Cae'r Gors
New summer guided tours programme launching spring 2025
Cae'r Gors will be part of our summer 2025 guided tours programme, offering the opportunity to explore the rich history and culture of this fascinating heritage location with our expert guides.
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Childhood home of a literary heroine and showcase for a unique industrial landscape
Novelist and short-story writer Kate Roberts is celebrated across Wales as ‘Brenhines ein Llên’ – or The Queen of our Literature.
She depicts strong women battling stubbornly against danger and poverty in the quarrying communities of north-west Wales. And she knew what she was writing about. That was her life too.
Born in 1891, she grew up in Cae’r Gors, a humble quarryman’s cottage and smallholding on the slopes above the Nantlle Valley near Caernarfon. It shaped her imagination and stayed with her long after she left home at the age of 18.
When she discovered Cae’r Gors was derelict in 1965 she campaigned tirelessly to save it. In 2007 it was finally restored to the way it would have been in her childhood.
So now, starting in the heritage centre behind the cottage, you can explore her world and walk through the tiny rooms filled with voices from the past. Even her books, clogs and cloak are there to remind you of this remarkable period of Welsh industrial history.
Opening times & prices
Opening times
| 1st April - 31st March | Closed |
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Visitor information
Baby changing
Car park
Toilets
Visitor toilets are available at this site.
Exhibition
Gift shop
Drone policy
Please read our policy information about flying drones at Cadw monuments: read the guidance
No smoking
Smoking is not permitted.
Directions
Address
Rhosgadfan,
Caernarfon
LL54 7EY
Telephone 03000 252239
Email Cadw@gov.wales
Postcode LL54 7EY
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