Kinmel Hall is a mansion near the village of St. George, close to the coastal town of Abergele, in Conwy county borough, Wales.
The present chateau style house, the third on the site, was designed by W. E. Nesfield in the 1870s, and the adjoining Venetian Gardens were designed by his father, W. A. Nesfield. The adjoining Neo-palladian style stable block is attributed to William Burn, with construction completed in the 1850s
The house is set in walled gardens of around 18 acres (73,000 m2), which are themselves set in grounds of around 5,000 acres.
Kinmel holds many happy memories for numerous people who have visited this incredible country house. Hopefully it will have a new lease of life once again. The restoration of this imposing house, by Edmund David Vince “EDV”, during the eighties saved it from becoming a total ruin, after a devastating fire in 1975, when the hall housed Clarendon School, though the more recent “kitch” decor attributed to the early part of 21st century would do well to be eradicated, post haste, if the beautiful rooms are realise their true potential. Who could have thought “blood red” paint work in the Drawing Room and garish commercial carpets on the floors could ever enhance these gracious rooms, not to mention the cheap chandeliers and even cheaper gold embellishments to the superb plaster ceilings that simply should stand alone as examples of fine craftsmanship? Time only will be the judge of what another change in ownership may bring…..