08/06/2026
Rhuddlan Heritage Day Saturday 27th June 2026
Programme of events
Lectures in the Ebenezer Chapel
10:00 Dr Mari Wiliam - “Sunny Rhyl”
11:30 Morgan Ditchburn - “Witches of North Wales”
13:15 Prof Howard Williams - “Early Medieval Britain’s Great Divides? Interpreting Offa’s D**e and Wat’s D**e”
14:45 Clare Dudman - “The Welsh Patagonia Settlement”
History walks from Rhuddlan Community Centre
11:00-13:00 Fiona Gale
14:15-15:15 Morgan Ditchburn
Rhuddlan Community Centre
Stands including Portable Antiquities Scheme Cymru (please bring your garden finds or treasures for dating), Heneb, Denbighshire Heritage, Ysgol y Castell and many local historical societies
Flint knapping demonstration
A selection of Reg Davies’ artefacts
Refreshments available
Rhuddlan library
10:00-14:00 Family prize treasure hunt
Explore British Film Institute archive via the library’s own equipment
Display cabinets, Medal display
St Mary’s church
Artisans’ Fair. The church is open between 10:00 and 16:00.
Throughout the day there will be refreshments available from Rhuddlan Community Centre as well as at St Mary’s Church and at a range of local shops and cafes.
With thanks to Rhuddlan Town Council, Denbighshire County Council, Heneb, PAS Cymru, Friends of Rhuddlan Library and to all organisations, societies and volunteers who have contributed to the day.