Open Doors - St. Dyfnog's Well, Llanrhaeadr-yng-Nghinmeirch

St Dyfnog (about 570 A.D.) lived at this site, and performed penance by standing in the cold well waters in his hair shirt. This led to the waters being attributed with healing powers to cure diseases such as deafness, dumbness, scabs and smallpox. It fell into decline after the reformation but revived temporarily in the Georgian period before falling into disuse again.

A restoration project was begun in 2012 when concerned locals formed a preservation society. Following National Lottery funding, the well basin, bridges and walls have been conserved and a path is being completed to allow access to the site.

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/

Location - Llanrhaeadr, 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. The pathway to the Well is past the church heading from Denbigh and can also be accessed through the far end of the cemetery of the church.
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.