A wing of William Gladstone’s family home, opened to guests by his descendants and filled with the family’s art.
The West End, Hawarden Castle
Hawarden Castle in Flintshire was William Gladstone’s home, and the family still lives there. Charlie and Caroline Gladstone have turned its west wing into a five-bedroom house for guests, looking out over the gardens, the lake and the ruins of the 13th-century castle.
They designed it themselves, and it feels lived in. Walls are painted in deep, rich colours and hung with family portraits, clocks and art from David Shrigley and Julian Opie to Turner, with a vast 18th-century Don Quixote painting filling one bedroom. There are Welsh wool cushions, a bust of Gladstone in the sitting room and no televisions. Outside there’s a private woodland garden with a wood-fired tub and a pizza oven, and Gladstone’s own library is on the floor below.
- Interior design
- Charlie Gladstone
- Interior design
- Caroline Gladstone
- Photography
- Fran Mart
- Photography
- Fran Mart