Plas Cadnant

The land at Plas Cadnant began as a farm in the 16th century, and by the Victorian era had become a country estate. The estate deteriorated during the second half of the twentieth century until it was purchased in 1990 by Anthony Tavernor who began renovations on the buildings and grounds. By 2006 Tavernor had opened a hotel service on the grounds via a number of self-catering cottages. Previously only open by appointment, the gardens were opened to the public in 2011, and a tea room and visitor centre were built. ==Gardens==

The estate's gardens were developed in the 1800s by the family who owned the land but had been left to grow wild since the 1940s. In the 1990s renovations began to uncover and restore the overgrown areas, and in 2010 Anthony Tavernor was honoured by the Campaign for the Protection of Rural Wales for his work. The garden consists of three sections: a walled garden containing a water pool, a "secret valley" garden in which waterfalls and a river can be found, and an upper woodland garden. In December 2015, during heavy flooding, water damaged large parts of the garden including the destruction of an original 200-year-old wall and a number of rare plants. Repairs began on the affected areas of the garden in January 2016. ==References==