Plas BrondanwSusan Williams-Ellis
Foundation (SWEF)
Foundation (SWEF)
post@susanwilliamsellis.org
01766 770590
post@susanwilliamsellis.org
01766 770590
WE WILL BE CLOSED ON 9 OCTOBER DUE TO A POWER CUT
Garden: Open every day, year round 10am -4pm. Entry £7.50 for adults, £1 for children
Cafe: Open Tuesday to Sunday 10am -4pm until October
House: Open Wednesday – Sunday 10:30am - 4pm all year round, also on Bank Holidays
The garden and café are run by a separate organisation, the Clough Williams-Ellis Foundation.
Dogs are not allowed in the house, garden or cafe, except for guide dogs. You are welcome to take your dog for a walk in the outer garden and up to the tower, which is on the other side of the road from the main Plas Brondanw site.
Christmas Party 2025
20 December 2025: 3pm - 6pm
You are invited!
Join us for Plas Brondanw's Christmas party on the 20th of December from 3pm - 6pm.
We will provide some refreshments, drinks and some merriment, however we will not have any live music this year.
We would really appreciate it if you brought something to share in terms of food or drink.
A warm welcome to you all, we look forward to seeing you!
Plas Brondanw is a small mansion from the 16th and 17th centuries, in North Meirionydd. This is the main house of the Brondanw Estate, given to Clough Williams-Ellis by his father in 1908. Clough later became famous for building the village of Portmeirion, but the gardens and landscape around Brondanw are just as typical of his style, but on a more intimate scale. The house and gardens are now in the care of the Clough Williams-Ellis Foundation (YCWEF), and much more information about their activities can be found on their website:
We have decided to set a theme each year, going forwards. Items from the Susan Williams-Ellis archive will be curated according to the theme for the year, and this will also be the theme for the open and young open exhibitions. We invite artists who wish to have solo or group shows to consider responding to the theme, if they feel inspired to do so, although this is not a requirement. Events will also be curated to respond to the theme, where appropriate. The themes are deliberately broad and may be interpreted in any way that the artist feels is appropriate. The themes for the next five years are outlined below:
2025: Space
2026: Animal / Vegetable / Mineral
2027: Disturbance
2028: The Sea
