Haulfryn Caravan Park
Located on a former garden centre and nursery site and adjacent to a racecourse renowned in the…
Our View
A holy well and chapel dating to the early 16th century, although it has been a site of pilgrimage since the 12th century, and is still one today. Legend has it that the well sprang up on the spot where St Winifride was beheaded by the dastardly Caradoc in the 7th century. Legend also has it that she was brought back from the dead and lived for many years. This location is sometimes referred to as the Lourdes of Wales. Photo credit: © Crown copyright (2015) Cadw
Facilities – at a glance
Assist dogs allowed
St Winifride's Chapel and Holy Well
Plessington House,Greenfield Street,HOLYWELL,CH8 7PN
Phone:
01352 713054
Features
Facilities
- Parking onsite
Accessibility
- Facilities: Portable induction loop, wheelchair available
- Accessible toilets
Opening times
- Open all year
- Opening Times: Open all year daily, Apr-Sep, 9-5; Oct-Mar, 10-4 (last admission 30mins before close). Closed 25-26 Dec
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About the area
Discover Flintshire
Wales’s most northeasterly county contains little in the way of big blockbuster attractions, but that doesn’t mean there’s nothing to see or do. Bounded by the Dee Estuary to the north and the Clwydian mountain range to the west, with the bright lights of Chester just over the border to the east, Flintshire has been described as both ‘the Gateway to Wales’ and ‘Wales in miniature’.
Much of the county’s greatest delights can be found in its landscapes. The purple-heathered Clwydian Range is an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. Talacre Beach sports a picturesque lighthouse and miles of world-famous sand dunes. And the Dee Estuary is a Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) and a great place to spot wading birds.
St Winefride’s Well in Holywell is one of the Seven Wonders of Wales, and the site of a famous Welsh legend – the well is said to have sprung up from the spot where Winifred was beheaded by Caradoc after refusing to marry him (A Morbid Taste for Bones, the first Cadfael novel, takes its plot from Winifred’s legend). It’s still a site of pilgrimage for some. Other Flintshire towns include former country town Flint, and the market town of Mold.
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