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Tours > Wales > St. Non's Well and Chapel
St. Non's Well and Chapel
 Before leaving the area of the cathedral, we should visit the ruined chapel and holy well of the Breton saint, Non, reputed to be St. David's mother. To get there, we must travel about a mile up a narrow lane to the very edge of the steep cliffs skirted by the pathway that is part of the Pembrokeshire Coast National Park. Here, just down the hill from an ugly grey building that serves as a religious retreat, in a field usually full of cattle or horses, are the scanty remains of the ancient chapel. Nearby, almost hidden in the undergrowth is St.Non's Well. Not visited by many these days, and full of muddy, brackish water, the well was an important place of pilgrimage for many centuries. Its supposed healing powers were second only to those at St. Winifred's at Holywell in North Wales.
In early June each year, the St. David's Cathedral Festival gives visitors to Britain's only coastal national park the chance to hear internationally known musicians and soloists provide classical music performed in Wales' National Shrine with its superb acoustics.
To reach St. David's, take the M4 West from Cardiff to Carmarthen the A40 West via St. Clear's, Whitland and Haverfordwest, then thee A487 direct to the little city at the edge of the Pembrokeshire Coast National Park. From Aberystwyth, take the A487 South along the Bay of Cardigan to St. David's Peninsula.
Next Stop: St. David's
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