Just across the Menai Suspension Bridge that connects Anglesey to the North Wales mainland. lies Plas Cadnant Hidden Gardens which under the ownership of Anthony Tavernor have undergone a dramatic transformation over the last quarter of a century, taking the near-derelict property back to its breath-taking former glory. The gardens contain contrasting formal and picturesque elements and extend to some 10 acres. Journey through Plas Cadnant’s history from the early 19th Century, through to its decline, and to the rediscovery and restoration of the gardens over the last 25 years. Also learn about the Boxing Day flood of 2015; Royal visit in 2017; and plans for the future of the gardens.

This ticket is for this individual Garden Trust session and costs £5, and you may purchase tickets for other individual sessions, or you may purchase a ticket for the entire course of 4 sessions at a cost of £16 through Eventbrite via the link here.

Anthony Tavernor has said: ‘Sometimes, you follow your heart, not your head.’ A farmer from Staffordshire with a longstanding love of gardens (he’s proud to recall that he became a life member of the National Trust when he was a teenager), spotting the property in Country Life was a chance to bring something beautiful back to life. After a 20-minute viewing of the house in 1996 and a rough attempt to work out what might remain as a garden, he made an offer and has never looked back; and on the way he has won an award from the Campaign for the Protection of Rural Wales and gained a place for the garden in the book Discovering Welsh Gardens.