Until the 1980s this large 17th-century house belonged to Lord Snowdon's family; his wife, Princess Margaret, often stayed here. Despite the ancestral portraits in the hallway and the grand drawing room, the overall impression is surprisingly homey. The 10 bedrooms are filled with antiques and thoughtful touches, such as quality toiletries and fluffy bathrobes, and self-catering cottages are also available.
The Gun Room, the swanky in-house restaurant, serves upscale dishes such as Sirloin of Llanfair Hall beef with braised shin, tarragon, caramelised onion and bone-marrow jus (two/three courses £33/43). Plas Dinas is set amid extensive grounds off the A487, 2 miles south of Caernarfon.
