Well Hopper – Page 2 – Exploring the ancient holy wells and healing wells of North Wales

Ffynnon Beuno, Penmorfa, Porthmadog

5 Feb 201813 Feb 2018

There is a very clear theme running through our reporting of Beuno’s wells and I risk becoming very repetitive. The last one we saw, at Aberffraw, had disappeared under a…

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Ffynnon Gemig – St George’s Well, Llansansiôr, Abergele

18 Nov 201713 Oct 2018

St George's Well, Ffynnon Gemig, Ffynnon Gegidog or Ffynnon Lansansiôr (see note at the end on naming) is a well I've often intended to visit but until now never stopped…

Three Mynytho Wells

28 Oct 201713 Oct 2018

A misty moisty morning in Mynytho, at the tip of the Llŷn Peninsula near Abersoch, searching out another group of wells was the catalyst for a rare bout of philosophising…

Ffynnon Gadfarch, Abererch

15 Oct 201716 Oct 2017

This item will be necessarily brief, In the words of Lewis Carroll “I’ll tell thee everything I can, There’s little to relate....” Ffynnon Gadfarch is one of those saints wells…

Ffynnon Beuno, Aberffraw

9 Aug 20179 Aug 2017

This is the sixth well dedicated to Beuno that we have met with on this journey. Doubtless there will be more; though with the exception of the magnificent Ffynnon Beuno…

Ffynnon Rhedyw, Llanllyfni

22 Jul 20177 Aug 2017

After a forced, unexpectedly long, hiatus we are back on the road; the road today being the A487 from Bangor to Fishguard which has already led us past our previous…

Ffynnon Fair, Llanfair-is-gaer

7 Jan 20179 Jan 2017

If it wasn't for a road name there would be nothing left to show where Ffynnon Fair (St Mary's Well) at Llanfair-is-gaer once stood. Written records of this spring can…

Ffynnon Edliw, Llandwrog

13 Nov 201613 Nov 2016

Ffynnon Edliw lies just to the west of the Glynllifon estate near the village of Llandwrog south west of Caernarfon. It sits within a small copse that bears the same…

Ffynnon Fair, Llanbedrog

29 Oct 201631 Oct 2016

Ffynnon Fair, St Mary’s Well, lying in open country, half a mile or so to the north of Llanbedrog was apparently once an important local feature. I place it now…

Clorach Wells

15 Oct 201618 Oct 2016

One of the sites I most frequently receive inquiries about is Clorach, near Llanerchymedd. It is one of the most enduring and endearing stories associated with the early saints in…