A former hotel that was abandoned following a devastating fire in which a woman died is now up for sale.
The award-winning hotel Bontddu Hall, located in Gwynedd, North Wales, was originally built from stone in 1873.
It was once frequented by prime ministers including Neville Chamberlain and Winston Churchill, who spent the night there.
The 20-bedroom hotel also hosted Welsh actor and Hollywood legend Richard Burton, as well as fellow star Sean Connery.
The hotel closed its doors to guests and became a private residence in 2004, but a devastating fire broke out and claimed the life of a woman - reportedly the owner's life - in June 2020.
Now, a man who runs a YouTube channel called Bearded Reality where he goes around abandoned properties, has explored the former "grand hotel".
Daniel Sims, 33, from Huddersfield, spent about an hour at the former hotel with fellow explorers Mick and Shaun, wandering around the dining areas and empty corridors.
In the video, Daniel can be seen walking through the ruins, climbing around rusting suits of armour, and looking at old AA Rosette awards dating back to the nineties and fragile stained glass.
Though much of the property was lost to fire, making it unsafe, many nods to the hotel's former illustrious past still remain.
Daniel said: "The back of the building was fire-ravaged but the building had still survived.
"But as we moved further into the building you could see where the fire had not destroyed everything leaving behind untouched areas with some amazing things left behind.
"Inside, we found the remains of a suit of armour and some amazing wooden carvings ranging from doors and windows with stunning woodwork.
"We came across some old pictures which were framed of the building and guests which were amazing to see and were quite old, guessing between 1900-1940.
"The bar was a kind of knight-arms [themed] and we saw these Roman designed clay pictures which was awesome.
"The bar was covered in stained glass and had an amazing full wooden open ceiling. In the restaurant/ bar area was full of books and Rosette award plates dating from 1999-2004."
At one point in the video Daniel notes an AA Rosette Award for Culinary Excellence from 1999.
He also finds plates of stained glass in the bar area and Grecian-style plaster mouldings.
The bar area remained fully stocked and a games cupboard was still in place.
The former hotel is now up for sale at £850,000, but the listing says: "Unfortunately the property has recently suffered a serious fire and is no longer able to be utilised as a property in its given state although the structure, in part, still stands.
"Therefore, the opportunity is being offered to the market predominantly for redevelopment of the existing hall, or for an incoming buyer to develop as required, subject to relevant planning permissions and consents from the local authority."
