The Drovers Arms sits at the heart of Rhewl as one of the village’s oldest landmarks, with local histories placing its origins in the late medieval period when it served drovers moving livestock along the old Welsh routes toward English markets. The building’s age shows in its traditional form and long-standing presence beside the River Clywedog, anchoring the small settlement around it. Over the years it became woven into village life, remembered through family tenancies stretching back to the mid-1900s and valued today as a recognised community asset. Its role has shifted with the times, but its identity as a gathering place, a marker of local heritage and a constant in the landscape has held steady for centuries.