Open Doors - St. Dyfnog’s Church, Llanrhaeadr yng Nghinmeirch

This exceptionally fine late medieval parish church is grade 1 listed, with some of the best medieval glass in the region, and is famous for the Jesse Window, one of the seven wonders of Wales.

There has been a church on the site since the 6th century, and pilgrims still come to visit St Dyfnog’s Well just behind the churchyard. The church is in the centre of Llanrhaeadr, and attracts many visitors including those on Well Pilgrimages. The church and churchyard are appreciated as peaceful, sacred spaces. 

Visitors will be able to study the Jesse window. The Book of Isaiah presents Jesse, an ancestor of Christ, as the root of a great tree. In this stained-glass window, Jesse lies at the bottom, and the tree rises from him.

The 2024 Denbigh Open Doors Weekend launches Friday 20th September 2024 with a geology evening lecture at the Theatr Twm o'r Nant. Over the following two days, Saturday and Sunday 21st and 22nd September 2024 from 10am to 5pm, around thirty historically important sites in the locale will be open to the public, supplemented by children’s workshops and guided tours. A booking service for the sites/workshops and guided tours offering a limited number of places will be available through Denbigh Library, closer to the start of the weekend.

Further information will be available on www.visitdenbigh.co.uk; https://twitter.com/OpenDoors_D and https://www.facebook.com/opendoorsdenbighshire/

Address - St. Dyfnog’s Church, Llanrhaeadr yng Nghinmeirch, Denbighshire, LL16 4NN.
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Llanrhaeadr yng Nghinmeirch is a small village bypassed by the A525, about 3.5 miles south of Denbigh. Turn off the A525 at the village signpost; St Dyfnog's Church is in the middle of village opposite the Kings Head Inn.
Bus Service: X51 (Arriva) Stops in the centre of the village and offers a connection to Denbigh, Ruthin and Wrexham on Saturday; no Sunday service.