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Gwinllan Plas Dinas

Gwinllan Plas Dinas

A Grade II listed country house hotel near Caernarfon, whose restaurant planted its own vineyard in 2023 and uses the vines in its cooking.

Gwinllan Plas Dinas is the Gunroom Restaurant's own vineyard, planted by the restaurant's team in 2023. The restaurant is in Plas Dinas Country House, near Caernarfon, and the vines are part of its cooking. A Plas Dinas Vineyard verjus has been served with cod cheek, cauliflower and raisin, and cuttings from the vineyard are used, with vines from Gwinllan Conwy, to smoke the butter. The same kitchen keeps a garden for its menus, and elderberry from the estate goes with the pigeon.

Cellar door tastings

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Plas Dinas does not describe a tasting, a walk-in visit or a tour of the vineyard. Visitors come to dine at the Gunroom Restaurant, where tables for dinner and afternoon tea are booked in advance, or to stay in the house.

Amenities

ToursOn-site stayDisabled access

Address

Plas Dinas Country House, Bontnewydd, Caernarfon, LL54 7YF

Getting there

The house is at the end of a driveway nearly a mile long, and Gatekeepers Holiday Cottage stands at the entrance. Helicopters may land on the main front lawn, with clearance from Caernarfon Airport, 2.4 miles west. The hotel will book a local taxi from a surrounding train station on request.

Nearest station: Llanfairpwll · 8.2 mi

Nearest major station: Bangor (Gwynedd) · 9.7 mi

Opening hours

Hours not available or by appointment only

Winery opening hours often vary, so it is always worth checking ahead if you are planning a visit.

On-site dining

  • The Gunroom Restaurant

    Tasting menu · Contemporary Welsh · Tue–Sat · dinner

Stay on site

  • Plas Dinas Country House

    Hotel

  • Gatekeepers Holiday Cottage

    House · sleeps 4 · seven-night minimum