Following the success of the weekends in Denbigh and Llangollen, ‘Open Doors’ will be coming to Ruthin on 25 and 26 September.
At Nantclwyd Y Dre there is plenty to see and do. The ever popular tours with conservation architect Phil Ebbrell, in the garden there are traditional building skills demonstrations, including stone masonry, traditional plastering methods and stained glass. The demonstrations are provided courtesy of Recclesia Ltd.
Hengoed, Bontuchel, is an early 15th century cruck framed ‘hall house’ and is currently being used as a barn. Tree ring dating has discovered the barn was built between 1438 and 1447 – places are still available on some of the tours.
St Peter’s Church is celebrating its 700th year and there are lots of activities to celebrate the occasion. There will be an exhibition of quilting by Dyffryn Clwyd Quilters, work will include group quilts based on the church’s carved roof panels and individual quilts inspired by the church’s architecture and history. Also on offer is a tour exploring the impact of Christians in Ruthin and at 11am on Saturday, you can go through the doors and listen to the choir practice, conducted by Dr Peter Litman.
Other tours still available to book are the geological tours and Discover Medieval Ruthin on Saturday, the Crime and Punishment tour and tours of Ruthin Castle on Sunday. Ruth Moore Williams will entertain you by telling folk stories, playing music and singing tales.
Please remember to pay your parking fees this weekend as parking will not be free.
For more information, to book walks and tours, or to request a guidebook, please phone 01824 705274 or visit the website www.opendoorsdenbighshire.org.uk.
European Heritage Days are an initiative of the Council of Europe. ‘Open Doors’ is co-ordinated by the Civic Trust for Wales whose partners organise parallel events in England and Scotland. The initiative was launched in 1991 and last year over 20 million people visited all the participating sites throughout Europe.
