St Winefride's Well
Thursday 21st July 2011 | evening excursion
Leader: Mrs Catherine Evans
Arrangements: Coach departs 6.00pm prompt.
Reply slips: 5th - 12th July
Details of the Excursion
St Winefride's Well
St Winefride's Well is one of the renowned Seven Wonders of Wales. It is the oldest continuously operating pilgrimage site in Great Britain. The healing waters have been said to cause miraculous cures, The legend of St Winefride tells how in 660AD, Caradoc, the son of a local prince, severed the head of the young Winefride after she spurned his advances, and how a spring rose from the ground at the spot where her head fell and how she was later restored to life by her uncle, St. Beuno.
We will have a guided tour with the opportunity to appreciate the Perpendicular Gothic building, exhibition and museum before travelling to the Bells of St Mary's in Mostyn for a carvery meal