Could you live in a 200-room castle? The National Trust is offering a chance to move in

Have you ever wanted to live in a 200-year-old gothic castle with dozens of acres of gardens and woodland to roam around?

The National Trust is offering a rare opportunity to live and work in one set on the edge of Eryri National Park in north Wales.

Employees residing at the neo-Norman Penrhyn Castle will be asked to help maintain its building and woodland grounds as well as at Plas Newydd House and Garden across the Menai Strait on Ynys Môn, also known as Anglesey.

The charity is on the hunt for a facilities coordinator who will live in a two-bedroom flat within the castle and ensure both sites "run smoothly" as they welcome more than 300,000 visitors a year.

Set over 60 acres (24.3 hectares), Penrhyn Castle has dominated the landscape near Bangor for nearly 200 years.

The Victorian house is disguised as a huge neo-Norman castle with 204 rooms and 70 roofs that was built between 1822 and 1837 by Thomas Hopper for George Hay Dawkins-Pennant.

It was financed by immense wealth from Jamaican sugar plantations and its history is staged upon "slavery, slate, splendour and strikes", the National Trust said.

While Plas Newydd's current building traces back to 1470, it was built on the site of an earlier 13th Century building.

The trust described it as a "magnificent mansion house and garden", located on the banks of the Menai Straits with a history stretching back to Tudor times.

The structure was largely remodelled in the late 18th and early 19th Century by architects James Wyatt and John Cooper.

National Trust Cymru said it was looking for tenants who are "well-organised and motivated" to ensure compliance and safety standards are met.

The new staff member will also have to deal with the "unexpected challenges" that come with historic buildings.

"Historic buildings have a habit of presenting strange and unusual issues overnight, so being able to think on your feet and find creative solutions is a big part of the role," it said.

William Sharp, facilities manager for north west Wales, said: "The day-to-day role will see you coordinating contractors and managing key supplier relationships, leading and organising facilities team workstreams, and keeping a close eye on compliance planning and tracking.

"It's a varied, hands-on role where you'll be supporting the smooth running of two complex historic properties – and no two days are ever the same.

"We're looking for someone who's ready to embrace that challenge and play a vital role in caring for these special places."

The tenant's salary would be £24,850.80, and they would be expected to work 33.75 hours per week.

Applications for the vacancy close on 5 July.