Just 20 minutes walk from Conwy is a real hidden gem - although it's best to check if it is open before you visit.
What is exceptional about this church is that it has a surviving canopy of honour (mwyd in Welsh).
I love the concept of a canopy of honour. It hovers like a rainbow over the altar - embracing and protecting the most sacred of places. On the canopy (which dates to around 1500) are saints, including the Evangelists. There are only a few other surviving canopies like this.
The canopy is re-inforced with a crenellated wallplate and embellished with carved heads at the feet of the trusses.
There's another surprise waiting in the beautiful timber-framed south porch.
There are medieval tomb slabs incorporated into the wall. The smaller slab has an inscription in Latin: “Llywelyn ab Iorwerth lies here”
Graffiti on a truss in the porch dates to the C17th
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