Court Colman Manor

Court Colman Manor is a historic Tudor mansion (now a hotel) in Pen-y-fai, Bridgend, South Wales.

The Thomas family of Llanmigangel is thought to have erected the original 1638 mansion as it is known that about this time they had connections with the Court Colman estate.

During the Civil War the property was given to John Watkins as a reward for his loyalty to the Parliamentary Cause[3] led by Oliver Cromwell.

His son William Rees died childless in 1820 and as he left no will there were extended legal proceedings about the rightful heir to the property.

William became a surgeon in the Royal Navy and served with Vice Admiral Cuthbert Collingwood, at his personal request.

He was educated at Oxford University and at the age of 20 inherited the Court Colman Estate which he administered throughout his life.

[9] In 1906 Robert made extensive alterations to Court Colman which were described by the historian T. M. Price in the following terms.

Robert died in 1910 and his son Colonel William Herbert Clydwyn Llewellyn inherited the property.