Free Mersey Men Historic Welsh Hike | Dinas Emrys
Sat 12 Sept
|Dinas Emrys
Join us for a hike with brothers up the legendary hill of Dinas Emrys, where Merlin once trod and where a dragon still sleeps. A day of presence, brotherhood, folklore and laughter.
Time & Location
12 Sept 2026, 09:00 – 17:00
Dinas Emrys, Beddgelert, Caernarfon LL55, UK
Guests
About the event
Join us on September 12th for a day of immersion in historic lands and Welsh folklore.
We will travel to Wales by car share for those unable to drive.
Our journey begins with a National Trust hike up Dinas Emrys, accompanied by a community elder who will share stories of the land, its history, and its mythology as we pause together for a shared lunch in nature.
Following the hike, we will visit the mystical St Dyfnog’s Well for a cleansing dip before making our return home.
For more information on these historic sites, see below.
Hike - The mountain overlooking the southern end of Llyn Dinas in Snowdonia is said to be the original home of the Welsh red dragon. In the story by Nennius (b. 769 AD), King Vortigern tried to build a castle at Dinas Emrys, but the walls kept mysteriously falling down overnight. The boy wizard…