Taith gerdded Pentrefelin, Cricieth
Fifteen people joined the club's latest pleasant walk which included a visit to Eglwys Cynhaearn near Pentrefelin, Cricieth.
Our bus started as usual from the North Wales Society of the Blind office in Bangor at 10.30am before going on to pick up walkers in Caernarfon.
After meeting at Pysgota Eisteddfa, Pentrefelin, we started our journey led by Marian Jones.
After crossing the busy road, we went along paths and fields arriving at the church.
The church stands on land that was once an island in Llyn Ystumllyn. In more recent times the nearby river was redirected so that the land around the church is now dry.
Cynhaearn ap Cynwel was a man of princely descent who began monastic life following the death of his father at the hands of the Saxons.
His brother was Sant Aelhaearn who is associated with Llanaelhaearn. It is said that Cynhaearn rowed out to the island on Lake Ystumllyn and possibly built his church in the 5G.
The interior of the church is remarkable because of its three-story pulpit, stained glass windows and chamber organ in the ceiling. One window shows Cynhaearn with an oar.
The church cemetery is remarkable because a number of famous people were buried here, including the blind harpist Dafydd y Garreg Wen.
John Ystumllyn, a former slave from Africa who became a special gardener in the area in the 18C, was also buried here.
There is a memorial to the family of James Spooner, a surveyor who also built the Ffestiniog Railway.
Before the establishment of the town of Porthmadog, which is a few miles away, this was the Parish Church of the area.
The nave of the church dates back to the 12C.
The church was also a destination on the pilgrims' journey to Enlli Island.
Services ceased here in 1983 and it is now in the care of Friends of the Friendless Churches.
After lunch which was taken outside the church, we returned back to Eistedfa Fishery where we enjoyed a cup of tea and cake before the bus collected us to go back to Bangor at 3pm.
The trip was wonderful in good weather and companionship.
We will share a notice of our next trip shortly which will be on the third Wednesday of the month - October 23 this time.
Anyone with a visual impairment is welcome to join us. We are also looking for different and new walks to go on that are accessible to everyone. Please contact Bethan as soon as possible via admin@nwsb.org.uk or 01248 353604.Daeth pymtheg o bobl ar daith hyfryd ddiweddaraf y clwb oedd yn cynnwys ymweliad arbennig a hen eglwys Cynhaearn ger Pentrefelin, Cricieth.
- stand within the church
- seating area within the church
- memorial
- church windows
- people sitting outside on picnic benches
- field and trees
- the walking group on their walk
- people walking with their dogs
- group walking through woods
- walkers sitting having their packed lunch
- the walking path along a field
- walkers on the path with mountains in the background
- outside of the church
- the walking path into the church
- feature within the church
- feature outside the church
- walkers walking into the church
- walkers on a track down to the church
- walkers and dogs in the fields
- walkers going through the fields
- walkers outside siabod cafe