Gladstone's Library

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A unique residential library in North Wales with beautiful Reading Rooms, Food for Thought restaurant, accommodation and more. Read, write, rest!

20/10/2026

🎄 Enjoy a festive Christmas Lunch from Tuesday 1st December to Sunday 20th December (12pm – 2:30pm) at Gladstone's Library!

For more information and to book, please visit our website (link is in the first comment, and our bio) or call 01244 532350 🎁

16/10/2026

At Gladstone's Library, we recognise the importance of allowing young people to access historical items, and have the opportunity to safely handle our unique collections. 🔍️ 📖

To achieve this, our Engagement and Learning Officer, Alice works alongside our Head of Collections, Isobel and Archivist, Sophia. They work hard to carefully select items from our collections which will enrich the sessions, and bring the history to life.

They also take part in showcasing these items to young people and educate our budding historians on how to handle them safely!

The Library’s collections played a key role in the first year of the project and were used in 40% of sessions. This meant young people actively engaged with 148 items from our Printed Collections and 122 from our Archives.

Our Engagement and Learning Programme has been funded by the Stavros Niarchos Foundation (SNF) to develop and deliver a new two-year engagement programme for young people aged 14 to 24 from September 2025 to August 2027.

If you would like to learn more about our Engagement and Learning programme, please visit our Website (link is in our bio!).

✉️ If you work with or support young people and would like to get involved, please get in touch by emailing [email protected]!

15/10/2026

To celebrate the completion of our historic roof restoration, enjoy 15% off your 2026 stay! Includes all new bookings placed before the 19th December 2026, for stays for the rest of 2026. Use code CELEB15 at checkout to claim your discount.

For full terms and conditions and to make a booking, please visit our website (link is in our bio!).

14/10/2026

📢 Tickets for our M.R. James Festival, Talking Terror, have almost sold out! 📢

James’s ghostly tales were written to be read aloud to a gathering of friends, perhaps on a cold November night… so where better for us to gather than the gothic Gladstone’s Library for a festival packed full of discussion, performance and twinkling candlelight? 🕯️ 🌙

Join us to celebrate the master of the English ghost story, M.R. James, in this two-day festival! Full Weekend tickets include:
🎙️ All panels, performances, and the podcast recording
🛌 1 night accomodation
🍴 Meals during your stay

🎟️ We also have limited tickets still available for our podcast recording and evening performance with Nunkie Theatre.

For more information and to purchase tickets, please visit our website (link is in our bio!)

11/10/2026

Something is brewing at Gladstone's Library... 🔮

Join us for an enchanting afternoon with storyteller CORRYN, Spinner of Stories, Weaver of Worlds.

🕸️ CORRYN invites us on a mythic journey into Autumn with her major new piece, A Walk In The Woods, which will be premiered at this event.

🌙 She will also be bringing us the poignant plight of the Moon In Chains, the poetic tale of The Maiden of the White Vine, and more…

Tickets are from £15. This event will run for approximately 2 hours and will include an interval halfway with drinks available to purchase. You are welcome to join us for a post-event two-course dinner in our Food for Thought restaurant.

For more information and to purchase tickets, please visit our website (link in bio).

Credit: Promotional video made by CORRYN.

10/10/2026

Have you always wanted to stay with us? Or maybe you are dreaming of coming back! 💭

To celebrate the completion of our historic roof restoration, enjoy 15% off your 2026 stay! Includes all new bookings placed before the 19th December 2026, for stays for the rest of 2026. Use code CELEB15 at checkout to claim your discount.

For full terms and conditions and to make a booking, please visit our website (link is in our bio!).

09/10/2026

📰 Where do you get the majority of your news from?

💻️ Do you trust what you see online?

📢 What is the best way to have your voice heard?

These are some of the questions we have been asking young people during our Engagement and Learning sessions, which explores how we find consensus in a polarising world. During these sessions, we discuss how we can find common ground with those who have different opinions and accepting that it is okay when we don't agree with everyone.

We also consider how we build respect and awareness for current issues, where we get information from, and how to recognise fake news.

Our Engagement and Learning Programme has been funded by the Stavros Niarchos Foundation (SNF) to develop and deliver a new two-year engagement programme for young people aged 14 to 24 from September 2025 to August 2027.

If you would like to learn more about our Engagement and Learning programme, please visit our Website (link is in our bio!).

If you work with or support young people and would like to get involved, please get in touch by emailing [email protected]!

07/10/2026

Did you know...

Our Reading Rooms team run Glimpse tours of the Reading Rooms twice a month?

If you fancy taking a glimpse into our Reading Rooms, why not buy a ticket for a tour of our beautiful interiors?

Here, you can learn more about the history of the Library and the Grand Old Man himself, William Ewart Gladstone.

Tickets are £7, and can be purchased on our website (link is in our bio!).

05/10/2026

Did you know...

Gladstone's Library is an Independent Charity?

Every time you visit and buy a book, have a coffee, or give a donation you are helping to support our work.

We also have a wonderful range of merchandise available for purchase, either to commemorate your visit or as a gift for a loved one! ☕️ 🎁

Your generous support will ensure our collections are free to access, help preserve our unique Grade I listed Library, contribute to the conservation of our rare books and archives, and provide a quiet space for writers, researchers, and authors.

If you would like to make a donation online, or purchase a gift voucher, please visit our website (link is in our bio!)

Address

Gladstone's Library, Church Lane
Hawarden
CH53DF

Telephone

+44 (0) 1244 532350

Website

https://linktr.ee/gladlib, http://www.gladstoneslibrary.org/

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