St John's Church, Barmouth

Name: St John's Church
Address: St. Johns Hill, Barmouth, LL42 1AE, United Kingdom
Telephone: +44 1341 281014

#1 among attractions in Barmouth

Top attraction, Church, Gothic Revival architecture

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St John's Church, Barmouth, Gwynedd, Wales was built between 1889 and 1895 and designed by the Chester architects Douglas and Fordham. The foundation stone was laid by Princess Beatrice of the United Kingdom. The bulk of the cost of construction was donated by Mrs Sarah Dyson Perrins in memory of her husband James Dyson Perrins of Lea & Perrins. ()

Completed: 1895 (129 years ago)Architectural style: Gothic revivalCoordinates: 52°43'24"N, 4°3'17"W

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St. Johns HillBarmouth LL42 1AE United Kingdom

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+44 1341 281014

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Day trips

St John's Church – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Castell y Bere, St David's Church, Barmouth Bridge, St Tudwal's Church.

5.7 miSE
Ruins, Forts and castles
Castell y Bere, Tywyn
146 min walk • Castell y Bere is a Welsh castle near Llanfihangel-y-pennant in Gwynedd, Wales. Constructed by Llywelyn the Great in the 1220s, the stone castle was intended to maintain his authority over the local people and to defend the south-west part of the princedom of Gwynedd.
~1430 ftSE
Church
St David's Church, Barmouth
7 min walk • St David's Church is a Church in Wales church by the harbour of Barmouth, Gwynedd, west Wales. It is part of the Bro Ardudwy Ministry Area.
0.9 miSE
Bridge
Barmouth Bridge
24 min walk • Barmouth Bridge, or Barmouth Viaduct is a Grade II* listed single-track wooden railway viaduct across the estuary of the Afon Mawddach near Barmouth, Wales. It is 820 metres long and carries the Cambrian Line. It is the longest timber viaduct in Wales and one of the oldest in regular use in Britain.
~930 ftNW
Church, Gothic Revival architecture
St Tudwal's Church, Barmouth
5 min walk • St Tudwal's Church is a Roman Catholic parish church in Barmouth, Gwynedd. It is situated on the King Edward Road leading from Barmouth to Llanaber. It was built in 1905 and is in the Dolgellau Deanery of the Diocese of Wrexham.
5.4 miN
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Moelfre Hill, Snowdonia National Park
139 min walk • Moelfre is a hill in Wales on the far western edge of the Snowdonia National Park, 3 miles from the village of Dyffryn Ardudwy, 5 miles from the village of Llanbedr and about 10 miles from the town of Harlech. It forms part of the Rhinogydd range. Moelfre reaches a height of 589 metres.
4.3 miNW
Church
St Dwywe's Church, Snowdonia National Park
110 min walk • St Dwywe’s Church is a Grade II* listed church in Llanddwywe, Gwynedd, North Wales. It has a curvilinear churchyard and farm buildings on its west. Its structure, of rubble stone construction, is mainly of late medieval and early modern date, the church having first been mentioned in documents dating to 1292–1293.
1.6 miNW
Church, Romanesque architecture
St Mary and St Bodfan Church, Snowdonia National Park
40 min walk • St Mary's Church or its full name St Mary and St Bodfan Church is a church located in the village of Llanaber in Wales. St Mary and Bodfan is a Grade I listed building, which despite substantial restoration work in 1860, is a well-preserved 13th-century building with lancet windows and arch-braced collar beams to the chancel roof.
7.1 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Y Garn, Penmaenpool
182 min walk • Y Garn is a mountain in the southern Snowdonia, Wales, north of Dolgellau. It is an outlier of the Rhinogydd range, rising above the Coed-y-Brenin forest and the Rhaeadr Du waterfalls.
5.5 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Diffwys, Snowdonia National Park
141 min walk • Diffwys is a mountain in Snowdonia, Wales, near Barmouth and forms part of the Rhinogydd. On the north side is an exposure of the Caerdion Syncline. It is technically a subsidiary summit of Y Llethr, missing Marilyn status by 2m. It is therefore like Rhinog Fach a sub Marilyn. The summit has a trig point.
5.9 miNW
Natural attraction, Protected area
Morfa Dyffryn, Snowdonia National Park
150 min walk • Morfa Dyffryn beach is on the west coast of Wales, between Barmouth and Harlech in Gwynedd. This sandy beach is several miles long and is chiefly known for having an officially recognised naturist area, 1 kilometre in length. The beach is very clean and is also known for regular sightings of dolphins.
1.8 miS
Village
Fairbourne
47 min walk • One of the main attractions in Fairbourne is its beautiful sandy beach, which stretches for miles along the coast. Visitors can take leisurely strolls along the shore, bask in the sun, or enjoy a refreshing dip in the clear waters of the bay.