Welcome to

Portmeirion

The most famous village in the world

Where is Portmerion?

Two creative men built its fame

A self taught architect

Sir Clough William Ellis

(1883-1978)

An actorPatrick McGoohan

(1928-2009 )

Patrick McGoohan and Clough Williams Ellis outside the Mirror Room of the Hotel Portmeirion during the

filming of The Prisoner in Spring 1967.

The first years

The starting point, an edifice built in 1850 near the sea.

First tourists in 1926. At the beginning, an uncomfortable hotel and two cottages.

« a refuge for lost buildings »

Several constructions from 1925 to 1975

Portmeirion, a setting for TV series…

The Danger Man, a famous British TV series in the 60’S.

John Drake, a spy played by Patrick Mc

Goohan

Several episodes filmed in

Portmeirion

…A mythic tv series

• The Prisoner• First diffusion in GB and France

1967, 17 episodes

Portemeirion? no, THE Village

For the story, an international town

somewhere in the world

Be seeing you !

Since 1970, an annual convention for fans