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Blackhouse Wood

Wood, Forest in Montgomeryshire

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Blackhouse Wood

Gregynog Hall The garden facade
Gregynog Hall Credit: Kevin Waterhouse

Blackhouse Wood is a picturesque forest located in Montgomeryshire, Wales. The wood covers an area of approximately 100 acres and is known for its diverse range of tree species, including oak, beech, and pine. The forest is a popular destination for nature enthusiasts and hikers looking to explore the tranquil surroundings and take in the stunning views.

Visitors to Blackhouse Wood can enjoy a network of well-maintained trails that wind through the dense woodland, offering opportunities to spot local wildlife such as deer, squirrels, and a variety of bird species. The forest is also home to a rich array of plant life, with carpets of bluebells and wildflowers adding to its natural beauty.

In addition to its recreational opportunities, Blackhouse Wood plays an important role in the local ecosystem, providing habitats for a wide range of flora and fauna. The forest is carefully managed to ensure its long-term sustainability, with conservation efforts in place to protect its delicate ecosystem.

Overall, Blackhouse Wood is a peaceful and scenic retreat for nature lovers, offering a chance to connect with the natural world and enjoy the beauty of the Welsh countryside.

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Images are sourced within 2km of 52.563205/-3.3531261 or Grid Reference SO0897. Thanks to Geograph Open Source API. All images are credited.

Gregynog Hall The garden facade
Gregynog Hall
The garden facade
Rhododendrons at side of path to lake At Gregynog Hall
Rhododendrons at side of path to lake
At Gregynog Hall
Gregynog Hall water garden
Gregynog Hall water garden
Drive junction on Gergynog estate By entrance to water gardens, left to Welshpool right to Newtown
Drive junction on Gergynog estate
By entrance to water gardens, left to Welshpool right to Newtown
Gregynog Hall and Gardens
Gregynog Hall and Gardens
Joining the B4389 at Tregynon From the road to Gregynog Hall
Joining the B4389 at Tregynon
From the road to Gregynog Hall
Timbered house At the edge of Tregynon village.
Timbered house
At the edge of Tregynon village.
Gregynog Hall Once the heart of a landed estate, the Hall now a conference centre owned by the University of Wales.
Gregynog Hall
Once the heart of a landed estate, the Hall now a conference centre owned by the University of Wales.
Redwoods at Gregynog Hall The Gregynog estate has existed since at least the 12th century but in 1913 a huge estate sale saw Gregynog’s farms, cottages and woodlands sold off, many to their tenants. The Hall was acquired by the Margaret and Gwendoline Davies (granddaughters of David Davies Llandinam) in 1920 to become the headquarters of their enterprise to bring art, music and creative skills to the people of Wales in the aftermath of the First World War. The Grade I listed gardens were described in The Gardener’s Chronicle of 1912 as ‘highly artistic and in complete harmony with the natural surroundings’. They are open to the public for a small fee. The current Hall was built in the 1840s for Charles Hanbury-Tracy, 1st Baron Sudeley and is one of the earliest examples of a concrete clad building still in existence. It is now run by the University of Wales and operates as a conference centre as well as hosting the oldest classical music festival in Wales. Gwasg Gregynog (printing press started by the Davies sisters) still operates from the Hall. More information - University of Wales <span class="nowrap"><a title="http://www.wales.ac.uk/en/UniversityConferenceCentre/History.aspx" rel="nofollow ugc noopener" href="http://www.wales.ac.uk/en/UniversityConferenceCentre/History.aspx">Link</a><img style="margin-left:2px;" alt="External link" title="External link - shift click to open in new window" src="https://s1.geograph.org.uk/img/external.png" width="10" height="10"/></span> Gwas Gregynog Press <span class="nowrap"><a title="http://www.gwasg-gregynog.co.uk/" rel="nofollow ugc noopener" href="http://www.gwasg-gregynog.co.uk/">Link</a><img style="margin-left:2px;" alt="External link" title="External link - shift click to open in new window" src="https://s1.geograph.org.uk/img/external.png" width="10" height="10"/></span> The house <span class="nowrap"><a title="http://www.gregynog.org/" rel="nofollow ugc noopener" href="http://www.gregynog.org/">Link</a><img style="margin-left:2px;" alt="External link" title="External link - shift click to open in new window" src="https://s1.geograph.org.uk/img/external.png" width="10" height="10"/></span>
Redwoods at Gregynog Hall
The Gregynog estate has existed since at least the 12th century but in 1913 a huge estate sale saw Gregynog’s farms, cottages and woodlands sold off, many to their tenants. The Hall was acquired by the Margaret and Gwendoline Davies (granddaughters of David Davies Llandinam) in 1920 to become the headquarters of their enterprise to bring art, music and creative skills to the people of Wales in the aftermath of the First World War. The Grade I listed gardens were described in The Gardener’s Chronicle of 1912 as ‘highly artistic and in complete harmony with the natural surroundings’. They are open to the public for a small fee. The current Hall was built in the 1840s for Charles Hanbury-Tracy, 1st Baron Sudeley and is one of the earliest examples of a concrete clad building still in existence. It is now run by the University of Wales and operates as a conference centre as well as hosting the oldest classical music festival in Wales. Gwasg Gregynog (printing press started by the Davies sisters) still operates from the Hall. More information - University of Wales LinkExternal link Gwas Gregynog Press LinkExternal link The house LinkExternal link
Bridge in the grounds of Gregynog Hall The Gregynog estate has existed since at least the 12th century but in 1913 a huge estate sale saw Gregynog’s farms, cottages and woodlands sold off, many to their tenants. The Hall was acquired by the Margaret and Gwendoline Davies (granddaughters of David Davies Llandinam) in 1920 to become the headquarters of their enterprise to bring art, music and creative skills to the people of Wales in the aftermath of the First World War. The Grade I listed gardens were described in The Gardener’s Chronicle of 1912 as ‘highly artistic and in complete harmony with the natural surroundings’. They are open to the public for a small fee. The current Hall was built in the 1840s for Charles Hanbury-Tracy, 1st Baron Sudeley and is one of the earliest examples of a concrete clad building still in existence. It is now run by the University of Wales and operates as a conference centre as well as hosting the oldest classical music festival in Wales. Gwasg Gregynog (printing press started by the Davies sisters) still operates from the Hall. More information - University of Wales <span class="nowrap"><a title="http://www.wales.ac.uk/en/UniversityConferenceCentre/History.aspx" rel="nofollow ugc noopener" href="http://www.wales.ac.uk/en/UniversityConferenceCentre/History.aspx">Link</a><img style="margin-left:2px;" alt="External link" title="External link - shift click to open in new window" src="https://s1.geograph.org.uk/img/external.png" width="10" height="10"/></span> Gwas Gregynog Press <span class="nowrap"><a title="http://www.gwasg-gregynog.co.uk/" rel="nofollow ugc noopener" href="http://www.gwasg-gregynog.co.uk/">Link</a><img style="margin-left:2px;" alt="External link" title="External link - shift click to open in new window" src="https://s1.geograph.org.uk/img/external.png" width="10" height="10"/></span> The house <span class="nowrap"><a title="http://www.gregynog.org/" rel="nofollow ugc noopener" href="http://www.gregynog.org/">Link</a><img style="margin-left:2px;" alt="External link" title="External link - shift click to open in new window" src="https://s1.geograph.org.uk/img/external.png" width="10" height="10"/></span>
Bridge in the grounds of Gregynog Hall
The Gregynog estate has existed since at least the 12th century but in 1913 a huge estate sale saw Gregynog’s farms, cottages and woodlands sold off, many to their tenants. The Hall was acquired by the Margaret and Gwendoline Davies (granddaughters of David Davies Llandinam) in 1920 to become the headquarters of their enterprise to bring art, music and creative skills to the people of Wales in the aftermath of the First World War. The Grade I listed gardens were described in The Gardener’s Chronicle of 1912 as ‘highly artistic and in complete harmony with the natural surroundings’. They are open to the public for a small fee. The current Hall was built in the 1840s for Charles Hanbury-Tracy, 1st Baron Sudeley and is one of the earliest examples of a concrete clad building still in existence. It is now run by the University of Wales and operates as a conference centre as well as hosting the oldest classical music festival in Wales. Gwasg Gregynog (printing press started by the Davies sisters) still operates from the Hall. More information - University of Wales LinkExternal link Gwas Gregynog Press LinkExternal link The house LinkExternal link
Formal flower bed at Gregynog Hall The Gregynog estate has existed since at least the 12th century but in 1913 a huge estate sale saw Gregynog’s farms, cottages and woodlands sold off, many to their tenants. The Hall was acquired by the Margaret and Gwendoline Davies (granddaughters of David Davies Llandinam) in 1920 to become the headquarters of their enterprise to bring art, music and creative skills to the people of Wales in the aftermath of the First World War. The Grade I listed gardens were described in The Gardener’s Chronicle of 1912 as ‘highly artistic and in complete harmony with the natural surroundings’. They are open to the public for a small fee. The current Hall was built in the 1840s for Charles Hanbury-Tracy, 1st Baron Sudeley and is one of the earliest examples of a concrete clad building still in existence. It is now run by the University of Wales and operates as a conference centre as well as hosting the oldest classical music festival in Wales. Gwasg Gregynog (printing press started by the Davies sisters) still operates from the Hall. More information - University of Wales <span class="nowrap"><a title="http://www.wales.ac.uk/en/UniversityConferenceCentre/History.aspx" rel="nofollow ugc noopener" href="http://www.wales.ac.uk/en/UniversityConferenceCentre/History.aspx">Link</a><img style="margin-left:2px;" alt="External link" title="External link - shift click to open in new window" src="https://s1.geograph.org.uk/img/external.png" width="10" height="10"/></span> Gwas Gregynog Press <span class="nowrap"><a title="http://www.gwasg-gregynog.co.uk/" rel="nofollow ugc noopener" href="http://www.gwasg-gregynog.co.uk/">Link</a><img style="margin-left:2px;" alt="External link" title="External link - shift click to open in new window" src="https://s1.geograph.org.uk/img/external.png" width="10" height="10"/></span> The house <span class="nowrap"><a title="http://www.gregynog.org/" rel="nofollow ugc noopener" href="http://www.gregynog.org/">Link</a><img style="margin-left:2px;" alt="External link" title="External link - shift click to open in new window" src="https://s1.geograph.org.uk/img/external.png" width="10" height="10"/></span>
Formal flower bed at Gregynog Hall
The Gregynog estate has existed since at least the 12th century but in 1913 a huge estate sale saw Gregynog’s farms, cottages and woodlands sold off, many to their tenants. The Hall was acquired by the Margaret and Gwendoline Davies (granddaughters of David Davies Llandinam) in 1920 to become the headquarters of their enterprise to bring art, music and creative skills to the people of Wales in the aftermath of the First World War. The Grade I listed gardens were described in The Gardener’s Chronicle of 1912 as ‘highly artistic and in complete harmony with the natural surroundings’. They are open to the public for a small fee. The current Hall was built in the 1840s for Charles Hanbury-Tracy, 1st Baron Sudeley and is one of the earliest examples of a concrete clad building still in existence. It is now run by the University of Wales and operates as a conference centre as well as hosting the oldest classical music festival in Wales. Gwasg Gregynog (printing press started by the Davies sisters) still operates from the Hall. More information - University of Wales LinkExternal link Gwas Gregynog Press LinkExternal link The house LinkExternal link
Gregynog Hall The Gregynog estate has existed since at least the 12th century but in 1913 a huge estate sale saw Gregynog’s farms, cottages and woodlands sold off, many to their tenants. The Hall was acquired by the Margaret and Gwendoline Davies (granddaughters of David Davies Llandinam) in 1920 to become the headquarters of their enterprise to bring art, music and creative skills to the people of Wales in the aftermath of the First World War. The Grade I listed gardens were described in The Gardener’s Chronicle of 1912 as ‘highly artistic and in complete harmony with the natural surroundings’. They are open to the public for a small fee. The current Hall was built in the 1840s for Charles Hanbury-Tracy, 1st Baron Sudeley and is one of the earliest examples of a concrete clad building still in existence. It is now run by the University of Wales and operates as a conference centre as well as hosting the oldest classical music festival in Wales. Gwasg Gregynog (printing press started by the Davies sisters) still operates from the Hall. More information - University of Wales <span class="nowrap"><a title="http://www.wales.ac.uk/en/UniversityConferenceCentre/History.aspx" rel="nofollow ugc noopener" href="http://www.wales.ac.uk/en/UniversityConferenceCentre/History.aspx">Link</a><img style="margin-left:2px;" alt="External link" title="External link - shift click to open in new window" src="https://s1.geograph.org.uk/img/external.png" width="10" height="10"/></span> Gwas Gregynog Press <span class="nowrap"><a title="http://www.gwasg-gregynog.co.uk/" rel="nofollow ugc noopener" href="http://www.gwasg-gregynog.co.uk/">Link</a><img style="margin-left:2px;" alt="External link" title="External link - shift click to open in new window" src="https://s1.geograph.org.uk/img/external.png" width="10" height="10"/></span> The house <span class="nowrap"><a title="http://www.gregynog.org/" rel="nofollow ugc noopener" href="http://www.gregynog.org/">Link</a><img style="margin-left:2px;" alt="External link" title="External link - shift click to open in new window" src="https://s1.geograph.org.uk/img/external.png" width="10" height="10"/></span>
Gregynog Hall
The Gregynog estate has existed since at least the 12th century but in 1913 a huge estate sale saw Gregynog’s farms, cottages and woodlands sold off, many to their tenants. The Hall was acquired by the Margaret and Gwendoline Davies (granddaughters of David Davies Llandinam) in 1920 to become the headquarters of their enterprise to bring art, music and creative skills to the people of Wales in the aftermath of the First World War. The Grade I listed gardens were described in The Gardener’s Chronicle of 1912 as ‘highly artistic and in complete harmony with the natural surroundings’. They are open to the public for a small fee. The current Hall was built in the 1840s for Charles Hanbury-Tracy, 1st Baron Sudeley and is one of the earliest examples of a concrete clad building still in existence. It is now run by the University of Wales and operates as a conference centre as well as hosting the oldest classical music festival in Wales. Gwasg Gregynog (printing press started by the Davies sisters) still operates from the Hall. More information - University of Wales LinkExternal link Gwas Gregynog Press LinkExternal link The house LinkExternal link
Part of the coloured concrete decoration on Gregynog Hall The Gregynog estate has existed since at least the 12th century but in 1913 a huge estate sale saw Gregynog’s farms, cottages and woodlands sold off, many to their tenants. The Hall was acquired by the Margaret and Gwendoline Davies (granddaughters of David Davies Llandinam) in 1920 to become the headquarters of their enterprise to bring art, music and creative skills to the people of Wales in the aftermath of the First World War. The Grade I listed gardens were described in The Gardener’s Chronicle of 1912 as ‘highly artistic and in complete harmony with the natural surroundings’. They are open to the public for a small fee. The current Hall was built in the 1840s for Charles Hanbury-Tracy, 1st Baron Sudeley and is one of the earliest examples of a concrete clad building still in existence. It is now run by the University of Wales and operates as a conference centre as well as hosting the oldest classical music festival in Wales. Gwasg Gregynog (printing press started by the Davies sisters) still operates from the Hall. More information - University of Wales <span class="nowrap"><a title="http://www.wales.ac.uk/en/UniversityConferenceCentre/History.aspx" rel="nofollow ugc noopener" href="http://www.wales.ac.uk/en/UniversityConferenceCentre/History.aspx">Link</a><img style="margin-left:2px;" alt="External link" title="External link - shift click to open in new window" src="https://s1.geograph.org.uk/img/external.png" width="10" height="10"/></span> Gwas Gregynog Press <span class="nowrap"><a title="http://www.gwasg-gregynog.co.uk/" rel="nofollow ugc noopener" href="http://www.gwasg-gregynog.co.uk/">Link</a><img style="margin-left:2px;" alt="External link" title="External link - shift click to open in new window" src="https://s1.geograph.org.uk/img/external.png" width="10" height="10"/></span> The house <span class="nowrap"><a title="http://www.gregynog.org/" rel="nofollow ugc noopener" href="http://www.gregynog.org/">Link</a><img style="margin-left:2px;" alt="External link" title="External link - shift click to open in new window" src="https://s1.geograph.org.uk/img/external.png" width="10" height="10"/></span>
Part of the coloured concrete decoration on Gregynog Hall
The Gregynog estate has existed since at least the 12th century but in 1913 a huge estate sale saw Gregynog’s farms, cottages and woodlands sold off, many to their tenants. The Hall was acquired by the Margaret and Gwendoline Davies (granddaughters of David Davies Llandinam) in 1920 to become the headquarters of their enterprise to bring art, music and creative skills to the people of Wales in the aftermath of the First World War. The Grade I listed gardens were described in The Gardener’s Chronicle of 1912 as ‘highly artistic and in complete harmony with the natural surroundings’. They are open to the public for a small fee. The current Hall was built in the 1840s for Charles Hanbury-Tracy, 1st Baron Sudeley and is one of the earliest examples of a concrete clad building still in existence. It is now run by the University of Wales and operates as a conference centre as well as hosting the oldest classical music festival in Wales. Gwasg Gregynog (printing press started by the Davies sisters) still operates from the Hall. More information - University of Wales LinkExternal link Gwas Gregynog Press LinkExternal link The house LinkExternal link
Antiques Roadshow at Gregynog Paul Atterby discusses the merits of a wardrobe (from Gregynog Hall, I think) for the camera.
Antiques Roadshow at Gregynog
Paul Atterby discusses the merits of a wardrobe (from Gregynog Hall, I think) for the camera.
Antiques Roadshow at Gregynog A general view of the event. It looks a bit lacking in the crowds we have come to expect at Antiques Roadshows but my photos were taken late in the afternoon after most of the valuations had taken place and the filming of individual items was going on. The morning had been cold and damp so I guess most visitors has left by the time we got there.
Antiques Roadshow at Gregynog
A general view of the event. It looks a bit lacking in the crowds we have come to expect at Antiques Roadshows but my photos were taken late in the afternoon after most of the valuations had taken place and the filming of individual items was going on. The morning had been cold and damp so I guess most visitors has left by the time we got there.
Antiques Roadshow at Gregynog Mark Poltimore discussing a painting for the cameras.
Antiques Roadshow at Gregynog
Mark Poltimore discussing a painting for the cameras.
Antiques Roadshow at Gregynog Richard Price looking up details of a watch.
Antiques Roadshow at Gregynog
Richard Price looking up details of a watch.
Antiques Roadshow at Gregynog Henry and John Sandon meet a fan. I was amused to note that the little double ball-shaped trees in wooden 'planters' which hold the signs for the various categories - 'Jewellery', 'Ceramics' etc (seen in the background here) are fake.
Antiques Roadshow at Gregynog
Henry and John Sandon meet a fan. I was amused to note that the little double ball-shaped trees in wooden 'planters' which hold the signs for the various categories - 'Jewellery', 'Ceramics' etc (seen in the background here) are fake.
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Blackhouse Wood is located at Grid Ref: SO0897 (Lat: 52.563205, Lng: -3.3531261)

Unitary Authority: Powys

Police Authority: Dyfed Powys

What 3 Words

///shipyards.stream.money. Near Newtown, Powys

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