Open Doors - St Saeran's Church, Llanynys

St Saeran’s is a double-naved structure, but with a more august history, as it was the mother church for this area of the Vale in the pre-Conquest era. It had a clas community of clergy headed by an abod, like a monastic community. Descendants were documented as late as 1402.

It contains many artefacts, including an excellent large medieval wall painting of St Christopher and a hexagonal stone depicting a bishop holding a crozier. Llanynys translates as Island Church, probably referring to the extensive flooding that occurred, surrounding and cutting off the church at times.

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/

Llanynys, Denbighshire, LL16 4PA
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This Church is easiest to visit by car. Heading south on the A525 turn left as you approach the village of Pentre Llanhaedr. Continue for about 1 km and turn right at the T junction. A further km takes you to the centre of the hamlet, avoiding a left turn as you approach Llanynys. It gives an opportunity to explore other churches in the vale at Llanychan, Llangynhafal, Llandyrnog and Llanrheadr on a mini tour.