Tredegar House
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Tredegar House in Newport, set in the beautiful 90 acre (360,000 m²) Tredegar Park, is one of the best examples of a 17th century Charles II mansion in the United Kingdom.
The earliest surviving part of the building dates back to the early 1500s. For over five hundred years, it was home to one of the greatest of Welsh families, the Morgans (the same family as Captain Morgan) - later Lords Tredegar - until they left in 1951.
The house was then home to St. Joseph's R.C. Girls' School (now a mixed-sex school in Duffryn) until it was bought by the council in 1974, giving rise to its present status as the grandest council house in Britain!
The council provide guided tours of most of the house, covering many major rooms, the vast kitchens, the history and the personalities involved.
The House is also approved for marriages and civil ceremonies.
