Fairytale history of an Anglesey Castle

Our History

Unique Fairytale Hotel

Our story is a special one going back many years to the exquisite scenery of the Loire Valley in France. Today it is told through the magnificent architecture of our Grade ll-listed Château in North Wales, nestled away on the picturesque Isle of Anglesey on the bank of the Menai Strait with breathtaking views overlooking Snowdonia.

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From the Beginning

From the Beginning

Our real-life fairy-tale is one we enjoy telling, but even better, it’s one we like to show you as we take you on an exciting journey back in time. Built in 1849 by Sir John Hay-Williams, Baronet of Bodelwyddan, as a gift for his wife Lady Sarah. The Château was originally built as a dower house, beautifully positioned on the water. However, inspiration and artistic imagination influenced the design from the couple’s travels in the Loire region of France, where they were particularly enamoured with the architectural style favoured in the region during the reign of Francois I (1515-1547).

As time went on

As time went on

Our beautiful Château tells an exciting history both inside and out, following Lady Sarah’s dream that everything would be perfect and no detail overlooked. The magnificent interiors were chosen by her own hand, and to honour her exquisite taste and connect the French-style Château to its newly formed Welsh roots, the house was christened “Rhianfa” (put forward by the local vicar), which means ladies abode.

Our story continues

Our story continues

Our story so far is precious to us and one that we want to tell for years to come to all who discover the hidden jewel of Château Rhianfa. Over the recent years we've taken great care to preserve our treasured French-style architecture through gentle restoration to ensure the historic charm and unique character of Château Rhianfa will last forever like any true fairy-tale should. Over time our charming character, inspired by an enchanting love story, lives on for you to admire today as you make it part of your own during your stay at Château Rhianfa.

What Our Guests Say

It was all beautiful from start to finish. Food, rooms and staff were brilliant. A special thank you needs to go to the master of ceremonies and DJ as they were amazing and very helpful. Thank you so much for your support over the last year or so. The response from our wedding party was overwhelming, saying how much they loved it.

Donna & Rich

We both just wanted to drop you a message to let you know how grateful we are to you. Saturday was absolutely amazing, even better than we could have imagined, honestly everyone was so impressed with the service we all got from you all, from start to finish it was just amazing.

Mr. & Mrs. Lloyd

We just wanted to say a massive thank you to you and all the staff that we involved in our special day. Lee and I, along with all our guests had just the best day. Everyone said how lovely all the staff were and how fantastic the food was, day and evening. Especially how beautiful our wedding breakfast was.
Thank you all again for making our day so special. We truly can’t thank you enough.

Mr. & Mrs. Broadhurst