03/09/2026
Llanthony Priory: Faith, Folly and Forgotten Tales.
Hidden away in the beautiful Black Mountains of Wales stand the haunting ruins of Llanthony Priory — a place of faith, ambition, conflict, tragedy and legend.
Founded in the early twelfth century, Llanthony became home to generations of Augustinian canons, but its history was far from peaceful. From its beginnings in a remote Welsh valley to periods of upheaval, violence and abandonment, the story of Llanthony is filled with fascinating characters and extraordinary events.
Paul and Goff explore a savage attack within the Priory walls, the combustible temperament of the ambitious poet Walter Savage Landor (who Charles Dickens liked so much he named his son after him) and the nearby monastery at Capel-y-Ffin, run by Father Ignatius. What really happened there in 1880, where mysterious apparitions excited the residents. Did the Virgin Mary appear at Llanthony?
Hidden away in the beautiful Black Mountains of Wales stand the hau...
