Is there disabled access to the Cathedral ?

Yes, disabled access is at the main entrance.

Is there parking close to the Cathedral?

Yes, there is a pay and display carpark opposite the cathdral main entrance.

Are there toilet facilites in the Cathedral ?

Yes, there are toilet facilities but they are not suitable for wheelchair users

How long is the walk from Railway Station to Cathedral

It's a 10 minute walk from Railway Station to Cathedral according to Google maps.

Thursday, September 25

HYMN TO A WELSHMAN ~ EMYN I GYMRO

Name: HYMN TO A WELSHMAN ~ EMYN I GYMRO
Start: 2025-09-25T12:30:00+01:00
End: 2025-09-25T14:30:00+01:00
Location: Bangor Cathedral

ALL AGES

A Tribute to R.S. Thomas - Wales Greatest Poet - Music & Poetry in a Magnificent Setting

By RS Thomas & ME Eldridge Society

Date and time

Location

Bangor Cathedral

Cathedral Close High Street Bangor LL57 1LH United Kingdom

Refund Policy

No refunds

Lineup

About this event

Event lasts 2 hours
ALL AGES
Paid venue parking

Commemoration of the 25th Anniversary of the death of RS Thomas.

12.30pm - 1pm Bilingual Communion Service accompanied by musicians and harp.

1pm refreshments

1.30pm Recital

Emyn i Gymro ~ Hymn to a Welshman

Music for harp composed by Pwyll ap Sion, words by Menna Elfyn translated into English by Gillian Clark 2001.

Das himmelreinende Kind ~ The sky-rhyming Child - UK premiere !

Extracts for harp composed by Wilfreid Hiller, Bavaria. RS Thomas poems selected by Kevin Perryman of BABEL Verlag 2013 with music by Benjamin Britten and Schubert.

Exhibition of original portraits of R.S. Thomas by M.E. Eldridge, Stephen Hopper and Howard Barlow.

Organized by

RS Thomas & ME Eldridge Society