Upper Wye Valley
Disserth Church
Church on the Ithon with box pews still in place and no Victorian restoration, in a field with no village anywhere near it.
- Distance
- 3.1 mi / 5 km
- Time
- 1 hr 45
- Ascent
- 140 m
- Difficulty
- Moderate
- Shape
- Circular
Where it is
The circle shows the general area, not the exact start. Use the directions link below to get to the car park itself. Contours and paths shown are OpenTopoMap, drawn from OpenStreetMap data.
The route
The route loops from the church along the river and back. Short and gentle.
Worth knowing
- The box pews carry the names and dates of the families who owned them, some from the 1600s.
- The church escaped Victorian restoration entirely, which is why it looks as it does.
- The riverside path can be wet after rain.
What you’ll see
The church and its box pews, the Ithon, and quiet farmland.
Background
Disserth’s interior survives largely as it was in the eighteenth century, one of very few Welsh churches to escape restoration.