The Area & Things to Do

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Betws-y-Coed was developed for the needs of travellers and visitors, and it still caters effectively in that well-established role.

Its coaching inns were essential on the early routes through Snowdonia to Ireland. Further hotels were added when the Victorians’ taste for native and wilderness tied in with their need for a warm welcome and comfortable accommodation.

It is a centre for all seasons, situated within reach of the excellent lake, river and woodland walks in the Snowdonia valleys. Surrounding hills offer panoramic views.  Whether the peaks of Eryri are white with snow, draped in autumn colours, under mist and rain, or bright and clear on a summer afternoon, Betws-y-Coed offers the ideal base for a leisurely walk or relaxing day out in the mountains.

A newcomer would be forgiven for thinking the whole place was invented entirely for the tourist trade. Its quality shops and galleries, its attractive cafes and restaurants and its riverside setting have a magnetism that visitors find hard to resist. In fact, the heart of the village is not that old and new developments are witnessed annually.

But if the place has evolved over the years, thanks to the locals, it has not lost its charm or rich inheritance. For there is so much more to Betws-y-Coed than meets the eye.

It was founded around the enclosure of its old church on the river bank- Betws-y-Coed literally means “a house of prayer in the woods”. Lead mining and slate quarrying heritage offer places of interest along its pathways and due to its natural beauty, it is not surprising that it was a haven for landscape artists in the 19th century.

The National Park is a picturesque, tourist village close to the best walks in Wales close to the base of Snowdon. The area has an Alpine quality and feel. with Some lovely eateries and shops within walking distance to Coedfa Cottages. Close to amazing beaches in Porthmadog, Llyn Peninsula and Anglesey and accessible to many other attractions.

The unique Artist Colony of Betws-y-Coed (Snowdonia National Park) is a short walk from Coedfa Cottages.

There are several marked walks, mountain biking routes from Coedfa house, shops, bars, restaurants, golf and leisure facilities all within close proximity.