St Tanwg's Church, Llanfair, United Kingdom

The parish church of Saint Tanwg at Llandanwg is situated just behind the beach in the sand dunes just 20 metres above the high tide mark. The church is medieval, probably dating from the 13th century, however there are three 5th to 6th century inscribed stones and two stones with inscribed crosses inside the building which indicates much earlier activity. It has probably been a place of worship since the Age of the Saints, possibly as early as the first part of the 5th century. Much of the churchyard is buried in sand. The churchyard contains the war graves of a Royal Welsh Fusiliers soldier and Royal Garrison Artillery officer of World War I.

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Pauline Gaywood (6 months ago)
Visited in 2017. Fascinating and atmospheric little church.

Joseph Gregory (2 years ago)
Small church right on the edge of the beach, best accessed from the car park. Beautiful and quiet for a moment of contemplation after a walk on the windy beach.

Michael R (2 years ago)
We spotted the church from the beach & decided to take a look. We never expected it to be open & were amazed when we stepped inside! What an amazing place. It looks like something from a film set. Very atmospheric ? hard to believe such a place exists. Well worth visiting. We left a donation. Easy parking £1.10 for two hours, public loo & a great cafe also ☕

Mark Roberts (3 years ago)
A lovely old church on the site of a early medieval church, sadly it was closed up so couldn't go inside ,but looking through the windows you can see it's still in use, the oldest grave stone i could see was 1694

Adam Sewell (3 years ago)
Lovely church with a great history. I remember visiting this on holiday in the late 80's. Great to see it was open to look inside. Really recommend a visit if you are in the area.

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