Chapels · North Wales
Rug Chapel
Rug Chapel — Grade I Listed chapel near Corwen, Wales.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 20 min–45 min
- Nearest railway station
- Corwen · 1.6 km
- Free entry
- Family-friendly
- Limited wheelchair access
About
Rug Chapel is a chapel in the United Kingdom. Heritage designation: scheduled monument. Owned by Cadw. Managed by Cadw. Wikidata describes it as: "Grade I Listed chapel near Corwen, Wales". Coordinates: 52.9842°, -3.3942°.
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Heritage listing
http://cadwpublic-api.azurewebsites.net/reports/listedbuilding/FullReport?lang=en&id=671
From Cadw under OGL v3.
From Cadw
Extravagant private chapel of an arch Royalist who clung to the old waysWalk through the beautiful garden of herbs, roses and lavender towards simple stone Rug Chapel with its little arched doorway – and prepare to be amazed.Inside are wonders out of all proportion to the plain exterior. As your eyes adjust to the atmospheric lighting you’ll see fantastic carved animals adorning the walls and benches – scaly dragons, serpents and other strange whimsical monsters.
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Place summary
Rug Chapel is a chapel located in Corwen, North Wales. It is designated as a scheduled monument and is owned and operated by Cadw.
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- Coordinates
- 52.9842, -3.3942
- District
- Denbighshire
- Parish
- Corwen
- Postcode
- LL21 0ER
- Parliamentary constituency
- Dwyfor Meirionnydd
- Nearest railway station
- Corwen — 1.6 km
- Official site
- cadw.gov.wales
Sources
- wikidata: Q17736831 (CC0)
- commons: Capel Rhug - Rug Chapel (church) near Corwen, Denbigshire, Cymru (Wales) - Grade I Listed 05.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Rug Chapel?
- Rug Chapel is in North Wales, United Kingdom (postcode LL21 0ER), in the parish of Corwen.
- Who runs Rug Chapel?
- Rug Chapel is operated by Cadw.
- Is Rug Chapel a listed building?
- Rug Chapel is officially recognised as scheduled monument listed.
- Is Rug Chapel free to visit?
- Yes, Rug Chapel is free to enter.
- How do I get to Rug Chapel?
- The nearest railway station is Corwen, about 1.6 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode LL21 0ER.