A Welsh hotel has been snapped up by a luxury chain that boasts five star and Michelin rated venues. The 14-bedroom Penmaenuchaf Hall hotel near Dolgellau has been on the market after the current owners decided to retire.
And it has been bought by the Seren group which also owns the five-star Grove of Narberth hotel in Pembrokeshire, the Michelin-starred Beach House restaurant in Oxwich and Coast restaurant and Kiosk café in Saundersfoot.
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Seren managing director Neil Kedward praised owners Lorraine Fielding and Mark Watson. He told NorthWalesLive : “In our minds, small has always been beautiful and our team intuitively knew that we’d found the right property as soon as we pulled up at the gates. Penmaenuchaf has that rare quality of being a luxury hotel that instantly makes you feel comfortable and relaxed. The wonderful owners have created a truly warm and welcoming hotel and we hope to build on their success in the years to come.
“The hard work starts now for our team, as we search to fill key management roles in the hotel, with Lorraine and Mark retiring. The current hotel team already operates at a great level, and we look forward to working together with them to build on their success. Over the next few years, we’re planning significant refurbishments at the hotel, working alongside our friends and renowned interior designers, Martin Hulbert and Jay Grierson together with their brilliant team, to create an iconic Welsh country house hotel.”
Penmaenuchaf Hall stands within 21 acres of woodland and landscaped gardens, although the estate once covered thousands of acres and included landmarks such as the Cregennan Lakes, the George III Inn and the wooden toll bridge in Penmaenpool. A farmhouse had stood on the site from the 16th century but Bolton cotton magnate James Leigh Taylor redeveloped the property in 1860 to the home that is there today. The Hall remained in the same family, being passed down through the line of daughters, until 1975 when Major and Mrs Wynne Jones died within a short time of each other.
The Hall stood empty and decaying until 1978 when Mr and Mrs Gavin Miller purchased the house as their private home. Mark Watson and Lorraine Fielding bought the Hall in August 1989 and, after almost two years of planning and major refurbishment, Penmaenuchaf Hall opened as a hotel in December 1991. To get What's On news from across Wales straight to your inbox subscribe to our newsletter here.
