FOLLOW THE STORY: Discover more about Wales’ ancient saints by visiting Ffynnon Gybi, the picturesque site of a former ‘holy well’ dedicated to the sixth-century saint, Cybi. The Pilgrim’s Way A 100 mile drive across north Wales following the route of medieval wayfarers Duration: 2 days

Begin at the picturesque Wales. Return to Conwy and follow Drive up to Uwchmynydd and pass Basingwerk Abbey (1), Greenfield the coast westwards through by Y Gegin Fawr where pilgrims Valley Heritage Park, Holywell. Bangor and Caernarfon. rested before crossing to the holy Here you can view the Our Heritage island of Bardsey. Legend has it exhibition and pick up your St. Beuno’s Church (7) Clynnog that this small and tranquil island Pilgrim’s Passport which enables Fawr, is the site of an early Christian is the burial site of 20,000 Welsh you to collect stamps as a record of monastery and was an important Saints! your journey. church on the trail. St. Beuno was Winefride’s uncle. In the south side Next visit St. Winefride’s Well of the church is a rough boulder (2) located at the top of the inscribed with a cross. Further park. According to legend, down the road is Beuno’s Holy Well. Winefride/Gwenfrewi broke off her engagement to the chieftain, The next stop on our trail is St Caradog to become a nun. Caradog Hywyn’s (8), ‘The Cathedral of became so enraged that he cut off Llŷn’ in beautiful Aberdaron where, her head. A healing spring is said to in the 6th century St Hywyn, have appeared where the head fell. established the first monastic settlement here. The site was an Travel westwards to St Asaph important stop along the pilgrim St Asaph Cathedral © Our Heritage Cathedral (3) the smallest route to Bardsey Island. The Cathedral in Britain. Explore the acclaimed poet RS Thomas was magnificent interior and in the vicar here from 1967 to 1978. grounds, remember to look out for the statue commemorating the translation of the Bible into Welsh. The Cathedral is another Our Amlwch Liverpool Heritage hub. Holyhead A5025 Bay Bay A5025 Moelfre Prestatyn Llandudno Holyhead Rhyl Basingwerk Next journey, to Llansannan (4) Anglesey Conwy Bay Abbey Llangefni 1 where you’ll find the church Beaumaris Abergele A5 Conwy Llandudno A548 St Asaph A55 2 A55 Junction Holywell Bangor founded by St Sannan, an Irish Menai Bridge A55 St Asaph Cathedral 3 St Winefride’s bishop, in the sixth century. Our Llangernyw Well Aberffraw A4080 6 Denbigh A541 4 Llansannan journey then takes us to the pretty St Digain’s Clwydian Newborough Bethesda A544 A5 Trefriw A548 Range Caernarfon village of Gwytherin (5) where you Llanberis 5 Llanrwst Caernarfon Capel Curig A470 Gwytherin can see the Church of St Winefride A4086 Bay A543 Llyn Brenig Ruthin Betws y Coed and its churchyard with its row of Clocaenog A525 A4085 Pentrefoelas Forest Clynnog Fawr A487 A498 Dolwyddelan A494 ancient standing stones. 7 A470 Beddgelert A499 St Beuno’s Blaenau Ffestiniog Church and Well Llangollen A5 A498 Now travel north to St. Digain’s Nefyn Llangybi Llyn Celyn Cybi’s Well B4417 Porthmadog Church (6) in Llangernyw. In the A497 Carn Criccieth Bala Fadryn churchyard you’ll find two early Llangwnnadl Pwllheli Snowdonia Berwyn B4413 Llyn Tegid Llanbedrog Harlech stones, crudely inscribed with Tremadog National St Hywyn’s Abersoch Bay A470 Park crosses. Also in the churchyard 8Aberdaron Uwchmynydd A496 A494 NORTH stands a sprawling yew tree St Mary’s Abbey Bardsey estimated to be 4000-5000 years Island 0 miles 10 Dolgellau old – one of the oldest trees in Barmouth Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2014 Mallwyd A493 A458 A487 “Our Heritage” is part of Cadw’s Heritage Tourism Project, part-financed by the European Regional Development Fund through the Welsh Government including further support through Gwynedd Council, Conwy County Borough Council, Snowdonia National Park Authority and Partners.