open spring – Well Hopper

St Beuno’s Well, Holywell

19 Jun 201326 Jun 2016

There are days when you begin to imagine that St Beuno was in the franchise business. His wells seem to have branches everywhere, from Gwyddelwern to Clynnog, from Bala to…

Conwy

Ffynnon y Saint, Llanfihangel Glyn Myfyr

30 Dec 201226 Mar 2013

Saints Well From one Llanfihangel to another – because that’s how Wellhopper rolls. Today we visited Llanfihangel Glyn Myfyr in search of Ffynnon y Saint – the Well of the…

Ffynnon Eilian, Llaneilian

13 Sep 201213 Oct 2015

Update November 2014. During the summer of 2014 considerable work has been undertaken to clear the well. In addition a slate plaque has been attached beside the site, making it…

Ffynnon Ifan, Cerrigydrudion

8 Jun 201212 Mar 2013

Ffynnon Ifan lies on the slopes of Mynydd Hiraethog, on the path from Cefn Brith to the Alwen Reservoir above Cerrigydrudion. It is clearly marked on the current OS maps,…

Ffynnon Sarah, Nannerch

15 May 201212 Mar 2013

I'm afraid that whilst this post may be heavy in pictures it will be necessarily exceedlingly light in text. Ffynnon Sarah has appeared on all the maps of Nannerch, at…

Llanddwyn Island

27 Apr 201213 Feb 2020

Llanddwyn Island lies on the south west corner of Anglesey, close to the village of Newborough. Although in the past it was an island, it is now so only at…

Ffynnon Cerrigceinwen

16 Apr 201212 Mar 2013

For sale! St Ceinwen’s church and holy well are currently on the market. Unfortunately the sale conditions specify that the name of the building must be changed by the purchaser…

Conwy

Ffynnon Gwynwy, Llangelynin

11 Apr 201214 Nov 2019

Llangelynin Church lies high in the hills overlooking Conwy and Penmaenmawr. The church, used now for three services a year sits in glorious isolation. However, this has not…

Vicarage Spring and Ffynnon Bwbach, Cwm

14 Feb 201212 Mar 2013

Cwm, near Dyserth could be a well hunter’s paradise, it is claimed that there are around 127 in the parish, although few are named and have any tradition attached. We…

Ffynnon Cilhaul, Cwm

31 Jan 201212 Mar 2013

Ffynnon Cilhaul lies in woodland by the side of a lane a couple of hundred yards to the south of Cwm village. The spring is at the end of a…