Gregynog Hall's forest fairies are set to welcome visitors to their Forest Fairy Trail on August bank holiday weekend.

Its 750 acres of grounds are filled with undiscovered treasures and the fairy trail is an ideal way to explore the woodland walks around the Grade 1 listed gardens and historic landscape.

Last year's fairy trail was a fabulous success with the forest filled with face-painted fairies over four days.

The trail opens on Friday, August 23, and runs until Monday, August 26, from 10am to 4pm.

Trail sheets cost £6, which includes a strawberry milkshake and a fairy cake in the Courtyard Café.

Lydia Bassett, the hall's head of business development, and a keen fairy fan, said: "We can't wait to welcome all the fairy fans to our wonderful woods.

"Last year's event was great fun, and this year we've had help from the amazing artists' group who meet in our café each Wednesday, so it will look even more incredible.

"The fairies' front doors are being decorated with letters and numbers, and our visitors will need to collect all the numbers and letters and then unscramble them to find the magic words and claim their milkshake and fairy cake prize.

"Everyone is welcome to come along and join in.

"You'll need solid shoes for wandering in the woods, but dressing up is positively encouraged, and some of our staff might well be dressing up as well.

"There's no need to book, just come along and join in the fairy fun between 10am and 4pm over the bank holiday weekend."

The trail is part of Gregynog Hall's fundraising efforts to ensure the hall and its grounds are preserved for future generations.

For more information about Gregynog Hall, as well as the trail, visit gregynog.org.