the house, along with dinefwr castle, have since been restored by the national trust and cadw respectively. it is a three-storey castellated structure, built from grey stone, with four tall towers in each corner, with sloping slate roofs. the front features a grand central porch. two rooms are open to the public, including a tearoom and exhibition in the basement and ground floor which contain numerous displays related to the history of the estate and occupants. the deer park which surrounds the property was landscaped by capability brown in 1775. the surrounding woodland consists mainly of oak and wych elm. newton house is cited as one of the most haunted houses in wales, noted in particular for its ghost of walter the butler, a former employee whose tobacco smoke purportedly wafts through the air.