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GLORIOUS GARDENS to visit right now

PORTMEIRION, Gwynedd

Built by the Welsh architect Sir Clough Williams-Ellis, Portmeirion Village stands on a private peninsula overlooking Cardigan Bay and the Llyn peninsula, a spot chosen by him for its natural beauty. Seventy acres of exotic woodland surround the village, with 19 miles of path weaving through some of Britain’s largest trees, including monkey puzzles, pines and giant redwoods. There are magnolias, camellias and rhododendrons, too, plus secret gardens, a derelict castle and an exotic Japanese Garden to explore.

A magnificent with its enormous pink flowers, which flowers in early

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