating radiators, dado rail.

Rear Stairs:
Lead first to a small landing with door into closed- off spiral staircase, giving access to attic roof spaces. From this landing the stairs then continue upwards, leading to a small servant's room with cupboarded boiler and old slate hand- basin. A door leads into the southern end of the Moroccan corridor, at the other end of which rises the main staircase

Master Bedroom:
6.55m (21ft 6in) x 4.95m (16ft 3in)
Wide bay window with 2 seats and cupboards, arched recess, slate fireplace, central heating radiator, Dressing Room off or Bedroom 15' 9" x 9" with central heating radiator

Bedroom 3:
4.06m (13ft 4in) x 4.04m (13ft 3in)
Slate open coal fireplace

Bedroom 4:
3.51m (11ft 6in) x 2.82m (9ft 3in)
Central heating radiator

Bedroom 5:
4.95m (16ft 3in) x 3.71m (12ft 2in)
Slate open coal fireplace

Bedroom 6:
7.65m (25ft 1in) x 4.93m (16ft 2in)
Lovely room with 3 windows overlooking lawned gardens, 2 central heating radiators

Linen Room:
4.98m (16ft 4in) x 3.71m (12ft 2in)
Floor to ceiling recessed spacious cupboards and wardrobes, with central heating radiator

Bathroom:
Bath and shower taps, pedestal wash hand basin, w.c, central heating radiator, arched recessed alcove with an original Edwardian shower

Wash Room with Victorian w.c, and wash hand basin, central heating radiator

Rhododendron Cottage
The Staircases:
The main staircase in its entirety begins with stone steps turning from the wine cellar to the ground floor entrance hall. The entrance to this portion of the staircase has been closed. The staircase continues to the first floor landing in polished wood. The servant's or southern end staircase commences from the cellars at that end, likewise with stone steps and then on upwards to the first floor in dark wood leading into the southern end of the Moroccan corridor

Entrance Porch:
Access off the rear elevations to Hall, central heating radiator, dado rail, tiled floor

Ground Floor Bathroom:
Bath, wash hand basin, central heating radiator, part tiled and panelled walls, Separate w.c.

Living Kitchen:
6.63m (21ft 9in) x 3.66m (12ft 0in)
Single drainer sink unit, pine base cupboard and drawers, wall units, oil fired central heating boiler, 2 central heating radiators, fireplace surround with a Parkray solid fuel fire - Inner hall, central heating radiator and access to the Sitting Room in the main house

First Floor
Bedroom:
3.94m (12ft 11in) x 3.76m (12ft 4in)
Central heating radiator

Second Bedroom:
2.92m (9ft 7in) x 2.64m (8ft 8in)
Central heating radiator

Third Bedroom:
3.38m (11ft 1in) x 3.07m (10ft 1in)
Central heating radiator

Orchard Cottage
Entrance Loggia
Kitchen Dining Room:
7.37m (24ft 2in) x 4.06m (13ft 4in)
2 Central heating radiators, pine style units, single drainer sink unit, walk in pantry with slate shelves, access to rear hall and main house

Lounge:
4.22m (13ft 10in) x 3.1m (10ft 2in)
Open coal fireplace, french doors to garden, beamed ceilings, central heating radiator

Upstairs
1st Bedroom:
3.4m (11ft 2in) x 2.06m (6ft 9in)
Wardrobe cupboard, central heating radiator

2nd Bedroom:
3.33m (10ft 11in) x 2.44m (8ft 0in)
Central heating radiator

3rd Bedroom:
4.88m (16ft 0in) x 3.23m (10ft 7in)
Central heating radiator

Bathroom & Sep. W.C:
Bath, pedestal wash hand basin, central heating radiator, Separate w.c.

Cellar Rooms:
Extensive storage area comprising 5 cellar rooms each measuring

Cellar 1 - 9' 1" x 7' 3" - Cellar 2 -16' x 14' 9" - Cellar 3 -12' 8" x 11' 2" - Cellar 4 -12' 8" x 4' 11" - Cellar 5 -16' 10" x 8' 4"

Wine Cellar 10' 2" x 6' 11 and Coal Sore 10' 4" x 7' 9"


Wine Cellar and Coal Store

The Coach House:
The Coach House is a separate two storey stone building overlooking the homestead yard and has a great deal of charm. It has recently been re-pointed and re-roofed. It was used as a dwelling until the late 1980,s and with the relevant planning permission could make and attractive addition to the living accommodation to Plas Gelliwig. Alternatively, subject to negotiations, The Coach House could be sold off separately from the main dwelling. The area on the ground floor measures 23' 3" x 14' 8" and 15' 3" x 12' 1" with virtually the same area upstairs. The Coach House has its own walled and hedged boundary, large garden area with pond and can be accessed independently from the main house. The Coach House is also Grade II listed. There are also 2 Courtyards and a range of former stone built outbuildings within the curtilage of the Coach House

Outside:
Plas Gelliwig is approached by its own private sweeping driveway through mature woodland. In the springtime this becomes a carpet of colour by snowdrops, daffodils, bluebells and wild garlic (ramsons). In addition there is a 5.5 acre paddock flanked by mature oak, beech, ash and Scots pine trees. Other specimen trees include Magnolia, Mulberry and a tall and rare Gingko Tree. The box hedging is 'two course' with walkways in the middle. Interesting brick double archway to side lawn. Wooded footpaths lead around the former Lake and perpetual spring, Orchard and former Tennis Court

Directions:
Take the A499 Llanbedrog/Abersoch road from Pwlheli. On entering LLanbedrog turn right onto the B4413 signposted to Aberdaron. Continue for approximately 5 miles to Botwnnog. Turn left at the Chapel and continue for approximately half a mile and turn left signposted to Gelliwing Farm. Plas Gelliwig is signposted approximately half a mile and turn left into the driveway

Floor Plan
Site Plan
Area Map