| Coordinates: | 53.09, -3.802 |
|---|---|
| OS grid ref: | SH 79 56 |
| Population: | 1,200 |
| Dialling code: | 01690 |
Betws-y-Coed is a compact village in the county borough of Conwy, Wales, sitting where the Rivers Conwy, Llugwy and Lledr meet and acting as a well-known gateway to Snowdonia (Eryri). Its Victorian-era growth, helped by the arrival of the Conwy Valley line, left a handsome mix of stone bridges, slate buildings and tourist facilities amid wooded river valleys and nearby Gwydir Forest.
Today Betws-y-Coed is largely driven by tourism and outdoor pursuits - walking, climbing, mountain biking and water sports - with galleries, craft shops and cafés catering to visitors; the village name, meaning “prayer-house in the wood”, hints at its medieval roots. There remains a strong local Welsh cultural presence, and balancing year-round community life with seasonal visitor pressure is a defining social and economic theme for the area.
Postcode districts covering Betws-y-Coed
Most populated places nearby
- Colwyn Bay 14.6 miles23.6 km
- Rhyl 20.6 miles33.1 km
- Prestatyn 23.1 miles37.2 km
- Bangor 17 miles27.3 km
- Abergele 16.1 miles25.9 km
- Llandudno 15.9 miles25.6 km
Neighbouring places
- Uwch Conwy Ward 1.6 miles2.5 km
- Bro Garmon Parish 2 miles3.3 km
- Betws-y-Coed and Trefriw Ward 3 miles4.9 km
- Llanrwst Built-up area 3.3 miles5.3 km
- Bro Machno Parish 4 miles6.4 km
- Capel Curig Parish 4 miles6.5 km
- Dolwyddelan Parish 4.4 miles7.1 km
- Trefriw Built-up area 4.5 miles7.3 km
- Llanrwst a Llanddoged Ward 4.8 miles7.6 km
- Ysbyty Ifan Parish 5.4 miles8.7 km
- Llanddoged and Maenan Parish 5.8 miles9.4 km
- Pentrefoelas Parish 5.9 miles9.5 km
Example postcodes in Betws-y-Coed
LL24 0AF, LL24 0AH, LL24 0BA, LL24 0AN, LL24 0AB, LL24 0BB, LL24 0AD, LL24 0AE, LL24 0AL … See all
Transport links
- Liverpool John Lennon Airport 42.8 miles68.9 km
- Manchester Airport 65.8 miles105.8 km
- Betws-y-Coed Railway Station 0.2 miles0.3 km
- Pont-y-pant Station 3 miles4.9 km
Hotels in Betws-y-Coed Ad
Local points of interest
- Gwydyr Forest Forest 1.4 miles2.2 km
- Maenan Abbey Historic site 5.9 miles9.5 km
- Bodnant Garden Gardens 10 miles16 km
- Carneddau Mountains 10.4 miles16.8 km
- National Slate Museum Museum 13.2 miles21.2 km
- Aberconwy Abbey (Conwy, Wales) 1199-1283 Historic site 13.2 miles21.3 km
- Maes Tegid Stadium 14.8 miles23.9 km
- Penrhyn Castle Estate 15.1 miles24.4 km
- Farrar Road stadium Stadium 16.5 miles26.6 km
- Treborth Estate 16.9 miles27.2 km
- Porthmadog Stadium 17.2 miles27.6 km
- Bodelwyddan Castle Historic site 17.2 miles27.6 km