Palé HallLLandderfeL • BaLa • north waLes

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Bala 4 miles, Llangollen 19 miles, Chester 44 miles, Liverpool 50 miles, Shrewsbury 50 miles

(All distances are approximate)

A mAgnificent VictoriAn country mAnsion with glorious gArdens And grounds

A grAcious home And bespoke hotel

Entrance hall • Grand hall • Four principal reception rooms • Conference room / billiard room

Commercial kitchen • Breakfast room • Office

Galleried landing

17 principal bedrooms with en suite bathrooms

Staff accommodation

Separate flat

A range of outbuildings with planning permission for conversion to 5 houses

Mature gardens, grounds and woodland

In all extending to about 14 acres

Palé HallLLandderfeL • BaLa • north waLes • LL23 7Ps

hall Courttelfordshropshiretf3 4nftel: +44 (0) 1952 239 517Contact: tony Morris-eytonamorris-eyton@savills.comwww.savills.com

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Situation

Standing high above the Dee Valley with a backdrop of beautiful Welsh Hills,

Palé Hall enjoys stunning views and the privacy afforded by its outstanding

gardens and grounds. The house is located within an area rich in wildlife and

stunning countryside, yet is accessible to larger centres.

To the edge of Snowdonia National Park, Palé Hall is well situated for

partaking in a variety of outdoor activities including walking, mountaineering,

fishing and some of the best shooting to be found in the country. The

River Dee has excellent kayaking and canoeing opportunities and the coast

is within 35 miles with its stunning unspoilt beaches and sailing centres

including Porthmadog and Pwhelli. There are many golf courses in the area

including the Vale of Llangollen considered to be one of the best inland

courses in North Wales.

The house is rurally located yet is within four miles of the town of Bala

situated to the tip of the beautiful lake Llyn Tegide and the nearby town

of Llangollen has further amenities and is known for its cultural events

including the annual International Musical Eisteddfod. Chester, Liverpool

and Shrewsbury are all easily accessible with international airports at

Liverpool and Manchester.

HiStory

A Victorian house of immense stature, Palé Hall was built in 1871 by the eminent

railway engineer, MP and landowner, Henry Robertson who owned a significant

estate encompassing the surrounding valley and hillsides. It replaced a manor house

which stood on a site for several centuries. A business partner and close friend,

Charles Fredrick Beyer, J.P., a German engineer, and founder of the Beyer Peacock

and Company, makers of locomotive engines undertook a similar project further

down the valley at Llantysilio using the same architect. The precision detail and

many architectural features are reflected in both houses.

Designed by Samuel Pountey Smith of Shrewsbury, the house was constructed of

mellow sandstone and finished to an exceptional specification to encapsulate the

immense wealth and grandeur of the Victorian era. Queen Victoria stayed at Palé

in 1889 on what was thought to be her only visit to Wales where it is said she was

enchanted by the house and area.

The house remained in the ownership of the Robertson family through both world

wars, becoming a haven of comfort and rest as a military hospital in 1914 -1918

and a home for evacuated children in 1939. Palé estate was sold during the 1950’s

to the Duke of Westminster who purchased the estate mainly for its shooting rights

over 32,000 acres. The house was left empty but fortunately the fabric of the house

remained virtually intact due to the fact that heating was kept on thanks to Palé own

free supply of electricity generated through a turbine driven by water.

The house was sold along with its beautiful gardens and grounds during the

1970’s and in 1984 became a luxury hotel which was then bought by the current

owners in 1992. They have undertaken an extensive programme of restoration and

refurbishment to bring it back to its former glory.

(14' 8" x 14' 8")

Bedroom4.48 x 4.46

(18' 9" x 16' 2")

Sitting Room5.72 x 4.93

(11' 5" x 6' 11")

Kitchen3.48 x 2.1

(15' 9" x 13' 0")

Store4.80 x 3.96

StoreStore

(11' 10" x 11' 0")

Store3.60 x 3.35

(16' 1" x 13' 10")

Store4.90 x 4.23

(16' 0" x 12' 7")

Store4.89 x 3.85

(15' 5" x 10' 4")

Fridge4.71 x 3.14

OpenArea

(14' 1" x 9' 10")

Store4.30 x 3.01

(15' 0" x 14' 2")

Store4.56 x 4.31

(12' 1" x 12' 1")

Store3.69 x 3.68

(12' 1" x 12' 1")

Office3.68 x 3.68

(11' 10" x 10' 0")

Ladies3.61 x 3.05

(21' 0" x 12' 8")

Entrance6.41 x 3.88

(13' 0" x 12' 11")

Gents3.97 x 3.94

LIFT

(27' 11" x 19' 7")

Dining Room8.49 x 5.97

(19' 11" x 17' 1")

Breakfast Room6.08 x 5.24

(19' 10" x 17' 11")

Bar6.06 x 5.46

(18' 2" x 16' 4")

Blue Room5.54 x 4.97

(35' 8" x 19' 10")

Green Room10.86 x 6.06

(36' 4" x 16' 10")

Hall11.06 x 5.13

Cloaks

(12' 10" x 11' 10")

Office3.92 x 3.61

To Cellar

(17' 9" x 10' 2")

Still5.42 x 3.09

(20' 10" x 16' 0")

Kitchen6.35 x 4.87

(20' 1" x 12' 0")

Pool6.12 x 3.67

(11' 10" x 11' 6")

Store3.60 x 3.51

Store

(19' 6" x 16' 9")

Store5.95 x 5.10

(12' 8" x 10' 7")

Laundry3.87 x 3.24

(16' 9" x 11' 6")5.10 x 3.52

(19' 3" x 13' 3")

Boiler5.86 x 4.04

Gross internal area (approx):

House: 2,064 sq m (22,215 sq ft)

House Cellars: 208 sq m (2,235 sq ft)

Outbuildings: 422.2 sq m (4,760 sq ft)

For identification purposes only, not to scale

ground floor

cellAr

Palé Halls

second floor

first floor

(11' 10" x 8' 7")

Staff Bedroom3.60 x 2.61

(10' 11" x 8' 4")

Staff Bedroom3.32 x 2.54

(13' 7" x 8' 9")

Staff Bedroom4.13 x 2.67

(10' 11" x 8' 9")

Staff Bedroom3.31 x 2.67

(18' 0" x 12' 8")

Staff Bedroom5.50 x 3.86

(16' 1" x 11' 0")

Staff Bedroom4.90 x 3.36

(19' 3" x 12' 7")

Staff Bedroom5.87 x 3.83(14' 11" x 11' 11")

Staff Bedroom4.54 x 3.62

(31' 7" x 18' 10")

Bedroom9.64 x 5.75

(17' 3" x 11' 10")

Bedroom5.26 x 3.60

(17' 3" x 8' 4")

Store5.27 x 2.54

(21' 3" x 11' 7")

Bedroom6.48 x 3.52

(13' 7" x 13' 7")

Bedroom4.14 x 4.14

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(19' 8" x 16' 6")

Bedroom6.0 x 5.02

(15' 1" x 7' 11")

Bedroom4.59 x 2.42

(15' 11" x 15' 5")

Bedroom4.85 x 4.70

(19' 11" x 11' 6")

Bedroom6.06 x 3.52

(17' 10" x 16' 4")

Bedroom5.45 x 4.97

(11' 5" x 8' 10")

Bedroom3.48 x 2.68

(19' 10" x 17' 10")

Bedroom6.05 x 5.45

Down

Up

(17' 11" x 16' 4")

Bedroom5.46 x 4.98

Roof Space

Void

(19' 8" x 18' 4")

Bedroom6.0 x 5.58

(17' 11" x 9' 5")

Bedroom5.47 x 2.86

(15' 0" x 8' 0")

Bedroom4.57 x 2.44

LIFT

(8' 4" x 7' 2")

Attic Room2.54 x 2.19

(13' 2" x 13' 1")

Bedroom4.0 x 3.98

Down

(16' 2" x 12' 10")

Bedroom4.93 x 3.92

(17' 3" x 11' 10")

Bedroom5.26 x 3.60

(20' 0" x 11' 10")

Staff Bedroom6.09 x 3.62

(17' 11" x 12' 8")

Staff Bedroom5.47 x 3.87

(19' 4" x 12' 7")

Staff Bedroom5.88 x 3.83

Down

Accessto TankRoom

(not shown)

Up

Access to Attic

DeScription

Palé Hall is a magnificent Victorian mansion, commanding outstanding views

of the Dee Valley and the surrounding Berwyn Mountains. The house is

presently a wonderful family home combined as an elegant bespoke hotel and

conference centre. While an exceptional private residence, the house has the

potential to be fully commercialised to create a higher profile hotel business.

Built at the height of the Victorian era, Palé Hall is considered to be one

of the finest country houses in Wales. Designed to create impressive living

and entertaining space, it was finished to exacting standards using the

best possible materials and most skilled craftsman. The prolific use of oak

and walnut is evident throughout with parquet floors, panelled rooms and

casement doors. Deep stone mullion and oak windows flood the rooms

with natural light while framing the views of the surrounding gardens and

hills beyond. The detail to the high moulded ceilings, some with frescos,

and carved architraves is exceptional. The house even has the benefit of

an electricity turbine installed in 1921, driven by water which to this day

produces approximately 60% of the supply required

Since 1992 the house has undergone a complete programme of restoration

which has seen the house returned to its former grandeur while incorporating

modern day comforts and amenities. Gracious reception rooms lead off

the central grand hall with its impressive fireplace and lit by a stained glass

light above. A sweeping oak staircase leads up to the galleried landing off

which are the principal bedrooms, each individually styled and decorated

with well fitted bath and shower rooms. These vary from the opulence of the

Caenarfon and Ruthin suites to the intimacy of the Victorian suite with the

bathroom used by Queen Victoria. All seventeen bedrooms are beautifully

presented and have stunning views. The first and second floors are served by

an elevator.

To the rear of the house is the servant wing with the traditional kitchen now

utilised as an attractive guest breakfast room, a commercial catering kitchen,

stores and office space. The versatile staff accommodation to the rear of the

house is extensive and laid out over three floors including one bedroom flats

and numerous en suite bedrooms, and separate access from the rear courtyard.

GarDenS anD GrounDS

Palé Hall stands up a long recently tarmac tree lined driveway which leads

to a wide gravel sweep to the front of the house with ample parking space.

The house is surrounded by awe-inspiring gardens with sweeping lawns, well

manicured box hedging, stocked borders and featuring magnificent mature

trees. A tribute to Victorian planting, these include banks of rhodedendron,

impressive Lebanese cedar, and redwood, copper beech and oak.

outbuilDinGS

Behind the former walled kitchen garden are a range of outbuildings

including the traditional stable block, barns and stores. These have planning

permission in place for conversion to residential accommodation along with

three holiday lets.

To the rear of the house is a court yard served by a secondary driveway.

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Issues

Ponds

196.6m

189.9m

193.2m

Sluice

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B4402

Wern Dywyll

Dyffryn Penllyn

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Issues

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181.4m

Dyffryn Penllyn

Cattle Grid

Pale Sheiling

Pale Hall

(Hotel)

Area : 14.009 acres (5.669 ha)

Area : 14.009 acres (5.669 ha)

Palé Hall

Not to Scale

buSineSS informationThe hotel currently operates as a husband and wife run business generating a mix of revenue from accommodation, food and beverage facilities and wedding business.

Our client chooses to operate the business at a pace as befits his lifestyle, and as such the hotel only trades for approximately seven and a half months each year. During the period of our clients ownership, a high level of repeat business has been established. The hotel has been awarded the Visit Wales Gold Award which rewards outstanding quality and exceptional comfort and hospitality in the service sector.

Full trading information can be provided to bona fide parties upon request.

WebSiteFurther information and images relating to the hotel can be viewed on www.palehall.co.uk

DirectionSFrom Chester take the A483 carriageway for about 16 miles, past Wrexham then at Ruabon take the A539 towards Llangollen. From Llangollen join the A5 towards Corwen then in Corwen turn left onto the B4401. After about 8 miles turn left again on the B4402 signposted Palé and the property can be

found after a short distance on the right hand side.

metHoD of Sale

Palé Hall is to be offered for sale by private treaty as a single lot.

tenure anD poSSeSSion

The freehold is being offered for sale

local autHority

Gwynedd Council (01766 771000)

buSineSS rateS

The rateable value for Palé Hall as at 1 Apr 2010 is £21,250.

liStinG

Palé Hall is Grade II* listed

planninG permiSSionS

Planning permission has been granted on 24/02/11 for conversion of

the outbuildings to two residential dwellings and three holiday cottages.

Application no C10M/0075/04/CR.

fixtureS anD fittinGS Only those items described in these particulars are included in the sale and

the Vendor can give no warranty of serviceability. The right is reserved to

remove any other items not specifically described prior to the completion of

the sale.

planS, areaS anD ScHeDuleSThe plans and associated acreages have been prepared for illustrative purposes

and their accuracy cannot be guaranteed.

employeeSWhere appropriate, the Purchaser(s) will be responsible for complying with

the statutory provisions of the Transfer of Undertakings Provision (TUPE) in

relation to employees of the estate. Further details can be provided.

ServiceSPrivate spring and bore hole water. Mains electricity. Septic tank drainage

system. The house has its own water electricity generator producing 40 – 60

kilo watts and providing approximately 60% of the current usage.

WayleaveS anD riGHtS of WayThe property will be sold subject to and with the benefit of all wayleaves,

easements and rights of way, whether mentioned in these particulars or not.

The Selling Agents are not aware of any rights of way which cross the

property.

vieWinGSViewings are strictly by prior appointment only to be arranged through the

Selling Agents only.

important noticeSavills and their client(s) give notice that:1. They are not authorised to make or give any representations or warranties in relation to the property either here or elsewhere, either on their own behalf or on behalf of their client or otherwise. They assume no responsibility for any statement that may be made in these particulars. These particulars do not form part of any offer or contract and must not be relied upon as statements or representations of fact.2. Any areas, measurements or distances are approximate. The text, photographs and plans are for guidance only and are not necessarily comprehensive. It should not be assumed that the property has all necessary planning, building regulation or other consents and Savills has not tested any services, equipment or facilities. Purchasers must satisfy themselves by inspection or otherwise.Brochure prepared: August 2011Photos taken: August 2011

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