Graves at Great Orme cemetery

Dec 17, 2012

From Stalag Luft III to Pistyll


The grave of actor Rupert Davies, best known for playing the detective Maigret on TV, is in a secluded ...

churchyard on the Llŷn Peninsula. His introduction to acting came at the German prisoner-of-war camp Stalag Luft III, when he took part in rehearsals designed to disguise the tunnelling activities of fellow inmates who later made a celebrated escape. For this story, and to read about the church's connection with sixth-century saint Beuno, scan the QR codes by the Wales Coast Path just outside the churchyard. Or click here. Cymraeg yma. Francais ici