Annual outing
2025 Annual Outing
Following the recent publicity about the 1588 Welsh Bible, it was appropriate that the Bibliographical Group’s visit on Saturday 5th July was to the birthplace of Bishop William Morgan. After lunch at the Royal Oak Hotel in Betws-y-Coed, we travelled along narrow country roads to the isolated and picturesque farmhouse Tŷ Mawr Wybrnant, which has recently re-opened after refurbishment.
Tim Pye, Libraries Curator of the National Trust, showed us the beautiful new reading desk and bookshelves, inspired by a painting of the Bible translator Jerome, on which is arrayed a growing collection of Bibles in Welsh and many other languages, donated by visitors from around the world. Lowri Rogers, Visitor Operations and Experience Manager, showed us the original farmhouse, where a selection of the Bibles is displayed alongside short pieces written by pupils from Ysgol Dyffryn Conwy, imagining the thoughts of their donors on their journeys to Wales. We also visited the beautiful garden, which has been restored to how it would probably have looked in the 16th century. The highlight of our visit was of course an original 1588 Bible, the book which played such an important rôle in the flourishing of both the Welsh language and the Christian faith in the Principality.
