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Portmeirion Celebrates 100th Anniversary as It Earns Third Place in Which? Seaside Survey

Festivities feature 1920s-style house parties, open-air concerts, a Patrick McGoohan statue unveiling with special exhibitions across the village

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Overview

  • The centenary lineup includes 1920s-themed house parties at Hotel Portmeirion and open-air concerts staged across the village.
  • Day tickets cost £20 for adults with free parking, with reduced rates for children and free access under five, sustaining about 200,000 annual visits.
  • Which? survey awarded Portmeirion five stars for waterfront, attractions and scenery, placing it third among UK seaside resorts with four-star ratings for beach and parking.
  • Pop-culture aficionados can attend the annual April Prisoner Convention, explore original The Prisoner filming locations and view the newly unveiled bronze statue of its star Patrick McGoohan.
  • Designed by Clough Williams-Ellis, the village fuses pastel Italianate façades with two hotels, 35 apartments and 70 acres of exotic woodlands, gardens and coastal paths.