The Way of St Anthony's Well is ready to walk!

Phil McCarthy • June 27, 2024

A Pilgrim Way for the Diocese of Menevia from the Cathedral of St Joseph in Swansea to St Anthony’s Well in Llansteffan. NB the route involves a summer only ferry crossing.


St Anthony of Egypt (c251 - 356), was a Christian hermit who a powerful influence on the Celtic Church. According to local tradition a Welsh hermit, Antwn (Anthony), who had taken the name of the Egyptian hermit, settled near Llansteffan in the C6.


The Way leaves Swansea heading north along the New Cut to reach the Shrine of Divine Mercy at the Church of the Sacred Heart in Morriston. The Way heads west to join and follow a disused railway line to reach the Wales Coast Path. The path reaches the Church of Our Lady Queen of Peace at Llanelli and then the Church of Our Lady Star of the Sea at Burry Port. The route passes Pembry Forest to reach the Church of Our Lady & St Cadoc at Kidwelly, and then continues along the coast to reach Ferryside where the River Towey is crossed by ferry.


St Anthony's Well is a short walk south of the village of Llansteffan.

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