The House: Nanteos Mansion is a Grade I listed, early Georgian country house situated in private grounds just outside Aberystwyth, on Wales’s west coast. The house was built in 1738 by William Powell, and it remained the Powell family home for over 200 years, until the 1950s. Constructed mainly of locally-quarried stone, the house is a fine example of the Palladian style favoured by architects of the time. An east wing was added in the mid-1800s, and a number of other modifications were carried out around the same time. The interior of the house, however – in particular the kitchen and first floor – remains largely unchanged and rich in period detail.	The entrance to the Grade II listed stable complex
The grounds of the house are also home to a number of other buildings, including a Grade II listed stable yard dating from the 1830s. Two large coach houses and eight stables are arranged around a cobbled courtyard, accessed via an impressive neo-classical archway.
The Holy Grail: Many legends name Nanteos Mansion as the one-time resting place of the Holy Grail, the chalice that Jesus and his disciples are believed to have drunk from at the Last Supper. The cup was apparently brought back from the Middle East in AD 63 by Joseph of Arimathea, who settled at Glastonbury Monastery in the west of England. When the monastery was dissolved in 1539, a number of monks fled with the Holy Grail to Strata Florida Abbey in Cardiganshire, and from there to Nanteos, where the cup passed into the hands of the Powell family. The Grail was famous for its supposed healing powers, and water poured from it was highly sought after as a cure for various diseases.
Hauntings: Nanteos Mansion is also reputed to be home to a number of ghosts. These include the spirit of Elizabeth Powell, the late wife of William Powell, who wanders the hallways looking for her lost jewels; a phantom horse and carriage that pulls up to the front entrance in the middle of the night; and the ghost of harpist Gruffydd Evan, who played for the Powell family in the music room every Christmas for 69 years and whose music can still be heard in the woods around the house.

Nanteos Mansion, Rhydyfelin, Aberystwyth, Ceredigion SY23 4LU Room & function reservations   Tel: 01970 624363 / Fax: 01970 626332 / Email: info@nanteos.co.uk