St Winifride's Chapel and Holy Well

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Overview

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

Features

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
Facilities
Parking onsite

Location

Plessington House, Greenfield Street, HOLYWELL, CH8 7PN

About the area

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’.

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