Famous family home now open

A descendant of famous Victorian railway and mining entrepreneur David Davies has launched a new business welcoming guests to the family’s magnificent country house for their UK holidays.

Home to five generations of the famous Davies family for 128 years, Plas Dinam in Mid Wales, is enjoying a new lease of life as an exciting luxury venue for weddings, holidays, corporate events and special occasions.

Overlooking the scenic upper Severn Valley on the edge of the award-winning village of Llandinam, near Llanidloes, the Grade II listed house has 14 bedrooms and six bathrooms on two floors.

The house is a perfect base for a huge variety of things to do in the area, ranging from shooting, hunting and fishing to mountain biking, sailing, kite surfing, golf and walking.

The property has 37 rooms, including a grand dining hall that seats up to 40 people, a drawing room with a grand piano, comfortable sitting room, cinema room, library, billiards room, table tennis room, large kitchen, sunroom, drinks room, cloakroom and bootroom.

Surrounded by 12 acres of beautiful gardens, lawns and woodland, Plas Dinam has a tennis court, outside lawn games, including croquet, giant jenga and Connect 4, stabling for up to five horses and kennels for well behaved dogs, which are welcomed.