FOLLOW THE STORY: Discover more
sacred places in the Conwy Valley by
visiting St Grwst’s Church, Llanrwst.
Here lies the stone sarcophagus of
Llywelyn the Great, the mightiest
prince of Gwynedd who died in 1240.
The Power of The Word - on Paper and in Stone
A car or cycle journey around the Betws y Coed area
Duration: By car 2-3 hours / By cycle ½ day
Leave the village by the old road
near the Cotswold Rock Bottom
shop to emerge near Fairy Glen on
the A470 and proceed south. For
cyclists there is a cycle path you can
follow alongside the A470 for 5-10
minutes. Follow the A470 south and
then turn left onto a minor road at a
bridge and then right on to a minor
road following brown tourist signs
to Tŷ Mawr Wybrnant (2). Managed
by the National Trust, this was
the birthplace of Bishop William
Morgan (c.1545-1604), who
translated the Bible into Welsh.
Return to the road and take minor
road through Gwydir Forest that
links with the A5 at the Ugly House.
The remains of lead mines litter the
surrounding area. There is a Mines
Trail signposted from Hafna (7)
car park. From the Ugly House
take Telford’s A5 past the famous
Swallow Falls back to Betws y Coed.
A55,
Junction 19
Llyn
Geirionydd
6
5
Llanrwst
Gwydir
Castle
Gwydir
Chapel
7
Pentre-tafarn-y-fedw
A548
Melin-y-coed
A470
Gwydir Forest
Lead Mines
Llyn
Parc
Ugly
House
B5106
B5427
Riv
er
Co
nw
y
Begin at the old church of St
Michael’s (1) in Betws y Coed, a
peaceful old church housing a
remarkable sculpture of a knight
who fought at the Battle of Poitiers
in 1356.
A5
Capel Curig
Carry on along the same minor
road by cycle or by car to reach
Penmachno where, inside the
Church of St Tudclud (3) are
inscribed stones, dating from the
5th to 6th centuries.
Leave by the B4406 to reach the
A5. If you are cycling, on reaching
the A5, go up the hill opposite. If
you are driving, turn right on to the
A5 and take the first left to Capel
Garmon. The Capel Garmon Burial
Chamber (4), is down a footpath
just south of the village.
Carry on to the market town of
Llanrwst (5) and cross the river
over a lovely bridge reputedly
designed by Inigo Jones. Go on to
the Betws y Coed road where there
is a turning to 17th century richlydecorated Gwydir Chapel (6).
Betws-y-coed
1
St Michael’s
Church
S n o w d o n i a
N a t i o n a l
Capel
Garmon
P a r k
Llyn Elsi
A470
Gwydir
Forest
Capel Garmon
Burial
Chamber 4
Fai
r
yG
len
Conwy Falls
Dolwyddelan
A5
Tŷ Mawr 2
Wybrnant
Pentrefoelas
B4406
NORTH
St Tudclud’s
Church
3
Penmachno
0
mile
1
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“Our Heritage” is part of Cadw’s Heritage Tourism Project, part-financed by the European Regional Development Fund through the Welsh
Government including further support through Gwynedd Council, Conwy County Borough Council, Snowdonia National Park Authority and Partners.