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Hanes Llandoch is a charitable organisation set up in 2000 to regenerate a fine, listed Victorian building in the historic centre of St Dogmaels. The building is known as the Coach House and stands to the left of the main entrance to the Abbey ruins.
Photo by Jenifer Carrick
The Coach House had no function for many years except as a store for a remarkable collection of carvings - including architectural details and sculpture from the medieval Abbey and important early Christian inscribed stones - that has never before been on general view to the public.
It took Hanes Llandoch more than six years to raise the £652,000 needed to start refurbishing the Coach House to create a display area for these stones. A single storey extension will house an educational and tourist centre with models and display boards detailing the history of the Abbey and general area. There will also be a shop and refreshments area and visitors will be able to go on an audio-guided tour around the ruins.
Building work began in April 2007 and, when completed, the Coach House will act as an introduction to the Abbey ruins and a gateway to the area for visitors.
The principal sponsors of the Coach House project are the Heritage Lottery Fund, ERDF Objective 1, Pembrokeshire County Council, Cadw and the Welsh Assembly Government.
The Abbey Shakespeare Players support Hanes Llandoch, donating proceeds from Love's Labour's Lost and other recent summer productions of Shakespeare in St Dogmaels Abbey.
Hanes Llandoch, Registered Charity Number 1089775
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