ABBEY CWM HIR HALL

The Hall was built in 1834 by Thomas Wilson. It was later purchased by the Philips family, who extended the house. In 1997 the Hall was bought by Paul and Victoria Humpherston, who restored the house and gardens and now offer regular tours of the house interior.
The interior features 14 marble fireplaces, Gothic windows and stained glass, rococo ceilings, and a vaulted cellar. There is stunning gilded plasterwork detail and exquisite tiled floors by Maw & Co of Worcester.
One highlight is the staircase, topped by a richly decorated lantern ceiling. Another highlight is the Garden Room, decorated with old advertising signs. More old signs decorate The Snug, while the Master Bedroom holds a four-poster bed decorated in rich, red colours.
Each of the 52 rooms holds intriguing collectable items. Eclectic collections include old clocks, china, glass, vintage vehicles, railway memorabilia, phonographs, and eccentric oddities like enamel signs and packaging.
Look for the Arthurian bedroom, a bathroom themed with trains and castles, and collections of children's memorabilia. The interiors are hand-painted, with sumptuous soft furnishings. Thousands of antique and vintage objects are used to complement individual room design, including a Victorian dictaphone.
The art collection includes a painting showing Abbey Cwm Hir in 1644, and another depicting the autumn harvest in 1912. Look for the collection of old boys and girls annuals and the children's adventure library.
Abbey Cwm Hir Hall is one of the finest examples of Victorian Gothic domestic architecture in Wales.