St Gwendoline's Church, Talgarth

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It was in St Gwendoline’s, in the middle of Talgarth, that Howell Harris was converted in 1735 while listening to a sermon — the moment usually taken as the spark of the Welsh Methodist revival. Harris is buried at the church, his tombstone still there to see. Usually open during the day.

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