Yr Ysgwrn

Ellis Humphrey Evans also known as his bardic name " Hedd Wyn "
Yr Ysgwrn was his childhood home and where he grew up, writing his poetry and competing in the welsh eisteddfod. He won the Bardic Chair in the National Eisteddfod in Birkenhead , known as the " Eisteddfod of the Black Chair - Y gadair ddu "
At the 1917 National Eisteddfod the Archdruid called out the nom-de-plume of the winning bard three times, but nobody stepped forward. Then he solemnly announced that the poet had been killed in battle six weeks earlier.
Wel worth the visit , soak up the atmosphere and see life as it used to be. ( lovely cafe there too )

What a stunning place moved me beyond words.
Even if you have no interest in welsh poetry this place is a homage to all the men who were lost in WW1.
Hedd Wyn was only one of them he now represents all the talent and men that were taken by this savage war, its such a sad tale.
We must keep places like this alive.
The National park have done an AMAZING JOB preserving and very sensitively done too.
The cafe and information center are fantastic and not overbearing, sitting beautifully in the landscape .

Yr Ysgwrn.

Once home to Hedd Wyn - Ellis Humphrey Evans hero of Passchendaele.

Resident of Trawsfynydd ,Cwm Prysor from 1887 to 1917.

People travel from all over the world to visit this very special place.

His family's farmhouse ,frozen in time and expertly restored with love and respect.

You'll be guided by an expert local guide.

With an interpretation centre,cafe and toilets .

Please research before you come.

Visit nearby Trawsfynydd and walk the footpaths of beautiful Cwm Prysor.

This means so much to many Welsh people and many more.
An emotional visit to a beautiful place .

Diolch yn fawr.

Authentic Welsh farmhouse, stunning location. Home to Hedd Wyn museum and family home. Cafe, tea room and shop. Opportunity to see several Eisteddfod chairs.

Very good and informative about the life of Hedd Wyn / Elis Evans with stunning snowdonia views

Moving story of Hedd Wen in his family home, unchanged since his time. And the famous black chair is incredible. Fantastic staff - enthusiastic and knowledgeable, they make the history come alive - diolch yn fawr!

Didn't know what to expect when I visited here, so I was pleasantly surprised to find out what there was to see. The house that a famous Welsh poet lived in is available to view with a guided tour. This costs £7.50. Otherwise you can just look around the visitors centre and the surrounding area. A place I will go back to next time I'm in Wales.

An iconic place, the home of the poet Hedd Wyn, who represents the thousands of young Welshmen who were slaughtered in the mud of the trenches for the sake of the British Empire.