Part of Open Doors in Wales
Set in a timeless and quiet valley, this 16th-century gentry house has many of its original features, including a first floor solar open to the roof beams. The house has been taken back to its original form, to a building its owner, Henry Salesbury, would recognise if travelling back in time to the 1580s.
Meadow of the Rays of the Sun is one translation of the name Dolbelydr, which rings especially true as you gaze at the sunlight slanting across the ground from the mullioned windows down this tranquil valley. There is an open-plan kitchen and dining area in front of a huge inglenook fireplace.
Dolbelydr, a fine example of a 16th-century gentry house, has good claim to be the birthplace of modern Welsh - it was here that Henry Salesbury wrote his Grammatica Britannica (1593), the first Welsh grammar.
These free open days will be an opportunity to see inside this important local landmark, rarely open to the public, and learn more about its history and restoration.
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