History

Rhug Estate came into the Wynn family by way of marriage in the 1700s. The main family home and estate was at Glynllifon, near Caernarfon in North Wales and extended from Colwyn Bay in the north down to Bardsey Island, on the western tip of the Llyn Peninsular. This also included land on the Isle of Anglesey. Eventually the Rhug and Glynllifon Estates joined up but, as a series of death duties took their toll, large areas of the Estates had to be sold off.

The Wynn family can be traced back to the 11th century and has always been resident in Wales. The Baronage was bestowed upon the family in 1760, for the defence of the western entrance to the Menai Straits against a possible French attack. At that time Belan Fort was constructed and a private army of 450 men was formed which, in 1845, was disbanded and became the Northern division of the Welsh Fusiliers. Glynllifon remained the family home until 1948 when the house was sold and Rhug became the main residence.

Lord Newborough (7th Baron) actively farmed Rhug Farm on his return from the war and although it was then only a relatively small acreage, it formed part of a much larger tenanted estate. The estate and farm suffered from neglect and under-investment and through sheer hard-work and determination he devoted his life to building up the farming enterprise and securing the Estate that exists today. On his death in the autumn of 1998 his son Robert Wynn, now the present Lord Newborough (8th Baron), inherited the farm and estate and decided to create one of the largest organic properties in Wales.

The Farm achieved its organic certification in the autumn of 2000, heralding a fresh and innovative approach to farming, and the estate in general for the new millennium.